Read more inauguration stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18598/inauguration.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:50:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58505/jacob-zuma-sworn-in-as-south-african-prez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJacob Zuma was sworn in as South Africa's new president in front of thousands of supporters in Pretoria today, the BBC reports. The African National Congress leader, whose election victory capped a huge comeback after accusations of rape and corruption dogged him for years, said today marks a "moment of...http://www.newser.com/story/58505/jacob-zuma-sworn-in-as-south-african-prez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 7:47:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58399/all-3-wives-to-join-zuma-at-inauguration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Africa's polygamous president-elect has confounded media speculation by inviting all three of his wives to his inauguration tomorrow, the BBC reports. Many had hoped the event would signal which wife would become the official first lady. Jacob Zuma has also invited his 19 children. It's uncertain whether all three...http://www.newser.com/story/58399/all-3-wives-to-join-zuma-at-inauguration.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 4:43:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56896/inaugurabilia-reaps-2m-for-ceremonies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's inauguration fundraisers had no problem capitalizing on a hot market for keepsakes. Obama-themed clothing, jewelry, rulers, and piggy banks raked in a grant total of $2 million for the inaugural committee. Even before the tchotchke change, the committee was already debt-free—the $53 million in individual donations disclosed...http://www.newser.com/story/56896/inaugurabilia-reaps-2m-for-ceremonies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 11:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50090/florida-goper-resigns-after-tasteless-katrina-joke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarol Carter, a Florida Republican committeewoman, isn’t racist. It’s just that she likes Katrina jokes. So much that she emailed this one around last week: “How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get out of New...http://www.newser.com/story/50090/florida-goper-resigns-after-tasteless-katrina-joke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 9:30:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48900/obama-approval-drops-to-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's poll numbers are sinking back into the stratosphere now that he's in office, Politico reports. The first Gallup poll since his inauguration gives Obama a 68% approval rating, down from 83% a week ago. Just 12% of the most recent sample disapproved of Obama. JFK holds the record...http://www.newser.com/story/48900/obama-approval-drops-to-68.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Jan 2009 16:41:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48791/everyone-wants-arethas-hat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAretha Franklin’s inauguration hat has been mercilessly mocked by some, but lots of people want one of their very own. The Detroit millinery where Franklin has been a customer for 20 years has been flooded with calls for orders, the AP reports. But Aretha wannabes soon learn that the hand-molded...http://www.newser.com/story/48791/everyone-wants-arethas-hat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 8:31:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48789/not-everyone-fawning-over-prez-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou might be euphoric after Barack Obama’s inauguration, but “not everyone feels the ‘Obama high,’” writes Lloyd Garver on the Huffington Post. These “Democrat-haters” who “enjoy puncturing balloons of hope” probably viewed Inauguration Day through slightly less rose-colored glasses than you did: For one thing, “How bad was that...http://www.newser.com/story/48789/not-everyone-fawning-over-prez-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 8:30:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48763/tunnel-people-get-probe-of-inaugural-ticket-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs President Obama’s inauguration approached, thousands of would-be spectators got stuck in an immobile line that stretched into a tunnel beneath the National Mall. And there they waited, for hours, missing the ceremony despite their tickets. With their plight getting more publicity—yep, there's now a Facebook group—Sen. Dianne...http://www.newser.com/story/48763/tunnel-people-get-probe-of-inaugural-ticket-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 8:15:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48767/yo-yo-ma-finger-synched-inauguration-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe somber classical sounds that filled the Washington Mall ahead of Barack Obama's swearing-in came from a tape, reports the New York Times . When Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and the rest of the quartet realized that the freezing weather and strong winds would likely wreak havoc with their instruments they...http://www.newser.com/story/48767/yo-yo-ma-finger-synched-inauguration-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Jan 2009 5:05:04 CST