U.S. President Obama with first lady Michelle Obama, during the inauguration ceremony held on January 20, 2009. PHOTO/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Barack Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible, but two - one owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln.
The inclusion of Dr. King's Bible is particularly significant since the inauguration comes on
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