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Inaugural Parade To Honor Black Civil War Soldiers
Civil War re-enactors will march in President Barack Obama's inaugural parade January 20 to honor the African-American soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. A re-enactor is shown near the African-American Civil War Memorial in Washington.
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U.S. Presidential Power Transfers Peacefully
As he prepares to assume office, President-elect Obama is busy selecting his key advisers and conferring with Bush Administration officials. The result is an orderly transfer of power from one presidential administration to another - a hallmark of U.S. democracy.
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Buzzard Inspires Innovation for Underdogs Author
David Pensak holds 38 patents — and found inspiration for his most famous invention, the Raptor Internet firewall, in a cartoon about a buzzard. He says, “Innovation is quite basic, extremely logical and certainly inherent in any human being living and breathing today.”
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