Welcome to Coffee House’s live blog of Barack Obama’s inauguration. Obama’s at Capitol Hill now, and the ceremony will start shortly. Stay tuned, and keep refreshing the page for updates.
PH: Plenty off security concerns surrounding events today. In a bulletin yesterday evening, the FBI said they have reason to believe a Somalia-based Islamist group – called al-Shabaab – may be plotting something. The Times has a good piece on the security measures that are in place:
JGF: 4.40PM Joe Biden, who I suspect will keep us all entertained these next four years, come out just before Obama. When the President-elect enters, the whole place goes crazy.
PH: Expect a (dispiriting) tug of war between Labour and the Tories over Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address. ‘Round Westminster, Tories seem pleased that “responsibility” is set to be the key theme of Obama’s address. Meanwhile, Labour spin-merchants will be listening out for references to increased spending, borrowing, “global crisis” etc.
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