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MSNBC: Vice President Biden administered the oath of office to Hillary Clinton at a State Department ceremony -- and momentarily botched the oath by tripping over his words, but made a quick recovery (even though the crowd had chanted "Get it right" before he even started). HE FLUBBED IT!!!

Democrat Keith Ellison is now officially the first Muslim United States congressman. True to his pledge, he placed his hand on the Quran, the Muslim book of jihad and pledged his allegiance to the United States during his ceremonial swearing-in. Capitol Hill staff said Ellison's swearing-in photo opportunity drew more media than they had ever seen in the history of the U.S. House. Ellison represents the 5th Congressional District of Minnesota. The Quran Ellison used was no ordinary book. It once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States and one of America's founding fathers. Ellison borrowed it...

Oct. 16 - KGO - It's no secret -- many middle school students now swear like drunken sailors. The question is how do you stop it? One Alameda school tackled the problem in a way that has parents hopping mad. In Shane Vance's 7th grade class, his teacher put up a big piece of paper and had the kids call out every cuss word and racial epithet they could dream up. The idea? Demystify bad language. Shane's mother Caren was not pleased. Caren Vance, mother of middle schooler: "He said we got to write down all kinds of swear words...

The President and the First Lady spent the weekend at ranch in Crawford, Texas returning to the White House on Sunday. Today the President attended the swearing in Ceremony of the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, at the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington. He also spoke at this event.President Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke The President's budget for 2007 was delivered to the Senate Budget Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill Link to Fact Sheet: Highlights of the President's FY2007 Budget Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defends the President's surveillance program before the Senate...

WHITE HOUSE There'll be a ceremonial swearing-in at the White House this morning for the newest member of the Supreme Court, justice Samuel Alito. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in a private ceremony yesterday, allowing the newly confirmed Alito to take his seat with other members of the high court last night at President Bush's State of the Union address. After the private welcome, Alito was quickly confronted with emergency appeals in three death-row cases. He bowed out as colleagues settled them.

The president went to Nashville, Tennessee, today, to give a speech on his 2006 agenda. He signed a proclamation in honor of American Heart Month. There are pick up photos from last night of Associate Justice Alito's ceremonial swearing in, and from the president's State of the Union speech. Welcome to Sanity Island!!!!!

Fox is standing by to show the ceremony when President Bush arrives back at the White House from his speech today!!

WELCOME to the first, RNC officially sanctioned, CYBER GOP House Party for the President's STATE of the UNION speech! There are 1375 Parties nationwide, and WE are the biggest and the best! Tonight, President Bush, in his STATE of the UNION speech, will discuss America's leadership in the world and share his vision to lead America forward. To seize opportunities here at home, the President will outline the policies needed for the American people to continue to compete in the global economy. Earlier today, the President sat with Supreme Court nominee, Samuel Alito in the Roosevelt Room at the White...

WASHINGTON - Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history. Alito was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court building across from the Capitol at about 12:40 p.m., EDT, court officials said. Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, along with other members of the court and their spouses, attended the ceremony in the justices' conference room. The 55-year-old New Jersey jurist took both the constitutional and judicial oaths...

ALITO CONFIRMEDWell done, Senate. Congratulations, President Bush and JUSTICE Alito! Apparently CJ Roberts swore him in...

“I have absolutely no doubt that higher courts, if it gets there, will say that persons of Muslim faith can swear on a Koran rather than a Christian Bible, said Erwin Chemerinsky ...

Gimme smiles after the President takes his oath of office

I've never seen this ceremony before; thought others might be interested.

WASHINGTON - The park service has given the Presidential Inaugural Committee clearance to erect bleachers along parts of Pennsylvania Avenue where an anti-war group had requested permits to stage a large-scale protest during President Bush (news - web sites)'s parade. The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition had applied for permits to assemble, and in some cases build bleachers, along parts of the historic street that stretches from the Capitol to the White House. The National Park Service has not acted on the coalition's permits. However, angry coalition officials argued Friday that permitting the inaugural committee to build bleachers in several open spaces, such...

It's the hottest ticket in town: The Black Tie & Boots Ball thrown Jan. 19 by the Texas State Society at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel. Some 5,000 tickets at $175 each sold out in 40 minutes for the 10,000-person event, officials said. Ironically, there may be few Texans guzzling champagne and boot-scootin' to Asleep at The Wheel, thanks to the sizzling scalping market. And although the Internet has made purchasing legitimate tickets a breeze, it has also served as a black market for inaugural tickets — some of which are supposed to be free to the public, but are...

<p>I just got done speaking to a buddy of mine who works in the State Senate in Lansing Michigan. We are going on a road trip in January!!! He is gonna get me hooked up to the swearing in and maybe some balls/parties!! I can hardly wait. Anyone else thinking about going? We also have to be there to whip any protesters backsides!!!</p>

Fletcher is sworn into office in midnight ceremony CHARLES WOLFE Associated Press Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher addresses people gathered in the Capitol Rotunda after being sworn-in just after midnight, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, in Frankfort. Fletcher is the first Republican to hold the office in 32 years. FRANKFORT, Ky. - Gov. Ernie Fletcher was sworn into office in a private, midnight ceremony to complete Kentucky's transition to a Republican administration for the first time in a generation. Fletcher simultaneously resigned his seat in the U.S. House - an act formalized Monday night in letters delivered to House Speaker...

Members of the 16th Knesset were sworn in today in an hourlong ceremony held at Israel's parliament building. President Moshe Katsav and former premier Shimon Peres, the longest serving lawmaker, presided, and swore in all 120 members, the veteran legislators along with the new. The names of each MK was called out alphabetically and each stood up to utter the requisite "I pledge" to affirm the Knesset vow. About a third of the lawmakers, 38, are new. The Knesset is scheduled to conclude in November 2007, although most recent legislatures have been dissolved in three years or less. Thirteen parties...