US President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office yesterday in the Blue Room of the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Sasha and Malia, and a few reporters witnessed the ceremony.
Mr Obama will take the oath again today during a public swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol in front of hundreds of thousands of people.
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