Barack Hussein Obama takes oath as 44th US President

WASHINGTON: Amid high expectations of a change in some controversial policies pursued in the last eight years, Barack Hussein Obama assumed power on Tuesday as the first ever African-American of the United States. US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administered the oath of office to Barack Obama. Crowds streamed into the U.S. capital, jamming subway cars and packing the National Mall from the Capitol building to the Washing ... Full Story