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Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, collapsed Tuesday afternoon during a luncheon held for President Barack Obama in the Capitol's Statuary Hall, a senator told CNN's Dana Bash.

"It was not as lofty as I would have anticipated," said CNN senior political analyst Gergen.

While much of the world celebrated the arrival of the new American president on Tuesday, some regions saw angry protests.

Authorities monitored a rush of intelligence leads Tuesday at the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history, including a possible threat from an East Africa radical Islamic terrorist group.

Nearly the entire two-mile length of the National Mall is packed. Subways are jammed, and long lines of people are waiting at platforms in below-freezing temperatures.

Crowds surged in previously unseen numbers today for the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, making it seem increasingly likely that the gathering would reach the record-setting mark of 2 million.

Bulls and goats have been slaughtered for the feast. Beer has been stockpiled. Movie screens and projectors were erected.

Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States Tuesday, and called on Americans to join him in confronting what he described as an economic crisis caused by greed but also “our collective failure to make hard choices.”

Teen sensations the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato are all set to celebrate the Obama Inauguration at the Disney Channel's concert tonight, “The Kids' Inaugural: We Are The Future,” and the country's youngest rock stars shared their hopes for Obama and his daughters Sasha and Malia as Tuesday's ceremony approaches.

Lovato is hoping for some big pol

Celebrities acting like “normal” people might rank low on the “Change We Need” scale, but it’s certainly a welcome one that’s playing out all over Washington this week.

President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural address is one of the most anticipated speeches in decades, with many expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day.