Florida is waiting on Congress to pass an economic stimulus package to fund schools, heath care and road construction. ...more

January 21, 2009

Somber yet optimistic, Barack Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's first African-American president, declaring it time for Americans to "pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking America." ...more

January 21, 2009

The Mall in Washington, D.C., was an amazing sight Tuesday. Millions of people crammed together, some hopelessly far away from President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony and inaugural speech. But they didn't care; those who attended were there to be a part of history, and to hope for better times in our country. ...more

January 21, 2009

For the five years she has run Frida's Cafe and Bakery on busy Ulmerton Road, Frida Alipour has sold cookies featuring the faces of the presidential candidates. ...more

January 21, 2009

Like the million or so on the National Mall and the tens of millions more riveted to television monitors across the country, the patriots of Pasco Middle School applauded and cheered the inauguration of Barack H. Obama on Tuesday. ...more

January 21, 2009

As the minutes ticked by during the inauguration of Barack Obama, millions of Americans took occasion to do at least one thing: reach for cell phones and tap out text messages. ...more

January 21, 2009

They donated, they came, and they had great seats to President Barack Obama's inauguration. ...more

January 21, 2009

When Barack Obama flubbed a line while being sworn in as 44th president of the United States, a crowd of more than 100 at the New Port Richey Library good-naturedly laughed with him. When the nation's first black president spoke of establishing "unity of purpose over conflict and discord" and said that all Americans "deserve the opportunity to pursue the full measure of their happiness," the enthusiastic crowd applauded loudly. ...more

January 21, 2009

The tightly held secret of what first lady Michelle Obama will wear for the inaugural ball is finally out. ...more

January 20, 2009

For the five years she's run Frida's Café and Bakery on busy Ulmerton Road, Frida Alipour has sold cookies featuring the faces of the presidential candidates before the election. And, as part of an unofficial poll, her staff keeps track of how many of a particular candidate's cookies sell before Nov. 4. ...more

January 20, 2009