Obama's inaugural speech addresses challenges ahead

January 21, 2013 4:17 PM

President Obama knows a debate over deficits and entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is straight ahead. As Major Garrett reports, he used his second inaugural speech to tell Republicans these pillars of the great society must remain.

Obama looks to past to set course for future

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