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Inauguration 2009: Our First Freedom in a Week of Firsts

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Inside the First Amendment

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By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar

In a week of historic firsts, the swearing in of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States was of such significance that other breaks with the past during inauguration week have gotten little attention.

But now that the crowds have dispersed and Washington is once again consumed with the business of government, it’s worth pausing to consider…

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