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Bush celebrates after becoming 43rd U.S. president

In a nonstop day that began with prayers in the morning and ended with partying at night, George W. Bush became the 43rd U.S. president Saturday, promising in his inaugural address to build "a single nation of justice and opportunity."

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'We got some dancing to do,' Bush says
Bush, in first address as president, urges citizenship over spectatorship
Protesters line inaugural parade route
Clinton departs Washington after emotional farewell ceremony
Senate confirms Powell, Rumsfeld, O'Neill for Bush Cabinet
Bush inaugural schedule crams a week's celebrations into 4 days
Education, tax cuts top Bush's Washington agenda
Campaign promises could prove troublesome for Bush
Stuart Rothenberg: Bush inauguration presents another test, another opportunity
Robert Novak: Inauguration speech is Bush's first test
Bill Press: Clinton walks off the stage
Stuart Rothenberg: For George W. Bush, the past is prologue
Frank Sesno: Bush's to-do list: Set the tone for the next four years
Video: Hats off to first ladies' headwear
Time.com: Inauguration 2001

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