Jan. 13, 2009
Obama, Biden To Visit Supreme Court
Ceremonial Visit With Justices Carries On Recent Presidential Tradition
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At the invitation of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will pay a protocol visit to the Supreme Court of the United States. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Special Report Inauguration '09 CBS News coverage of the inaugural of the 44th President of the United States
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Photo Essay Inauguration Preps Nation's capital is readied for the swearing in of Barack Obama.
At the invitation of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Mr. Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will pay a protocol visit to the Supreme Court of the United States Wednesday afternoon, the office says.
This will mark the third time in recent history a president-elect and vice resident-elect have visited the court. The last such visit was made by Bill Clinton and Al Gore on Dec. 8, 1992.
On Nov. 19, 1980, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush made the same visit.
Mr. Obama and Biden will visit with the justices in the ceremonial West Conference Room.
The visit is private; reporters and photographers will not be present.
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Posted by irmcvet971 at 08:59 AM : Jan 14, 2009
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There is a small contingency of Americans that get their only "news" from talk-radio. You can recognize them because they talk "bumper-sticker" English. No thought, no balance, no nuttin'', except the desire to be nasty in the fewest possible words. When I get curious about where some of this nonsense is coming from, all I have to do is tune in Rush and there it is. Stupidity served hot and fast. Talk radio is the fast food of journalism, not really food. :o)
Posted by peace4321 at 08:53 AM : Jan 14, 2009
Take Bush for instance -- his ineptitude is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqi non-combatants.
Posted by popstom11 at 01:16 AM : Jan 14, 2009
SIX DAYS! Can you say SIX DAYS!! ROFLMAO
Posted by peace4321 at 08:53 AM : Jan 14, 2009
SO in YOUR VERY SMALL mind, because Obama INSPIRES the American People, because the people of this nation RALLIES around him after suffering through a Leader who has LIED us into a War, taken us from a Balanced Budget and Surplus to a Depression and given us GONZO, Brownie and so many others, he HAS to be another Hitler?? Did you mommy drop YOU on your head? YOU think this is the FIRST American Leader to Inspire our people to do better? To believe they CAN fix the MESS we have? ROFLMAO Man YOU truly ARE a member of the National Association of Zero Intelligence. Sieg Hiel?? ROFLMAO
Posted by AlanW1077 at 12:13 AM : Jan 14, 2009
WHERE did YOU get this?? ROFLMAO MOST INTELLIGENT People have looked at and UNDERSTAND the Department of Justice and the JUDICIAL System as APPLIED by the WORST in our history is totally and completely screwed up. ANYONE with a BRAIN has to be able to understand THAT after GONZO!! LOL Yet ANOTHER member of the National Association of Zero Intelligence... MAYBE a Charter Member!! Sieg Heil Y''all.
Posted by s091750 at 02:29 AM : Jan 14, 2009
Wow!! Yet ANOTHER member of the National Association of Zero Intelligence. CAN''T read, can''t understand the Language so??? SO we manufacture something! No wonder there is NO Republican Party left, who in their right mind associates with THIS?? Sieg Heil Y''all.
Posted by s091750 at 02:29 AM : Jan 14, 2009
So says s091750 in very broken, barely intelligible English. How are we supposed to take you nutty conspiracy theories seriously when you can barely communicate in the English language?
Read carefully. Ever consider they were invited but said no thanks?
- by culturechang January 14, 2009 1:21 AM EST
- The largest task ahead is the unrigging of the judicial branch from Bush''s illegal attorney and judge selection tactics. I hope Obama can undo this mess. This is a real priority. We must be able to count on the judicial system''s check and balances. They judicial system has become poltically rigged so that its nothing more than an extension of the defunct legislative branch that has a less than 20% approval rating.
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