After dancing the night away at a string of inaugural balls, President Barack Obama has already got down to business.With a wealth of expectation upon him and the eyes of the world watching, America's first black president has hit the ground running - moving to halt tribunals at Guantanamo Bay.
President Obama has long called for the closure of the controversial Guantanamo base in Cuba and this morning he asked prosecutors to seek a 120-day halt in tribunals. However, Mr Obama has signalled it could take time to shut the camp down.
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Here are some of the other issues Mr Obama has pledged to tackle as priorities:
:: IRAQ - on his first day in office, Mr Obama will meet high-ranking military officials. As far back as July - long before he was elected - he vowed: "I intend to end this war. My first day in office, I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in, and I will give them a new mission - to end this war responsibly and deliberately, but decisively."
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:: ECONOMY - During his inaugural address, Mr Obama pledged "bold and swift" action on the economy "not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation of growth". Work will now turn towards getting Congress to pass his proposed £600bn economic stimulus package.
Video: See President Obama's full speech.
:: GAZA - Another "Day One" promise by Mr Obama was to address the violence in Gaza and the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to reports, the president will appoint former senator George Mitchell as his Middle East envoy today. Mr Mitchell has knowledge of brokering peace agreements. As special envoy to Northern Ireland he helped usher in the Good Friday Agreement.
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:: ABORTION - It has been suggested that one of Mr Obama's first moves as president will be to overturn the Bush administration's ban on funding overseas organisations involved with abortion programmes. At present, no money can be distributed through the US Agency for International Development to charities and NGOs that promote, or provide information or advice about termination services.
Around a million people went to Washington's Capitol Hill to see the inauguration - and millions more watched it on televisions across the world
Mr Obama, 47, is now the nation’s 44th leader - his oath of office sparked a massive roar from the crowd and a 21-gun salute.
Mr Obama said: "We have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."
President Obama has long called for the closure of the controversial Guantanamo base in Cuba and this morning he asked prosecutors to seek a 120-day halt in tribunals. However, Mr Obama has signalled it could take time to shut the camp down.
America's New President
Read foreign affairs editor Tim Marshall's take on Barack Obama.
Here are some of the other issues Mr Obama has pledged to tackle as priorities:
:: IRAQ - on his first day in office, Mr Obama will meet high-ranking military officials. As far back as July - long before he was elected - he vowed: "I intend to end this war. My first day in office, I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in, and I will give them a new mission - to end this war responsibly and deliberately, but decisively."
The Obamas head to the White House
:: ECONOMY - During his inaugural address, Mr Obama pledged "bold and swift" action on the economy "not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation of growth". Work will now turn towards getting Congress to pass his proposed £600bn economic stimulus package.
Video: See President Obama's full speech.
:: GAZA - Another "Day One" promise by Mr Obama was to address the violence in Gaza and the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to reports, the president will appoint former senator George Mitchell as his Middle East envoy today. Mr Mitchell has knowledge of brokering peace agreements. As special envoy to Northern Ireland he helped usher in the Good Friday Agreement.
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America's new President takes office. All our coverage in one place.
:: ABORTION - It has been suggested that one of Mr Obama's first moves as president will be to overturn the Bush administration's ban on funding overseas organisations involved with abortion programmes. At present, no money can be distributed through the US Agency for International Development to charities and NGOs that promote, or provide information or advice about termination services.
Around a million people went to Washington's Capitol Hill to see the inauguration - and millions more watched it on televisions across the world
Mr Obama, 47, is now the nation’s 44th leader - his oath of office sparked a massive roar from the crowd and a 21-gun salute.
Mr Obama said: "We have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord."