Barack Obama takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2009, as his family looks on. Taken by photographer Chuck Kennedy with a remote-controlled camera mounted on the podium, the iconic photo was chosen as the winner of 2009: The Year in Pictures
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