Joseph Burrucker, 82, was an air traffic controller with the Tuskegee Airmen in the 1940s. For the past few weeks, he has been working out at a gym near his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, trying to get in shape so that at Barack Obama's inauguration, he will be able to walk, albeit with a cane, to his seat. ...more

January 19, 2009

The third Sunday in January, known as "King Sunday" in Atlanta after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., easily could've been called "Obama Sunday" this year. ...more

January 18, 2009

Barack Obama said he's as hopeful as ever about the future of the U.S. as thousands of Americans converged on Washington's Lincoln Memorial for a free concert to celebrate his inauguration as the first black president. ...more

January 18, 2009

If you would like to join others in watching Barack Obama be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the New Port Richey Library could be the place for you. ...more

January 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exiting the White House after two turbulent terms, President George W. Bush on Thursday said goodbye to the nation by calling the start of Barack Obama's presidency a "moment of hope and pride for our whole nation." ...more

January 15, 2009

The first child born at the White House was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. The second child born there was his property - the black baby of Jefferson's two slaves. ...more

January 4, 2009

Jan. 20 marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. And the first time in U.S. history a black president will be sworn into office. With Inauguration Day only weeks away, Tampa residents are preparing for the trip of a lifetime. Here, they share their reasons for wanting to trek to the nation's capital. ...more

January 2, 2009

The chairman of the Republican National Committee today admonished one of his potential successors for giving members a CD featuring a song called "Barack the Magic Negro." ...more

December 27, 2008

A Tampa father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. ...more

December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON - A Tampa Bay father and his two sons are among the biggest donors nationally to the presidential inauguration committee. ...more

December 17, 2008