Obama retakes oath with 'caution'

Updated on 22 January 2009

By James Blake

In a gesture that has been described as "an abundance of caution", President Obama retakes the oath of office.

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Both the president and the US chief justice confused their words during Tuesday's inauguration.

While the last president of the United States was known for muddling his words, even George Bush didn't misspeak the oath.

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