Obama 2013: Barack Obama sworn in to second term as president

Small ceremony in Blue Room of the White House

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Barack Obama, as US President (l), takes the official oath of office for a second term, with first lady Michelle Obama holding the Robinson family Bible, Blue Room of the White House, Washington, DC.
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President Barack Obama has officially begun his second term by taking the Oath of Office, but the country will still celebrate the occasion with a ceremonial inauguration on Monday.
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Posted: 01/20/2013

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term.

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Sunday in the Blue Room of the White House. First lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and a few reporters witnessed the ceremony.

Obama will take the oath again on Monday during a public swearing-in at the Capitol before hundreds of thousands of people.

Watch video of President Obama's swearing-in below.

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