The World in Photos This Week

The United States celebrates an inauguration; Egyptians return to Tahrir Square; and a fire at a Chicago warehouse turns icy.

JANUARY 25, 2013

On Jan. 21, Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term in office. In this photo, spectators gather near the U.S. Capitol building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. before the inauguration ceremony. Obama is the 17th U.S. president to be elected to a second term in office. What should Obama do in his second term? See this list of 101 suggestions, and see this piece by Theda Skocpol on what Obama must do if he wants to keep his inaugural promise to slow climate change.

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