Obama sworn in for 2nd term

Barack Obama took his oath of office in a low-key White House ceremony, marking his second term as 44^th president of the US. As they did 4 years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr administered the 35-word oath, but this time without error, in the White House Blue Room. Obama and Roberts will repeat the process on Monday in a public celebration at the Capitol. Presidential terms, according to the US Constitution, should begin on January 20, but when it falls on a Sunday, the public ceremony should take place the following day, Monday. Senior aide David Plouffe said Obama will use his second inaugural address to say the American political system “does not require us to resolve all of our differences or settle all of our disputes, but it is absolutely imperative that our leaders try and seek common ground.”

Read the full story in the Washington Post. 

Other details are also in Rappler.