| Second inauguration just as intense for some Obama fans Jan 21st 2013, 22:38 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Mall was less crowded than four years ago, and the weather not nearly so cold. But for some fans viewing President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in for a second term of office on Monday, the moment was equally intense. "This time I felt more emotional," said Angela Johnson of Columbia, South Carolina, who sported a heavy coat festooned with Obama pins. Johnson, who is black, said four years ago she fretted about Obama's safety during the inauguration of the United States' first black president. ... |  | At Obama's church service, hymns, prayers - and a tweet? Jan 21st 2013, 21:14 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There was preaching, praying and singing at President Barack Obama's church service on Inauguration Day on Monday. But was there tweeting, too? As Atlanta pastor Andy Stanley wrapped up his sermon at St. John's Episcopal Church across from the White House by urging Obama to leverage his power for the greater good, a tweet went out from the president's own Twitter feed. "I'm honored and grateful that we have a chance to finish what we started. Our work begins today. Let's go. -bo," said the tweet, which went to more than 26 million Obama followers. ... | | Family protests suspension of child over toy gun talk Jan 21st 2013, 20:09 PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The family of a Pennsylvania kindergartner suspended from school for talking about a soap bubble toy gun is protesting her punishment and wants her record cleared, an attorney for the family said on Monday. The unidentified 5-year-old child from Mount Carmel in eastern Pennsylvania was suspended after she talked on January 10 about a Hello Kitty Bubble Gun while waiting for a bus after school, said attorney Robin Ficker. According to the attorney, the little girl said to a friend: "I'm going to shoot you and I will shoot myself, and we'll all play together. ... | |
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