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Obama's first 100 days as U.S. president

Obama hails "good start," warns of more challenges ahead

U.S. President Barack Obama gave a thumb-up on Wednesday to his administration in the first 100 days, but warned of more challenges facing the country, including job loss, terrorism threats and epidemic outbreak. Full story

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In a historic presidential inaugural at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th and first African-American president of the United States.

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