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20 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington, due to the pandemic as well as security concerns following the Jan. 6 Capitol assault reut.rs/2LNFC7g
Joe Biden vowed to fight for the soul of America during his campaign, but he now faces the steep task of repairing a nation's soul in battered and desperate shape
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A presidential inauguration, typically a joyous event full of pomp, will be a scaled back ceremony this year. Americans react as the Trump era finally ends reut.rs/2Kuce5d
Biden has said he will recommit the U.S. to NATO and gather leaders of democracies to counter authoritarianism, but U.S. diplomats are likely to face cries of hypocrisy when they call out governments for failing to uphold democratic norms reut.rs/3qC9S3H

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