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Thread #117999   Message #2547078
Posted By: Alice
23-Jan-09 - 11:48 AM
Thread Name: BS: Obama's first proclamation
Subject: BS: Obama's first proclamation
On inauguration day, Obama created this proclamation, the full text at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/a_national_day_of_renewal_and_reconciliation/

He quoted Lincoln in the beginning of the proclamation and ended with:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 20, 2009, a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation, and call upon all of our citizens to serve one another and the common purpose of remaking this Nation for our new century.

(I didn't hear anything about this proclamation in the news. I knew there was a lot of volunteer help being organized around the inauguration. I only found out when checking into what is on the whitehouse.gov page today. Did anyone else hear about it?)