Washington,Jan 20: A still-popular Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office for a second term on Sunday, facing a troubled future but hoping to leave behind a battering four years at the helm of a government mired in ugly political division.
When Mr. Obama first took office as the 44th U.S. President, many Americans hoped the symbolism of the first African-American in the White House was a turning point in the country's deeply troubled racial history.
