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January 20, 2009 05:29 PM

The World Reacts to Obama's Inauguration

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A resident of the western Kenyan city of Kisumu, a lakeside town about an hour's drive from the village where Obama's father was born, carries a makeshift U.S. flag as people celebrate a few minutes before U.S. President Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States.  (AP Photo/Fred Ooko)
A resident of the western Kenyan city of Kisumu, a lakeside town about an hour's drive from the village where Obama's father was born, carries a makeshift U.S. flag as people celebrate a few minutes before U.S. President Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Fred Ooko) AP
People in the Polish capital watch U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States on television sets at a bar in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People in the Polish capital watch U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States on television sets at a bar in downtown Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) AP
A resident of the western Kenyan city of Kisumu, a lakeside town about an hour's drive from the village where Barack Obama's father was born, celebrates shortly after U.S. President Obama was sworn in as the 44th US President of United States.  (AP Photo/Fred Ooko)
A resident of the western Kenyan city of Kisumu, a lakeside town about an hour's drive from the village where Barack Obama's father was born, celebrates shortly after U.S. President Obama was sworn in as the 44th US President of United States. (AP Photo/Fred Ooko) AP
Indonesian children from the school which U.S. President Barack Obama attended while living in Indonesia, dance during an inaugural party for Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
Indonesian children from the school which U.S. President Barack Obama attended while living in Indonesia, dance during an inaugural party for Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray) AP
Jordanian men waves shoes during a symbolic farewell to former U.S. President George W. Bush as the inauguration of new U.S. President Barack Obama took place in Washington, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 20. 2009. Dozens of activists gathered to throw shoes at a large photograph of George W. Bush, recalling Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a visit to Iraq. (AP photo/Nader Daoud)
Jordanian men waves shoes during a symbolic farewell to former U.S. President George W. Bush as the inauguration of new U.S. President Barack Obama took place in Washington, in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 20. 2009. Dozens of activists gathered to throw shoes at a large photograph of George W. Bush, recalling Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a visit to Iraq. (AP photo/Nader Daoud) AP
An Indonesian woman with Obama painted on her face attends an inaugural party for U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
An Indonesian woman with Obama painted on her face attends an inaugural party for U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray) AP
Filipino protesters shout slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 to coincide with the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009. The protesters are challenging the 44th U.S. president to live up to his campaign promises by ending alleged U.S. interventionist policies all over the world, particularly in the Middle East and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Filipino protesters shout slogans during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 to coincide with the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009. The protesters are challenging the 44th U.S. president to live up to his campaign promises by ending alleged U.S. interventionist policies all over the world, particularly in the Middle East and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) AP
Sharra Wilson, left, reacts as she listens to President Barack Obama speak during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)
Sharra Wilson, left, reacts as she listens to President Barack Obama speak during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States of America at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) AP
Pro-Gazan Iranian demonstrators tear up a photo of US President-elect Barack Obama, during an anti-Israeli, anti-US and anti-British protest in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Pro-Gazan Iranian demonstrators tear up a photo of US President-elect Barack Obama, during an anti-Israeli, anti-US and anti-British protest in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) AP
U.S. Army Sgt. James Bishop from the 229th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, weeps as he watches the inauguration of President Barack Obama at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009."My mother always wanted to be here," said Bishop, 39, an African-American from Washington, D.C., who wiped away tears as he watched. "She always wanted this to happen, and she said it was going to happen one day," he said. "Unfortunately, she passed before this time came." Across Iraq, many of the 140,000 U.S. service members here watched the inaugural ceremony on television sets in dining halls and break rooms or on the Web at large installations with Internet service. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
U.S. Army Sgt. James Bishop from the 229th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, weeps as he watches the inauguration of President Barack Obama at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009."My mother always wanted to be here," said Bishop, 39, an African-American from Washington, D.C., who wiped away tears as he watched. "She always wanted this to happen, and she said it was going to happen one day," he said. "Unfortunately, she passed before this time came." Across Iraq, many of the 140,000 U.S. service members here watched the inaugural ceremony on television sets in dining halls and break rooms or on the Web at large installations with Internet service. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) AP
School children wear masks of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as they take out a procession to mark his inauguration in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Barack Obama steps into history by becoming the United States' first black president Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to a nation battered by recession, weary of war and hungry for change after eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. (AP Photo/Ajay Kumar Singh)
School children wear masks of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as they take out a procession to mark his inauguration in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Barack Obama steps into history by becoming the United States' first black president Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to a nation battered by recession, weary of war and hungry for change after eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. (AP Photo/Ajay Kumar Singh) AP
A Kosovar puts up a billboard congratulating U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, ahead of his inauguration in Washington D.C., in Pristina, Kosovo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Barack Obama steps into history by becoming the United States' first black president Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to a nation battered by recession, weary of war and hungry for change after eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
A Kosovar puts up a billboard congratulating U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, ahead of his inauguration in Washington D.C., in Pristina, Kosovo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Barack Obama steps into history by becoming the United States' first black president Tuesday, bringing a message of hope to a nation battered by recession, weary of war and hungry for change after eight years of George W. Bush in the White House. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) AP
A mass of visitors cram into a mockup of the White House's Oval Office, as they  wait for their turn to pose with a wax figure of Barack Obama in Madam Tussaud's wax museum in London, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. To mark the inauguration of  Barack Obama as the 44th US president Tuesday, Madam Tussaud's are letting US passport holders in for free. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
A mass of visitors cram into a mockup of the White House's Oval Office, as they wait for their turn to pose with a wax figure of Barack Obama in Madam Tussaud's wax museum in London, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. To mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th US president Tuesday, Madam Tussaud's are letting US passport holders in for free. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) AP
A child with Obama's name painted on her face seen at a mock inauguration party, held in Kisumu, Kenya, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 to celebrate the inauguration of  American President elect  Barack Obama in Washington DC.The election of a black American president stands as a powerful symbol of unity on this continent, where many countries are still riven between competing ethnic groups and the older generations still remember the injustices of colonialism.(AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale)
A child with Obama's name painted on her face seen at a mock inauguration party, held in Kisumu, Kenya, Tuesday Jan. 20, 2009 to celebrate the inauguration of American President elect Barack Obama in Washington DC.The election of a black American president stands as a powerful symbol of unity on this continent, where many countries are still riven between competing ethnic groups and the older generations still remember the injustices of colonialism.(AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale) AP
A Chinese girl smiles as she poses for a snapshot with a painting depicting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, by Chinese artist Yu Chengsong,during an exhibition organized  by the Sino African Development  Center to mark his inauguration at a gallery in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan.20, 2009.  (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)
A Chinese girl smiles as she poses for a snapshot with a painting depicting U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, by Chinese artist Yu Chengsong,during an exhibition organized by the Sino African Development Center to mark his inauguration at a gallery in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan.20, 2009. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel) AP
Iraqis watch televised coverage of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama at a cafe in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraqis watch televised coverage of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama at a cafe in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) AP
A woman watches the U.S. President Barack Obama's inaugural address on a large screen during a gathering of Democrats in Spain at a hotel in Madrid, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A woman watches the U.S. President Barack Obama's inaugural address on a large screen during a gathering of Democrats in Spain at a hotel in Madrid, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) AP
Obama supporters sell t-shirts reading: Rome loves Obama as they gather in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2008, to watch the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Obama supporters sell t-shirts reading: Rome loves Obama as they gather in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2008, to watch the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) AP
US Army Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Julia Kelley, second from left, of the 229th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, weeps as she watches the inauguration of US President Barack Obama at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. "We have a new commander in chief," exclaimed Command Sgt. Maj. Julia Kelley, 47, of Billings, Montana. "It was an awesome feeling, due to the change. And it's always a change when we get a new commander in chief." Across Iraq, many of the 140,000 U.S. service members here watched the inaugural ceremony on television sets in dining halls and break rooms or on the Web at large installations with Internet service.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
US Army Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Julia Kelley, second from left, of the 229th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, weeps as she watches the inauguration of US President Barack Obama at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. "We have a new commander in chief," exclaimed Command Sgt. Maj. Julia Kelley, 47, of Billings, Montana. "It was an awesome feeling, due to the change. And it's always a change when we get a new commander in chief." Across Iraq, many of the 140,000 U.S. service members here watched the inaugural ceremony on television sets in dining halls and break rooms or on the Web at large installations with Internet service.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) AP
Members of Iraq's black community in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, celebrate a few hours before the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
Members of Iraq's black community in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, celebrate a few hours before the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) AP
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