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Obama calls for 'new way forward' with Muslim world (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 08:55 PM CST

AFP - New US President Barack Obama vowed to seek a "new way forward" with the Muslim world after eight rocky years under his predecessor George W. Bush, but he also warned that the United States will defeat "terror."

Inaugural prayers aim for a more diverse America (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST

AP - The clergy were Protestant, and so was the new head of state. But the inauguration Tuesday of President Barack Obama aimed for a much broader audience: an increasingly diverse America, where people want their beliefs acknowledged in the nation's most important ceremony. In his address, Obama referred to God and Scripture, saying, "the time has come to set aside childish things," from 1 Corinthians.

Ethics crisis in America? Church leaders say yes (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 06:41 PM CST

Reuters - From billion-dollar ponzi schemes to bad mortgages and pay-to-play dealings by public officials, some are asking: Is there a crisis of ethics in America?

Obama pledges new start with Muslims (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 04:59 PM CST

Reuters - President Barack Obama promised to improve U.S. ties with the Muslim world in his inauguration address on Tuesday, after tensions that followed the September 11 attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lowery gives sole inaugural note of racial caution (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 01:13 PM CST

AP - Amid the outpouring of inaugural joy over the racial progress represented by President Barack Obama, there was a single, humorous mention of work still to be done.

New president cites old virtues, deep traditions (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 03:44 PM CST

AP - As he became a precedent-shattering president Tuesday, Barack Obama wrapped himself in America's deepest traditions, invoking God, the Bible, the Founding Fathers, cherished documents and old-fashioned virtues.