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<p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rapper">rapper</span> <span word="A">A</span>$<span word="AP">AP</span> <span word="Rocky">Rocky</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="album">album</span>…</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origami">origami</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inaugurating">inaugurating</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 44<span word="th">th</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 20<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>.</p><p><span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Lapidus">Lapidus</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 44<span word="th">th</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Inauguration">Inauguration</span></p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 20<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="Inauguration">Inauguration</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbroken">unbroken</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1789. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="communicates">communicates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="permanence">permanence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Georgetown">Georgetown</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Rom">Rom</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="democratically">democratically</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="democratically">democratically</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span>.”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swearing">swearing</span>-<span word="in">in</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p>
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