WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political "absolutism" and partisan rancour, as he kicked off his second term with an impassioned call for collective action and established a more assertive tone for the challenges he faces over the next four years.
Obama's ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol was filled with traditional pomp and pageantry, but it was a scaled-back inauguration compared to the historic start of his presidency in 2009 when he swept into office on a mantle of hope and change as America's first black president