Obama has officially taken the oath of office.
The Constitution says that the president must take office on Jan. 20. But if that’s a Sunday, public inaugural festivities — which for Obama will include a re-enactment of the swearing-in from Chief Justice John Roberts -– are saved for Monday.
NBC News reports that through November 2012, 177 active-duty soldiers had committed suicide. In all of 2012, 176 soldiers were killed in action while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
HBO is teaming up with Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese to create a documentary about Bill Clinton, the 42nd U.S. president.
Scorsese will direct and co-produce (with Steve Bing) the film with Clinton’s “full cooperation.”
The documentary will highlight the 66-year-old Clinton’s two terms as president, his post-presidential life (including the Clinton Foundation) and likely his marital relationship with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Barack Obama’s Victory tweet becomes the most retweeted ever:
Dr Cornel West, the US talk show host and former Princeton University professor, has said that both candidates in the US presidential election have paid little attention to the growing economic divide in the country.
Jay-Z shares why it is important to exercise your right to vote and how President Obama represents the power of our voice.
As Jay-Z shares:
“For so long, there was this voice that was silenced out there as far as exercising your right to vote. I think it was a voice that was silent because people had lost hope. They didn’t believe that their voice mattered or counted.”
“Now people are exercising their right, and you are starting to see the power of our vote. He made it mean something for the first time for a lot of people. “
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This film gives an inside look at some of the tough calls President Obama made to get our country back on track. Featuring interviews from President Bill Clinton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Elizabeth Warren, David Axelrod, Austan Goolsbee, and more. It’s a film everyone should see.
Lil Wayne has spent most of the year touring around the world, entertaining fans at sold out shows, and it seems that it has paid off in a monumental way. It was just announced that Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” tour has grossed $46 million in the U.S.
Wayne performed in 78 venues across the globe, selling 32,000 tickets in Chicago, Illinois, 27,000 tickets in Buffalo, New York and 28,000 tickets in both Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Dallas, Texas.
Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant said the next step was “focusing on the expansion of his global success.”
Source: hiphopdx.com
DEF Jam co-founder Russell Simmons is the first hip-hop icon to receive his own stamp, via a new campaign with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). Russell Simmons’ mug will appear on one of 20 stamps dedicated to the most famous vegetarians of all time, in an effort to stamp out animal abuse.
Other celebrities that are featured in Peta’s latest campaign include Woody Harrelson, Cesar Chevez, Paul McCartney, Ellen DeGeneres and others.
During the campaign, the celebrities will offer tips on healthy living, in addition to doling out wisdom on the importance of being a vegetarian.
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