Watch President Barack Obama's Inauguration

Watch the coverage of President Obama's Inauguration.

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Barack Obama Officially Elected President

Major news companies are reporting that Barack Obama has defeated John McCain to become the first African American president of the United States. Obama had announced his presidential candidacy two years ago and now he will become the next president of the USA.

Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are Cousins

Lynne Cheney, Dick Cheney’s wife, says that while she was doing some family research she found out that her husband and Barack Obama are eight cousins. She traced their common ancestor to be a 17^th century French immigrant. Obama is distantly related to Mareen Duvall, whose son Samuel married the granddaughter of Cheney’s ancestor.

Michelle Obama Gets Into Car Accident

This past Tuesday, Michelle Obama got into an accident while she was campaigning for her husband, Barak Obama, in Iowa. The van that she was in collided with a motorcycle and totaled out the van. The motorcyclist was badly hurt and transported to a nearby hospital. Michelle’s campaigning was suspended for the rest of that day after the accident.