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...Ramos urged Filipinos to disregard the constitution - not because it was flawed, but because it wasn't getting rid of Estrada quickly enough. Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, another member of the Elite, referred to herself as Commander in Chief even before Estrada resigned - and then took the presidential oath, vowing to uphold the constitution...
...presidency of a country that nobody is quite sure still exists, having been effectively carved up by the armies of its neighbors. His inauguration was postponed for a second time Thursday, ostensibly because the country's supreme court was still trying to compose the legal text for an oath of office. Indeed, no constitutional process for transferring power yet exists, and Kabila backers have had to overcome opposition, even within a legislature handpicked by his father and his cronies, to junior's ascension...
Back in Cambridge, a group of about 15 members of the Harvard Republican Club (HRC) met in the Lowell House Junior Common Room to see their candidate take the oath of office on the Capitol steps...
...stood on the Capitol steps on Saturday, George W. Bush was already at work doing just that. Simply by taking the oath of office, he believes, he performed his first symbolic act in the rollback of Clintonism. At nearly every campaign stop for 18 months, Bush promised that when he raised his hand and swore on the Bible, he would be restoring "honor and dignity" to a sullied White House. The tune in Washington will now come from the B side of the baby boom - the kids who never dreamed of turning on, tuning in or dropping out. Clinton...
...This peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions, and make new beginnings.... I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow...