LIVE UPDATES: President Obama's Big Day

Four years and one day after President Obama first took his first oath of office, America is once again celebrating his Inauguration. This time the schedule includes performances by Beyonce and Katy Perry, a parade with more than 2,000 members of the military and two Inaugural balls.Refresh here for updates throughout the day.Tune in to the ABC News.com Live page on Monday morning starting at...

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Football: Sundramoorthy appointed Lions' caretaker coach

SINGAPORE: The Football Association of Singapore has appointed V. Sundramoorthy as the Lions' caretaker coach. Sundram, who is also the LionsXII manager, will lead the national team for their upcoming Asian Cup 2015 qualifer against Jordan in February. He will fill the position vacated by Raddy Avramovic in December while FAS steps up its efforts to recruit a successor.- CNA/fa !--...

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Is your landlord after your electronics?

But what if you use it in the corridor?(Credit:Jason Cipriani/CNET)Sometimes, readers send me things to incite an emotion or two. Sometimes it's laughter. Sometimes it's nausea. Sometimes, though, it's mere bafflement.An example of this last one came from a reader in Houston. She sent me a lease agreement created by a company called Fine Arts Apartments.She asked me to focus on one particular clause:...

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Leading the way: Presidential leadership

(CBS News) LEADING THE WAY is what we expect of our presidents. How successful any individual president has actually BEEN is a matter of debate historically, as is the entire question of what constitutes great leadership in the first place. Our Sunday Morning Cover Story is reported now by Barry Petersen: We laugh with them, we cry with them . . . and with Hollywood's help from movies like "The...

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Obama to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term at White House

Jan 20, 2013 8:43am While an estimated 800,000 people are expected to gather in Washington D.C.  Monday to watch President Obama be sworn in for a second term, his second term officially begins Sunday. He will take his oath of office in a private ceremony. Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in on Sunday morning at the Naval Observatory.OBAMA SWEARING-IN:Chief...

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Algeria expects heavy hostage toll as West defends ally

ALGIERS/IN AMENAS, Algeria (Reuters) - Algeria said on Sunday it expected heavy hostage casualties after its troops ended a desert siege, but Western governments warned against criticizing tactics used by their vital ally in the struggle with Islamists across the Sahara. An Algerian minister acknowledged the death toll would rise, and a private television station reported that 25 bodies...

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RP holds first rally for Punggol East By-Election

SINGAPORE: The Reform Party held its first rally for the Punggol East by-election on Sunday evening.Right up till about 5pm on Sunday, it was still unclear if the party would go ahead with its rally because it said there were anonymous threats directed at its candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam and his family.The party eventually went ahead with its rally, which featured seven speakers including...

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Man posts on Facebook: 'im about to get shot'; gets shot

It seems that people want to announce everything on Facebook, even their imminent demise.30-year-old Eric L. Ramsey knew his time was up, so he took out his cell phone and posted on his Facebook wall: "Well folkes [sic] im about to get shot. Peace"As NBC News reports, some of his friends thought he was joking.However, shortly after his 3:15 a.m. post, he was fatally shot by a policeman.More Technically...

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Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82

BALTIMORE Earl Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles seemingly was engaged in nearly as many arguments with umpires, has died. He was 82.Dick Gordon, Weaver's marketing agent, said Saturday that Weaver died while on a Caribbean cruise sponsored by the Orioles. Gordon said Weaver's wife told him that Weaver went back to his cabin after dinner and began...

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Inauguration to Cost Millions But Total Price Unclear

How much will all the inaugural events cost? It's hard to say.While most events that occur in the capital have a hard-and-fast budget, the inauguration's many moving parts, safety concerns and large geographic reach make it hard to quantify – especially before the main event.In 2009, ABC reported the total cost of Obama's first inauguration was $170 million. While incumbent...

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