Obama sworn in again
Published:Thursday | January 22, 2009 | 9:20 AM
Barack Obama was yesterday sworn in as US president for the second time in two days, because one word was given out of order during Tuesday\'s ceremony.
The Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts, administered the oath again at the White House about 7:30 p.m. yesterday.
An official said the decision to repeat the oath was taken out of an abundance of caution.
The do-over was aimed at dispelling any confusion that might arise from Tuesday\'s take in which the word faithfully was said out of sequence.
It was also aimed at erasing any question that Obama is legally the president.
However, according to the Constitution, Obama became president at noon Tuesday even without taking the oath.