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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

PROVIDENT MUSIC WOW Gospel 2005 DVD

MADACY Revelations of the Bible

Biblical Collector's Series - Set 4

UNLOCK/UNLOCKED ALL 2G/3G APPLE iPHONE 8GB 16GB IPHONE

HART SHARP VIDEO Baby Miracle - Jonah and the Whale

DVD INTERNATIONAL Santa Biblia - Version Reina-Valera Revised 1960: Nuevo Testamento

Sun Down * (2008)

Google's tear-jerker Super Bowl ad (video)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:30 -0500

Google actually posted this ad, "Parisian Love," online back in November. For most of us we're seeing it for...

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Bud Light's 'Lost' parody ad (video)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:48:22 -0500

Because, really, do you want to leave a tropical beach and get back to work?

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Tebow ad makes no mention of abortion (video)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:42:50 -0500

"That's it?" said pundits on Twitter. The controversial Focus on the Family ad didn't directly mention...

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Gorgeous 'Simpsons' Coca-Cola ad (video)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:08:52 -0500

Shilling for Coca-Cola, yeah, but man ... this is beautiful ad... title is "Hard Times" ...

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Surprise: Leno appears in Letterman's Super Bowl ad?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:49:50 -0500

The surprising Super Bowl ad from CBS is a "one-time-only spot" which ran during the second quarter of the...

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Surprising 'buckle up' PSA (video)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:17:34 -0500

On this mega Super Ad Bowl Sunday, here's a low-budget PSA from the UK created by the Sussex Safer Roads...

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Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs of Christmas

'Smallville' hits season high; 'Nightmares' gains

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:49:58 -0500

The CW's two-hour "Smallville" movie "Absolute Justice" matched the show's season high Friday night in the...

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Henry Winkler joining USA's 'Royal Pains'

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:02:52 -0500

Hank and Evan's father on "Royal Pains" is not a mystery anymore.

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'FlashForward' getting new showrunner

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:04:06 -0500

"FlashForward" is getting another new showrunner.

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'Parks and Recreation' hits season high

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:17 -0500

It was a muddled Thursday night in the ratings as broadcaster shows largely stayed close to their last...

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Kimmel's Tim Tebow Super Bowl response ad (video)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:32:02 -0500

With Focus on the Family's anti-abortion ad drawing controversy, Jimmy Kimmel crafted this pro-choice...

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Sistine Chapel Choir: The Complete Musical Works of the Pilgrimage

O'Reilly vets Stewart as his 'VP candidate' (video)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:42:20 -0500

The second round of Stewart vs. O'Reilly. These two should have a show every night debating the issues...

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The Obameter moves in both directions

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:26:08 -0500

With his first year in office under his belt and unemployment still high, President Barack Obama called for additional help for the economy through a tax credit for businesses that add jobs. This was actually an idea from the 2008 campaign that didn't make it into the economic stimulus bill that Congress approved in February 2009. After the stimulus passed without it, we rated it Promise Broken.But Obama has dusted off the idea and is promoting it again. The White House has released a detailed proposal on how it should work, with mechanisms in place make sure the tax breaks ... >>More

How NBC honors Black History Month (pic)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:06:42 -0500

In honor of Black History Month, the NBC cafeteria reportedly served...

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Five truly terrible Super Bowl ads (video)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:07 -0500

Five truly terrible Super Bowl ads below....

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Ellen DeGeneres at 'Idol' judges table (video)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:03:12 -0500

Fox released its first teaser showing Ellen Degeneres at the "American Idol" judges table

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ABC's Jamie Oliver reality show trailer

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:41:40 -0500

After teaching Brits about the horrors of school lunch programs, Jamie Oliver is taking on the eating habits...

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'Dance' returns this summer

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:57:31 -0500

As expected, Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance" will return this summer.

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Nielsen: Controversial ads driving Super Bowl buzz

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:35:39 -0500

Ads for the pro-life organization Focus on the Family (accepted) and gay dating site ManCrunch (rejected)...

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'Human Target' drops in new time period

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:39:04 -0500

Fox's latest drama series "Human Target" took a hit in the ratings Wednesday night in its new time period.

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HBO renews 'Big Love' for fifth season

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:27:42 -0500

HBO is picking up "Big Love" for a fifth season. The decision comes only four episodes into the current...

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Stewart to O'Reilly: Fox News a 'perpetual emotion machine' (video)

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:01:13 -0500

Round One of Jon Stewart's appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor."

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Broadcasters decline to counter CBS Super Bowl

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:12:04 -0500

Broadcasters are staying out of the way of the Big Game this year.

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ABC books 'Happy Town' for Wednesdays

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:10:27 -0500

ABC has scheduled the premiere of midseason drama "Happy Town." The quirky mystery-drama will be taking over...

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Syfy's 'Caprica' drops; Starz's 'Spartacus' rises

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:30:05 -0500

Catching up on some cable ratings: The second week of new cable dramas "Spartacus" and "Caprica" took...

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ABC sets 'Lost' finale date

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:11:31 -0500

Years after ABC set a series end date for "Lost," now the network is setting the actual date-date.

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'Don't ask, don't tell' promise now In the Works

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:52:12 -0500

During his first year as president, Barack Obama and the Pentagon brass did little to advance a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that has governed the service of gay and lesbian Americans in the military since 1993. So we rated this promise Stalled.But with new words of support from Obama and a plan from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, we're ready to move the needle on our Obameter.The policy, which prohibits gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military, has been attacked for years by gay activists and was a prominent target for Obama during the 2008 ... >>More

Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit?

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:24:24 -0500

President Barack Obama continued to promote Democratic proposals to reform health care during his State of the Union address. He rebutted charges that it costs too much and pointed out that budget experts believe it could reduce the deficit."It would reduce costs and premiums for millions of families and businesses," Obama said. "And according to the Congressional Budget Office - the independent organization that both parties have cited as the official scorekeeper for Congress - our approach would bring down the deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades." We examined his claim and found he ... >>More

Checking the GOP response to the State of the Union

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:28:23 -0500

Through Twitter and "live blogging" and cable TV, Republicans offered a spirited reply to President Barack Obama's State of the Union. Just as we did for Obama, we put their claims to the Truth-O-Meter. We'll update this story as we publish additional items, so check back later. Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, who delivered the official Republican response, earned a Half True for his claim that the federal debt is "on pace to double in five years and triple in 10. The federal debt is now over $100,000 per household." McDonnell earned a True for his claim that if ... >>More

PROVIDENT MUSIC WOW Gospel 2005 DVD

A Family Fireside Christmas

Sistine Chapel Choir: The Complete Musical Works of the Pilgrimage

Ventura Biography - Moses

Bible Time Classics - 3 Pack

Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Pope John Paul II: A Documentary Of The Life Of Pope John Paul II

Sun Down * (2008)

Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs of Christmas

HART SHARP VIDEO Baby Miracle - Jonah and the Whale

BRAND NEW APPLE IPHONE 3G 16GB BLACK UNLOCKED AUTH

MADACY Revelations of the Bible

Time Changer

Ventura Biography - Moses

TPG Calls Off Talks Over Stake Sale

DVD INTERNATIONAL Santa Biblia - Version Reina-Valera Revised 1960: Nuevo Testamento

Time Changer

Wells Fargo Wants to Party, but Maybe Not

Millennium Chorus - The Greatest Story Ever Sung

Biblical Collector's Series - Set 4

Presidential Memorabilia Still Popular Despite Economic Crisis

President Obama Coin

New U.S. President Barak Obama

Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:34:14 -0500

On Jan. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling striking down barriers to corporations spending money directly from their own treasuries to influence elections. The 5-4 decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission drew immediate fire from President Barack Obama."This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy," the president said in his weekly radio address on Jan. 23. "It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way - or to punish those who dont. That means ... >>More

A year later, still plenty of partisanship

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:03:10 -0500

As we reviewed President Barack Obama's campaign promises from his first year, we felt we were missing a big one: Obama's pledge to change the tone in Washington. It was missing because, a year ago when we created our list of campaign promises, we found many references to changing the tone but no specific, measurable promise. When we finalized our list, that one didn't make the cut.But now, on his one-year anniversary in office, we've decided to add it to the Obameter database because, even though it is more abstract than the other promises we've cataloged, it was a central ... >>More

President Obama vs. the Truth-O-Meter

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:03:14 -0500

The loudest shout of the year came from Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican, who hollered "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during an address before a joint session of Congress. Wilson's presidential heckle crystallized a year in which lies -- and charges of lying -- came fast and furious. As Obama ends his first year in office, we're examining how the freshman president has fared on our Truth-O-Meter. Here are the numbers since his inauguration: True -- 15 Mostly True -- 10 Half True -- 12 Barely True -- 7 False -- 11 Pants on Fire! -- 1 ... >>More

Rating Obama's promises at the 1-year mark

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:29:21 -0500

President Barack Obama, the candidate who promised change, has made substantial progress in his first year in office, but some of his proposals have stalled as he struggled with the cold reality of Washington. Of 502 campaign promises, a PolitiFact analysis finds Obama has fulfilled 91 and achieved at least partial success with another 33. More than half of his promises have had enough progress to be rated In the Works. He's put much of his foreign policy agenda into action, taken steps to reduce the American presence in Iraq and send more troops to Afghanistan, and his sweeping health ... >>More

A Promise Broken on a budget offset

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:49:48 -0500

To demonstrate his commitment to fiscal responsibility, Barack Obama promised during his campaign that he would offset the costs of his national service plan with savings from changes in tax law and ending the war in Iraq. It's Promise No. 379 in our database.Unfortunately, that would require bookkeeping gymnastics that are not permissible. We've also seen no public statements or comments by President Obama or congressional leaders that indicate he has truly made a commitment to pay for the plan.During the campaign, Obama said that the cost of the national service plan, estimated at $3.5 billion per year, "will be ... >>More

A Promise Broken on a vow to end no-bid contracts

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:23:31 -0500

It was the political equivalent of Barack Obama's eyes being too big for his stomach. Obama's campaign pledge to require competition for all contracts over $25,000 sure sounded good, but even the most ardent watchdogs say it would be all but impossible. Indeed, since Obama took office, none of the instructions from the White House's Office of Management and Budget -- which serves as the administration's controller -- has put any limits on the value of no-bid contracts. The guidance from the president and OMB appears to acknowledge that federal agencies may not always bid a project competitively, and instead ... >>More

Cheney claim on Obama earns Pants on Fire

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:23:44 -0500

In his latest attack on President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney seized on the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound jetliner to suggest that Obama is weak on terrorism. He said Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war" with terrorist organizations. We checked Obama's statements and found he has said that many times. >>More

The winter of discontent for Obama's poll numbers

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:26:43 -0500

Conservative Karl Rove kicked off a list of complaints about President Barack Obama with this statement: "Barack Obama has won a place in history with the worst ratings of any president at the end of his first year: 49 percent approve and 46 percent disapprove of his job performance in the latest USA Today/Gallup Poll." We checked the historical record and found that Rove got it right, with a few caveats, so we rated his statement Mostly True. We also learned which former president's ratings were the most like Obama's. Hint: It's not a Democrat! Read our complete item for ... >>More

Obama's campaign promises: An update

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:51:04 -0500

As the first year of President Barack Obama's presidency draws to a close, we at PolitiFact have been keeping close tabs on his campaign promises. About two-thirds of his 514 campaign promises tracked by the Obameter have been rated for progress. We expect those ratings to change as we follow promises through Obama's term, but we think the ratings provide a useful snapshot of a presidency in progress.Our goal -- which we're being careful not to call a promise, lest we be criticized for falling short of it -- is to determine a rating for every Obama promise by Jan. ... >>More

Obameter finds more promises Stalled

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:17:18 -0500

As we explore President Barack Obama's campaign promises (all 516 of them!), the Obameter is seeing more red. We're busily trying to update all of the promises by Jan. 20, the one-year mark of his presidency, and are now digging into some of his more obscure pledges. As we do, we've found a fair number with little or no action. Among the recent ones: His pledge to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. He has until 2011 to do that, but we've seen no action so far and have rated it Stalled. His promise to cut the ... >>More

Mission: Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:23:12 -0500

As a candidate, Barack Obama regularly called the Iraq war a misguided effort in the fight against al-Qaida. The real enemies were hiding in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan, he said, and finding those enemies would not be easy. "There are tribes (there) that see borders as nothing more than lines on a map, and governments as forces that come and go," Obama said in a major foreign policy speech in 2007. "There are blood ties deeper than alliances of convenience, and pockets of extremism that follow religion to violence. It's a tough place. But that is no ... >>More

Health promises stall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:12:56 -0500

The debate over health care reform has revealed a couple of promises that we missed when we were compiling our Obameter database. One involves Obama's promise to Planned Parenthood in 2007 that reproductive health care will "be at the heart" of his reform plan. A week ago, we probably would have rated that In the Works. But after the House approved an amendment putting restrictions on abortion coverage for women in the health care exchange, we're rating it Stalled. The other one involves Obama's promise that if you don't have insurance, or don't like the insurance you have, you'll be ... >>More

One year after Grant Park, a look at promises

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:34:22 -0500

One year ago, Barack Obama held a giant celebration in Grant Park in Chicago and spoke of his goals for the presidency. "This is our time," he said, "to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that ... >>More

Do polls show 'majority support' for health plan?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:38:06 -0500

As Democratic health care reform bills move toward votes in the House and the Senate, supporters and opponents alike have tried to harness public opinion polls to bolster their own arguments. One recent example came during the Nov. 1, 2009, edition of ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos, during a question-and-answer session with White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.STEPHANOPOULOS: "Our latest polling shows that there is not majority support for the president's health care plans."JARRETT: "Well, we actually think that there is. And I suppose it depends upon what poll you're looking at."We decided Jarrett's claim wasn't direct enough ... >>More

A new Obameter category: 'Not yet rated'

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:30:44 -0400

When we launched the Obameter in mid January, all 505 campaign promises in our database began with a rating of No Action. We figured that as the Obama administration made progress or failed to make progress we'd update the ratings. But now, 10 months later, we're a little behind. We haven't been able to keep up with the huge number of promises (it now totals 515 because we've discovered 10 more), and we've decided that we need to rename the No Action rating to make it more accurate. We realized this a few weeks ago after a news report ... >>More

Winners chosen in Name That Health Plan contest

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:57:23 -0400

The entries for our Name That Health Plan contest covered the spectrum from serious to funny, from silly to angry. As you'll recall, we started the contest because we couldn't remember the name of the Democratic health care plan we'd been writing so much about. It dawned on us that neither the White House nor the Democrats had given the plan a name or at least one that people could remember. So we decided that we'd do the naming for them. In the spirit of bipartisanship (or maybe, hyper-partisanship!), we sought the most creative names in two categories, one ... >>More

Obama's Nobel Prize: More hope than change

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:36:06 -0400

Lots of people were surprised to hear that President Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. After all, he was just elected last fall and hasn't yet finished a full year in office. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it was recognizing Obama for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," and particularly noted "Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons." "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said. "His ... >>More

Hey SNL! We've rated Obama's promises!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:03 -0400

A Saturday Night Live skit over the weekend showed President Barack Obama admitting what he's accomplished so far: "jack" and "squat." "There are those on the right who are angry. They think that I'm turning this great country into something that resembles the Soviet Union or Nazi Germany, but that's just not the case," said actor Fred Armisen, who plays Obama. "When you look at my record it's very clear what I've done so far and that is nothing. Nada. Almost one year and nothing to show for it." Armisen-Obama then went through a checklist to show all the ... >>More

No insurance? Beware of the tax man!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:41:43 -0400

The Republican National Committee launched a new ad attacking health care reform as a big tax increase. "Barack Obama and Democrats promise that health care reform will lower costs, but their plans deliver increased taxes," the ad says, adding "they've even proposed a tax for not having health insurance." The tax in the Democrats' bills won't affect anyone who has insurance. But if health care reform passes, it will be an issue for those who don't have insurance. The tax is the mechanism that Democrats want to use to prod people to get health coverage. If they fail to get ... >>More

'Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans!'

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:07:13 -0400

When we first saw a copy of the now-viral video of young school kids singing the praises of President Barack Obama on Sept. 24 ("Hooray, Mr. President, we honor your great plans/To make this country's economy No. 1 again!"), we looked at our watches to see how long it would take for Republican leaders to react. Turned out, not long. The following morning, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele sent out a blast e-mail with a link to the video and a plea for donations to the RNC to "fight this leftist propaganda and elect more Republicans this year and ... >>More

Promises, promises

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:57:42 -0400

It's been a summer of exaggerations and falsehoods in the health care debate. If you've been following PolitiFact, it probably seemed like all the action was on the Truth-O-Meter. But we've also been updating lots of campaign promises for our Obameter feature. With each one, the Obameter becomes a richer and more fascinating database that explores the status of President Barack Obama's promises -- all 515 of them. The Obameter not only provides a convenient tally of how Obama is doing, but each article provides an interesting glimpse into Obama's agenda and his vision for government. For example, here are ... >>More

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

United States President Barack Obama

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:19:52 -0500

The Presidential Inauguration is complete and Barack Obama is officially the 44th President of The United States of America.

Congratulations to President Obama and his family and we look forward to great things in the future. Small steps and large, the World can again come together as one.

President Obama Inauguration Memorabilia

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:00 -0500

On the day Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, the excitement has begun in Washington.

With around two million people possibly expected to decend on Washington, this historical event will be somthing everyone wants to get a glimpse of and ensure that they take home memories of their part in history.

President-elect Obama has already been responsible for millions of dollars being poured into the economy through the purchase of Presidential Memorabilia such as the Obama Coin Collection that is now available and the Franklin Mint special commemorative coins.

The Presidential Inauguration today will also see another spike from the expected 2Million people who will be in the Washington D.C. area as they ensure that they obtain as many memories from this unique day.

The final touches are being put on the preparations for the Presidential Inauguration and Washington D.C. Mayor, Adrian Fenty has told NBC television that his officials are ready to handle the huge crowds coming to the city to watch Barack Obama take office.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

President Obama Inauguration Memorabilia

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:00 -0500

President Obama Inauguration Memorabilia

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:00 -0500

President Obama Inauguration Memorabilia

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:18:00 -0500

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

President-elect Obama yesterday visited wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center and along with Vice President-elect Joe Biden, paid tribute to the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior.

The final touches are being put on the preparations for the Presidential Inauguration and Washington D.C. Mayor, Adrian Fenty has told NBC television that his officials are ready to handle the huge crowds coming to the city to watch Barack Obama take office.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Excitement Builds For The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:07 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to descend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:46:00 -0500

The excitement has begun to build in Washington on the day of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

With two million people possibly expected to decend on Washington, there is no doubt this is a monumental historical event people are hoping to get a glimpse of.

President-elect Obama yesterday visited wounded souldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center and along with Vice President-elect Joe Biden, paid tribute to the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior.

The final touches are being put on the preparations for the Presidential Inauguration and Washington D.C. Mayor, Adrian Fenty has told NBC television that his officials are ready to handle the huge crowds coming to the city to watch Barack Obama take office.

With public expectations running high given the tough economic and foreign policy challenges that await Obama when he takes office, he appears ready to take the challenge.

Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:46:00 -0500

Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:46:00 -0500

Obama Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:46:00 -0500

Barack Obama Pays Tribute To Martin Luther King On Eve of Presidential Inauguration

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:21:37 -0500

On the eve of his inauguration as President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has paid tribute to Martin Luther King.

Mr. Obama helped paint walls at a shelter for homeless teenagers and had lunch with volunteers supporting American troops at home and overseas on Monday.

The president-elect also visited injured military veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mr. Obamas inauguration, coming the day after Mondays federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., adds to the deep symbolism of the first African American to be sworn in as President of the United States.

The president-elect, joined by his wife Michelle, thanked volunteers and said such service is an appropriate way to remember the legacy of Reverend King.

It is fitting that all of you and hundreds of thousands, maybe more than a million people through 11,000 service projects all across the country, today commemorated Dr. King and got involved in this process of remaking America, said Barack Obama.

The 47-year-old president-elect is the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother. He grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia.

Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations 44th president on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and will deliver a much-anticipated inaugural address.

He joked about saving his best lines for Tuesdays ceremony and then seemed to hint at what are expected to be some major themes and goals of his presidency.

I am making a commitment to you as your next president that we are going to make government work, said Mr. Obama. [Applause and Cheers] We are going to make sure that government is listening to you and focused on you, making sure that people have health care, kids can go to college and people can pay their bills and folks are able to stay in their homes and get good jobs that pay a living wage. That is my job.

Mr. Obama says all Americans must take responsibility for improving their communities and pledged that he and his family will continue working on service projects after he becomes president.

Excitement is already building in Washington and officials are expecting as many as two million people to arrive on the National Mall to witness Mr. Obamas inauguration.

African American Vanessa Wiltz, from Houston, Texas, had tears in her eyes as she described coming to Washington to, as she put it, soak up history.

I just think about my grandmother, and I think about how far we have come as a country and how amazing it is to be here as Americans, said Vanessa Wiltz. This is awesome. It really is.

Vanessas sister, Jeneda Wiltz, says she believes the country will unite behind President-elect Obama.

We are out here witnessing a big step for the citizens of the United States, she said. We are finally united, not by color, but by people. What our forefathers have fought for so long has finally come to truth.

All around Washington, final preparations are underway for the inauguration and security is expected to be very tight. Parties, balls and other celebrations will follow Mr. Obamas oath-taking and the inaugural parade.

Source: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-19-voa53.cfm