It's Official! Seattle Has a New President

Barack Obama has just been sworn in at the 44th President of the United States, if you're wondering why you're the only one in the office. For the snow boots-on-the-ground perspective, our sister site DCist has been live blogging the inauguration in the 27 degree weather. "It's not just about what they're wearing," the commentators on PBS observed a few moments ago, and it's true. Obama actually became president about 5 minutes before he took the oath. You know how the government is about getting things done on time. CHS spent the morning canvassing inauguration parties on our Capitol Hill and snapping photos. If you've got photos to share, drop 'em in our Seattlest Flickr pool.

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By MvB in News on January 20, 2009 9:05 AM

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Matt

I have a few mediocre pictures from the Paramount this morning. They closed the place down because it was over capacity (they have 3000 seats!). My wife made it in, but they locked me and around 50 other people inside in the bar to watch on a little TV. Sadly my wife had the camera or I could have shown the mass of people pressed up against a metal gate, with the inauguration seen past a packed theater of wild fans (supporters? citizens? what exactly do you call us?).