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The congressional committee released the full schedule of the January 20 inaugural events on December 17, 2008. The inauguration schedule referred to the president‑elect as "Barack H. Obama", although Obama specified previously that he intended to use his full name for his swearing-in ceremony, including his middle name Hussein . [ 14 ]
January 8, 2009 Joint session Counting electoral votes for the 2008 presidential election: None January 20, 2009 Inauguration Inauguration of Barack Obama: Barack Obama, President of the United States Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States February 24, 2009 Joint session Economic address: Barack Obama, President of the United States ...
The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration , with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency .
Investigative hearings share some of the characteristics of legislative and oversight hearings. The difference lies in Congress's stated determination to investigate, usually when there is a suspicion of wrongdoing on the part of public officials acting in their official capacity, or private citizens whose activities suggest the need for a ...
Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, who was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on Jan. 20, said as much at his confirmation hearing last week, vowing: “Under President Trump, the ...
January 20, 2009 was a cold day in Washington D.C., with temperatures hovering right below freezing, but an estimated 1.8 million people flooded onto the National Mall to see incoming President ...
United States Inauguration Day 2009: Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th and first African-American President of the United States. Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 47th Vice President of the United States. (Masslive.com) George W. Bush leaves Washington, D.C. for Texas as a private citizen. (AP via News24)
Russia devalues the ruble for the sixth time in 2009 and will overhaul the state budget to reflect the sharp decrease in the price of petroleum, its key export. Global financial crisis of 2008–2009: European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says that global economic growth in 2009 will be "substantially below" December 2008 forecasts.