Inauguration 2013 January 21, 2013: President Barack Obama Offers Liberal Vision in Second Inaugural Address: 'We Must Act'

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Obama Offers Liberal Vision: ‘We Must Act’

Source: NYT, 1-21-13

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Barack Hussein Obama ceremonially opened his second term on Monday with an assertive Inaugural Address that offered a robust articulation of modern liberalism in America, arguing that “preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.”

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On a day that echoed with refrains from the civil rights era and tributes to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mr. Obama dispensed with the post-partisan appeals of four years ago to lay out a forceful vision of advancing gay rights, showing more tolerance toward illegal immigrants, preserving the social welfare safety net and acting to stop climate change….READ MORE

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