It's PRESIDENT OBAMA:Obama officially becomes 44th president

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Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon, banishing forever more than 200 years of history during which the office passed from white hands to white hands.

Under the Constitution, Obama became president at noon ET, even though he had not formally been sworn in with the inaugural ceremonies running behind schedule.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens swore in former Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as vice president at 11:57 a.m. ET before as many as 2 million people who swarmed the National Mall. They were there to witness the Obama’s inauguration as the 44th president, banishing forever more than 200 years of history during which the office had passed from white hands to white hands.

Obama and Bush arrived together at the Capitol, riding in a motorcade from the White House, where Bush and his wife, Laura, hosted Obama and his wife, Michelle, along Biden and his wife, Jill.

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