Approximately 2 million watched Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration on Monday, January 20th. The record crowd crammed into the National Mall composed of the Capitol, White House and Lincoln Memorial. Obama spoke of the resiliency of Americans and the United States of America as it deals with tough economic times, high unemployment rates and international turmoil all across the globe. Obama emphasized that his administration would lead by example by taking full accountability for its actions and by improving dialog with nations and peoples all across the world.

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The world is waiting for the historic moment on Tuesday, January 20th when the United States celebrates a presidential inauguration for the 1st African-American President – Barack Obama – in the country’s short 200+ year history. Preparations have been ongoing since Obama’s defeat of Republican John McCain in the 2008 Presidential Election. The cost of the inauguration is expected to top $150 million. Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are currently on a 137-mile train ride from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Washington, DC which mirrors the same exact route that President Abraham Lincoln took just before his inauguration in 1861. Check out the latest news on Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration right here at MyNewsToday!

That executive order is expected during Obama’s first week on the job — and possibly on his first day, according to two transition team advisers. Both spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Obama’s order will direct his administration to figure out what to do with the estimated 250 al-Qaida and Taliban suspects and potential witnesses who are being held at Guantanamo.

It’s still unlikely the prison would be closed any time soon. Obama last weekend said it would be “a challenge” to close it even within the first 100 days of his administration.