Barack Obama - 44th President of the United States
KCRG-TV9's Bruce Aune, Katie Wiedemann, and photojournalists Matt Nelson and Chris Blake are heading to D.C. They'll share the stories of Iowans who are making the trip to the inauguration of our 44th president. That includes coverage of Dubuque's Colts Drum and Bugle Corps' performance.
Follow the team's news reports, blogs and twitter updates here, on KCRG.com.
And don't miss the Inaugural Coverage LIVE here on KCRG.com.
Events start Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. CST.
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE: ABC | CNN
Iowans at the Inauguration
IOWA CITY (AP) - USDA Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has named Iowa Utilities Board chairman John Norris his chief of staff.
Norris has served as board chair since 2005. His wife, veteran...
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WEST BRANCH - The keepers of presidential history paused this morning to watch the rough draft of President Barack Obama's legacy
unfold.
Then they taught how President Obama's first speech compared...
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WASHINGTON - Many eastern Iowans were there as America welcomed its new president into office.
This is the fourth inauguration I've covered. The others have been impressive. But this was much different.
This...
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WASHINGTON - Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has been confirmed as U.S. Agriculture Secretary.
Vilsack was one of six cabinet secretaries confirmed on Tuesday with a single voice vote of the Senate. The...
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WASHINGTON D.C. - President Barack Obama said he had been working on the speech since Thanksgiving, but really poured the coals on last week.
To sum up the message, it was "don't falter, keep hope,...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Harding Middle School teacher Chad Bakkum asked his class of seventh graders, "Who was the youngest at age to take the oath of office?"
The inauguration quiz was timely for sure. These...
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WASHINGTON -Click on the media links at left to watch the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States....
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Barack Hussein Obama is now the 44th president of the United States.
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LONDON (AP) - While an exuberant crowd is packing the National Mall in Washington, the inauguration of Barack Obama is being celebrated around the world.
In Kenya, feasts are being prepared and movie...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro officials say someone fell onto the tracks at a downtown train station, prompting officials to turn around some trains.
Metro spokesman Doug Karas said Tuesday the Gallery Place...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tuesday Barack Obama takes the oath to become the 44th President of the United States.
When the swearing in of the new president takes place, one Iowa City man will feel a special...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tuesday a Dubuque drum and bugle corps will march in the inaugural parade after Obama takes the oath of office. And Colts performers are getting the chills for a couple of reasons.
At...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps will be at the center of the celebration Tuesday as members march in the inaugural parade.
For some, the experience is like a step back in time....
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Soon the 2009 inauguration will make its way into history books. But there are some young Iowans who are getting to see it all firsthand.
There are lots of people in Washington,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps are getting ready for the Inaugural parade. The group traveled by bus to the nation's capital over the weekend.
KCRG-TV 9's Katie Wiedemann...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Monday is Doctor Martin Luther King Junior day. It coincides with the national day of service, and in the nation's capitol, Iowans answered that call.
It was a day of community service...
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009
THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
United States Capitol, West Front
Event begins: 9:00 AM CST
The President needs to be sworn in by 11:00 AM CST
The order of...
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Tuesday is set to make history... as Barack Obama becomes the first African-American president. ABC's Linsey Davis looks back on the road to equality... that started as just a dream.
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Boswell News Release as follows:
Washington, DC—This morning, Congressman Leonard Boswell visited Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen who have been deployed to Washington to assist with inaugural...
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KCRG-TV9's Bruce Aune and photojournalist Matt Nelson are working out of their duffle bags and the like in Washington, D.C. But they are also spending some time at an office reserved for them at...
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