Combatiendo las drogas dentro de los Estados Unidos

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1 Combatiendo las drogas dentro de los Estados Unidos
The inaugural timeline John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, January 21, 2009 [scroll to bottom for the start of the day’s events. Times given are Pacific Standard Time. Add 3 hours to get Eastern Standard Time, local time for the Inaugural events.] -20) 18:02 PST WASHINGTON -- 5:40 p.m.: The good news for the president and the first lady is that six of the 10 balls they will attend are all at the Washington Convention Center, so they're all walking stops. But after that, it's a road trip to the other four. Images President Barack Obama (left) shakes hands with Chief Jus...Aretha Franklin performs at the swearing-in ceremony in W...Vice President-elect Joe Biden, with wife Jill at his sid... View Larger Images 5:37 p.m.: President Obama shares a dance with his wife and then hits the dance floor for a quick swing with a few of the attendees before moving on to the next party. 5:32 p.m.: The Obamas make their first stop at the Neighborhood Ball at the Washington Convention Center, where a portion of the tickets are reserved for local residents. "We will need you for the next four years and who knows after that." 5:12 p.m.: The Obamas leave the White House for the first stop on the inaugural party circuit. 3:54 p.m.: Obama and his wife leave the reviewing stand as the two-hour inaugural parade ends. Next on the agenda, a change into evening wear before a round of short stops and dances at 10 different inaugural balls. 3:34 p.m.: Obama aides are now saying that it will be close to midnight before the president makes it to the last of the celebrations he's slated to visit. 3:25 p.m.: The Lesbian and Gay Band Association makes its appearance at the inaugural parade. 3:20 p.m.: Former President - and one-time Texas governor - George W. Bush lands in Midland, Texas, on his way home to Crawford. He's greeted by a crowd that includes a number of local politicos, including Gov. Rick Perry. "This guy who went to Sam Houston Elementary School got to spend the night in Buckingham Palace ... but as good as it was, there's no place like Texas," Bush said. 2:34 p.m: Obama begins looking at his watch. It's getting late, there's a lot of parade left and he still has to make an appearance at 10 balls. 2:33 p.m.: Doctors for Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, say his seizure earlier today at the presidential luncheon was caused by simple fatigue. He is expected to remain in the hospital overnight and be released in the morning. 2:22 p.m.: Vice President Joseph Biden gets his due as the Fightin' Blue Hen band of the University of Delaware marches by. 2:11 p.m.: Illinois, not surprisingly, has the first float, featuring a cartoonish Abraham Lincoln and a critter in White Sox uniform. It's dark and getting darker as the parade moves slowly by. 1:59 p.m.: A military band is the first past the parade reviewing stand, followed closely by the band from Honolulu's Punahou High School, Obama's alma mater. He gives the students the Hawaiian hang-loose sign. 1:56 p.m.: Obama and his family walk from the White House to the VIP reviewing stand, which is both heated and covered, where they will watch the inaugural parade. 1:34 p.m.: The president and his wife get back in their limousine to head to the White House for a brief stop before moving on to the reviewing stand. 1:31 p.m.: The Obamas make it to the bleachers outside the White House, delighting the crowds. 1:26 p.m.: Obama and his wife, hand-in-hand and all smiles, again leave the limousine to start walking, this time outside the Treasury Building, a block or so from the White House. 1:11 p.m.: The Obamas get back in their limousine to continue on the way to the White House. 1:03 p.m.: Obama, hatless and in a top coat, scarf and gloves, gets out of his limousine near the Navy Memorial, eight blocks earlier than scheduled, and joins his wife in a walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, waving to the cheering crowds. 12:58 p.m.: Motorcade, moving at a crawl, is about halfway to the White House and the parade reviewing stand. 12:38 p.m.: A statement from Washington Hospital Center says that Kennedy is awake and answering questions. 12:35 p.m.: Obama, his wife and two daughters leave the Capitol in an extremely slow-moving motorcade down Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues, leading the parade on a 1 1/2 mile journey to the White House. The parade's start is more than an hour late on a very cold day. 12:19 p.m.: Obama, Biden and their wives walk to front of Capitol for short troop review. 12:01 p.m.: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, age 91, reportedly also had medical problems as dessert was being served and was treated by doctors. Aides later reported that Byrd was not hospitalized and is fine. 11:57 a.m.: Reports are that Kennedy had a seizure during lunch. Obama says the feelings of everyone are with the senator, who has brain cancer. "Our prayers are with Senator Kennedy and his family. This is a joyous time, but also a sobering time." 11:51 a.m.: Obama speaks briefly at lunch. "What's happening today is not about me. It's about the American people." 11:46 a.m.: Obama and Biden are presented with gifts: flags that flew over Capitol today, pictures of the inauguration and Lenox crystal bowls. 11:35 a.m.: Paramedics called to presidential lunch amid reports that Kennedy, D-collapsed in convulsions. The senator is removed on a stretcher. 10:58 a.m.: Bush and his wife, Laura, take off on their flight home to Texas. 10:29 a.m.: Obama, introduced as "President Barack H. Obama," enters Capitol's Statuary Hall for lunch with 200 invited guests. His first stop is to greet Arizona Sen. John McCain, his GOP opponent in the November election. 10:18 a.m.: Bush arrives at Andrews Air Force Base. 10:02 a.m.: Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, signs a document declaring this a day of national renewal. 10:o1 a.m.: Obama goes to an office in the Capitol to sign official transition papers, including his Cabinet nominations. 9:56 a.m.: Bush lifts off as Obama, Biden and their wives watch and wave. 9:53 a.m.: Obama escorts Bush to the Marine Corps helicopter that will take him to Andrews Air Force Base, where he will board a jet for his home, at least for now, in Crawford, Texas. 9:40 a.m.: Obama walks off the inaugural stage, shaking hands with the senators, members of Congress and VIP guests as the band plays "Stars and Stripes Forever." 9:37 a.m.: A Navy chorus ends the inauguration ceremony with the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." 9:32 a.m.: Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery delivers a benediction that spotlights the Civil Rights movement. "We truly give thanks for the glorious experience we have shared today." 9:29: Elizabeth Alexander delivers her poem, "Praise-song for the Day." "Say it plain that many have died for this day." 9:27 a.m. Obama finishes his speech. "Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivers it safely to future generations." 9:25 a.m.: "Let us mark this day of remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled." 9:24 a.m.: "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and our world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly." 9:23 a.m.: "Our challenges may be new ... But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true." 9:19 a.m.: "For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness ... because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds will someday pass." 9:18 a.m.: "Our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint." 9:17 a.m.: "Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more." 9:15 a.m.: "What the cynics fail to understand it that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether government is too big or too small, but whether it works." 9:13 a.m.: "But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions, that time has surely passed." 9:10 a.m.: "On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics." 9:08 a.m.: Obama begins his inaugural speech. "Today I say to you the challenges we face are real ... They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America - they will be met." 9:05 a.m.: Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States. 9 a.m.: Under the Constitution, Obama officially becomes president, even though he has yet to take the oath. 8:59: a.m.: Classical quartet of violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gabriela Montero perform. 8:57 a.m.: Joseph Robinette Biden is sworn in as vice president by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. 8:53 a.m.: Aretha Franklin sings a soulful version of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." 8:48 a.m.: Dr. Rick Warren gives invocation, to polite applause and scattered boos. He calls for "civility in our attitudes, even when we differ." 8:46 a.m.: Feinstein, the mistress of ceremonies, gives opening remarks, saying that "the world is watching" the country's peaceful transition of power. 8:44 a.m.: The crowd roars as "President-elect Barack H. Obama" is introduced and walks, solemn-faced, to his seat. 8:42 a.m.: Congressional leaders, including San Franciscans Feinstein and Pelosi, are announced. 8:39 a.m.: Biden is announced. 8:36 a.m.: President Bush is announced, as Marine band plays "Hail to the Chief" for him for the final time. He's joined by Cheney and Republican congressional leaders. 8:31 a.m.: Michelle Obama is introduced. 8:19 a.m.: Former presidents are seated for the swearing in. 8:00 a.m.: Presidential motorcade arrives on Capitol Hill. 7:48 a.m.: Obama and Bush leave the White House and travel together in the soon-to-be presidential limousine to the Capitol for the inauguration. 6:54 a.m.: The Obamas, along with vice president-elect and his wife, Jill, arrive at the White House. The Bushes greet them on the steps of the White House, as Michelle Obama presents them with a wrapped gift. 6:48 a.m.: The Obamas leave the church, taking the spanking new presidential Cadillac limousine, code name "Stagecoach," on the very short (across the street) drive to the White House for coffee with President Bush and his wife, Laura, and Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynn. 5:45 a.m.: President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attend a private prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church, where President James Madison once worshiped. He is greeted by the congregation and choir singing "O God Our Help in Ages Past." Kenneth Forder Funcionario para Asuntos Políticos y Militares Embajada de los Estados Unidos Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 de diciembre de 2010 1

2 Número de muertes inducidas por las drogas vs.
Muertes por accidentes automovilísticos en 2006 Estados en los que hubo más muertes por accidentes automovilísticos Estados donde hubo más muertes inducidas por drogas Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WONDER online databases (September 2009). 2

3 Muertes Inducidas por Drogas: Casi Duplicadas en última década
Heridas por armas de fuego Homicidios Suicidios Accidentes automovilísticos Muertes inducidas por drogas Número de Muertes Las causas de muertes atribuibles a las drogas incluye envenenamientos accidentales o intencionales, psicosis, drogodependencia y uso no dependiente de drogas. Las causas inducidas por drogas excluyen accidentes, homicidios y otras causas indirectamente relacionadas al consumo. No todas las categorías de causas son mutuamente excluyentes. Source: National Center for Health Statistics/CDC, National Vital Statistics Report, Deaths: Final Data for 2006 (April 2009). 3 3

4 Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2010). Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume I. Summary of National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-38A, HHS Publication No. SMA Findings). Rockville, MD. 4

5 Indice de Uso de Drogas: 2008 vs. 2009
Nota: 21.8 millones de estadounidenses de más de 11 años fueron consumidores de drogas ilegales en 5 5

6 Hechos de la Marihuana Entre los mayores de 11 años, los índices por consumo de marihuana y número de usuarios en 2009 (6.6 por ciento o 16.7 millones) fueron más altos que los de 2008 (6.1 por ciento o 15.2 millones) y (5.8 por ciento o 14.4 millones). En 2009, el promedio de edad de iniciados en la marihuana entre personas de años fue de 17.0, cifra significativamente más baja que la del promedio de edad de los iniciados en 2008 (17.8 años), pero similar al de 2002 (17.0 años). En 2009 la DEA incautó toneladas métricas de marihuana en los Estados Unidos, en comparación a las toneladas métricas en 2008. 6

7 Hechos de la Cocaína En 2009 hubo 1.6 millones de consumidores mayores de 11 años, constituyendo el 0.7 por ciento de la población. Estas estimaciones fueron similares al número e índice de 2008 (1.9 millones o 0.7 por ciento) pero menores que las estimaciones de 2006 (2.4 millones o 1.0 por ciento). De acuerdo al Informe Mundial de Drogas 2010 de las Naciones Unidas, en Estados Unidos se incautaron 98 toneladas métricas de cocaína en 2008, una baja del 37% comparado con los números de cuando se incautaron 48 toneladas métricas. 7

8 Hechos de los alucinógenos
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2010). Results from the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Volume I. Summary of National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-38A, HHS Publication No. SMA Findings). Rockville, MD. 8

9 Consumo de Drogas - Alumnos de 5º año - 2009
Porcentaje de Consumo Informado en Año Pasado * Uso no medicinal. Después de la marihuana, siete de las drogas predominantes son drogas legítimas que se usan con fines no medicinales. No todas las categorías de drogas son mutuamente exclusivas. Cualquier droga ilicita Marihuana Vicodin* Anfetaminas* Calmantes* Jarabes para la tos* Sedantes* Alucinógenos* Inhalantes Cocaína Source: 2009 Monitoring the Future study (December 2009). 9

10 Incautaciones de Medicamento de Venta Bajo Receta Denunciadas al Sistema Nacional de Incautaciones,- por Medidas, 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Una Dosis 1,190,125 667,040 478,685 774,238 425,021 504,170 Kilogramos 97 1,434 2,668 325 3,953 902 Mililitros 7,179 30,659 120,490 131,269 249,081 901,487 Pastillas 3,000 8,696 764,830 196,388 15,852 Source: National Seizure Systems Nota: Los datos están presentados en el formato informado con respecto a la unidad de medida. Listado de categorías II a IV CPDs informado al NSS durante este período incluye barbitúricos, clonazepam, codeína, Darvocet®, Darvon®, antidepresivos, Dilaudid® (hydromorphone), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), lorazepam (Ativan®), meperidine (Demerol®), methadone, morfina, oxycodone, Ritalin® (metilfhenidato), estimulantes, Tylenol III®, Valium® (diazepam), Xanax® (alprazolam), and Percocet®. La categoría “Otras Drogas de Prescripción” también se informó; sin embargo, esa categoría fue omitida de esta tabla porque probablemente incluía drogas de venta libre no controladas. 10

11 Metanfetaminas En 2007 se incautaron 4.89 toneladas métricas de metanfetamina en los Estados Unidos. La cifra creció abruptamente en 2008 cuando se incautaron 7.37 toneladas métricas, la mayor en el mundo para ese año. 11

12 Hechos de la Heroína En 2009, personas consumieron heroína por primera vez. El Informe Mundial de Drogas 2010 de las Naciones Unidas indca que en 2008 en los Estados Unidos se incautaron 2 toneladas métricas, cifra apenas menor que las 2.4 métricas incautadas en 2007. 12

13 Cómo Estados Unidos Combate las Drogas
Prevención Basada en la Comunidad 13

14 Los índices de consumo aumentan más de cinco veces durante la adolescencia
Porcentaje consumiendo cualquier tipo de droga ilegal durante el último año Edad Source: SAMHSA, 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (September 2009). 14

15 Cómo Estados Unidos Combate las Drogas
Prevención Basada en la Comunidad Intervención Temprana Tratamiento y Recuperación 15

16 La gran mayoría de personas que necesita ayuda no buscó tratamiento
Sintió la necesidad pero no hizo ningún esfuerzo por buscarlo Hizo un esfuerzo por buscar tratamiento No sintió la necesidad de buscar tratamiento Recibió tratamiento en un centro de rehabilitación El total de personas necesitando tratamiento por problemas de consumo ilegal de drogas = 7.6 million Source: SAMHSA, 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (September 2009). 16

17 Cómo Estados Unidos Combate las Drogas
Prevención Basada en la Comunidad Intervención Temprana Tratamiento y Recuperación Las Drogas y el Delito 17

18 Source: National Drug Court Institute (March 2009).
Cantidad de Tribunales de Drogas: se incrementa en todo el país ( ) Source: National Drug Court Institute (March 2009). 18

19 Cómo Estados Unidos Combate las Drogas
Prevención Basada en la Comunidad Intervención Temprana Tratamiento y Recuperación Las Drogas y el Delito Cumplimiento Doméstico Asociaciones Internacionales 19

20 Legalización de la Marihuana
20

21 Preocupaciones con la Marihuana
Estudios de Diagnóstico, laboratorio, clínicos y epidemiológicos indican claramente: Dependencia Enfermedades Respiratorias y Mentales Bajo Desempeño Motor Daños Cognitivos 21

22 Combatiendo las DrogasDentro de los Estados Unidos
The inaugural timeline John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, January 21, 2009 [scroll to bottom for the start of the day’s events. Times given are Pacific Standard Time. Add 3 hours to get Eastern Standard Time, local time for the Inaugural events.] -20) 18:02 PST WASHINGTON -- 5:40 p.m.: The good news for the president and the first lady is that six of the 10 balls they will attend are all at the Washington Convention Center, so they're all walking stops. But after that, it's a road trip to the other four. Images President Barack Obama (left) shakes hands with Chief Jus...Aretha Franklin performs at the swearing-in ceremony in W...Vice President-elect Joe Biden, with wife Jill at his sid... View Larger Images 5:37 p.m.: President Obama shares a dance with his wife and then hits the dance floor for a quick swing with a few of the attendees before moving on to the next party. 5:32 p.m.: The Obamas make their first stop at the Neighborhood Ball at the Washington Convention Center, where a portion of the tickets are reserved for local residents. "We will need you for the next four years and who knows after that." 5:12 p.m.: The Obamas leave the White House for the first stop on the inaugural party circuit. 3:54 p.m.: Obama and his wife leave the reviewing stand as the two-hour inaugural parade ends. Next on the agenda, a change into evening wear before a round of short stops and dances at 10 different inaugural balls. 3:34 p.m.: Obama aides are now saying that it will be close to midnight before the president makes it to the last of the celebrations he's slated to visit. 3:25 p.m.: The Lesbian and Gay Band Association makes its appearance at the inaugural parade. 3:20 p.m.: Former President - and one-time Texas governor - George W. Bush lands in Midland, Texas, on his way home to Crawford. He's greeted by a crowd that includes a number of local politicos, including Gov. Rick Perry. "This guy who went to Sam Houston Elementary School got to spend the night in Buckingham Palace ... but as good as it was, there's no place like Texas," Bush said. 2:34 p.m: Obama begins looking at his watch. It's getting late, there's a lot of parade left and he still has to make an appearance at 10 balls. 2:33 p.m.: Doctors for Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, say his seizure earlier today at the presidential luncheon was caused by simple fatigue. He is expected to remain in the hospital overnight and be released in the morning. 2:22 p.m.: Vice President Joseph Biden gets his due as the Fightin' Blue Hen band of the University of Delaware marches by. 2:11 p.m.: Illinois, not surprisingly, has the first float, featuring a cartoonish Abraham Lincoln and a critter in White Sox uniform. It's dark and getting darker as the parade moves slowly by. 1:59 p.m.: A military band is the first past the parade reviewing stand, followed closely by the band from Honolulu's Punahou High School, Obama's alma mater. He gives the students the Hawaiian hang-loose sign. 1:56 p.m.: Obama and his family walk from the White House to the VIP reviewing stand, which is both heated and covered, where they will watch the inaugural parade. 1:34 p.m.: The president and his wife get back in their limousine to head to the White House for a brief stop before moving on to the reviewing stand. 1:31 p.m.: The Obamas make it to the bleachers outside the White House, delighting the crowds. 1:26 p.m.: Obama and his wife, hand-in-hand and all smiles, again leave the limousine to start walking, this time outside the Treasury Building, a block or so from the White House. 1:11 p.m.: The Obamas get back in their limousine to continue on the way to the White House. 1:03 p.m.: Obama, hatless and in a top coat, scarf and gloves, gets out of his limousine near the Navy Memorial, eight blocks earlier than scheduled, and joins his wife in a walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, waving to the cheering crowds. 12:58 p.m.: Motorcade, moving at a crawl, is about halfway to the White House and the parade reviewing stand. 12:38 p.m.: A statement from Washington Hospital Center says that Kennedy is awake and answering questions. 12:35 p.m.: Obama, his wife and two daughters leave the Capitol in an extremely slow-moving motorcade down Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues, leading the parade on a 1 1/2 mile journey to the White House. The parade's start is more than an hour late on a very cold day. 12:19 p.m.: Obama, Biden and their wives walk to front of Capitol for short troop review. 12:01 p.m.: Sen. Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, age 91, reportedly also had medical problems as dessert was being served and was treated by doctors. Aides later reported that Byrd was not hospitalized and is fine. 11:57 a.m.: Reports are that Kennedy had a seizure during lunch. Obama says the feelings of everyone are with the senator, who has brain cancer. "Our prayers are with Senator Kennedy and his family. This is a joyous time, but also a sobering time." 11:51 a.m.: Obama speaks briefly at lunch. "What's happening today is not about me. It's about the American people." 11:46 a.m.: Obama and Biden are presented with gifts: flags that flew over Capitol today, pictures of the inauguration and Lenox crystal bowls. 11:35 a.m.: Paramedics called to presidential lunch amid reports that Kennedy, D-collapsed in convulsions. The senator is removed on a stretcher. 10:58 a.m.: Bush and his wife, Laura, take off on their flight home to Texas. 10:29 a.m.: Obama, introduced as "President Barack H. Obama," enters Capitol's Statuary Hall for lunch with 200 invited guests. His first stop is to greet Arizona Sen. John McCain, his GOP opponent in the November election. 10:18 a.m.: Bush arrives at Andrews Air Force Base. 10:02 a.m.: Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, signs a document declaring this a day of national renewal. 10:o1 a.m.: Obama goes to an office in the Capitol to sign official transition papers, including his Cabinet nominations. 9:56 a.m.: Bush lifts off as Obama, Biden and their wives watch and wave. 9:53 a.m.: Obama escorts Bush to the Marine Corps helicopter that will take him to Andrews Air Force Base, where he will board a jet for his home, at least for now, in Crawford, Texas. 9:40 a.m.: Obama walks off the inaugural stage, shaking hands with the senators, members of Congress and VIP guests as the band plays "Stars and Stripes Forever." 9:37 a.m.: A Navy chorus ends the inauguration ceremony with the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." 9:32 a.m.: Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery delivers a benediction that spotlights the Civil Rights movement. "We truly give thanks for the glorious experience we have shared today." 9:29: Elizabeth Alexander delivers her poem, "Praise-song for the Day." "Say it plain that many have died for this day." 9:27 a.m. Obama finishes his speech. "Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivers it safely to future generations." 9:25 a.m.: "Let us mark this day of remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled." 9:24 a.m.: "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and our world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly." 9:23 a.m.: "Our challenges may be new ... But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true." 9:19 a.m.: "For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness ... because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds will someday pass." 9:18 a.m.: "Our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint." 9:17 a.m.: "Know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more." 9:15 a.m.: "What the cynics fail to understand it that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether government is too big or too small, but whether it works." 9:13 a.m.: "But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions, that time has surely passed." 9:10 a.m.: "On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics." 9:08 a.m.: Obama begins his inaugural speech. "Today I say to you the challenges we face are real ... They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America - they will be met." 9:05 a.m.: Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 44th president of the United States. 9 a.m.: Under the Constitution, Obama officially becomes president, even though he has yet to take the oath. 8:59: a.m.: Classical quartet of violinist Itzhak Perlman, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Gabriela Montero perform. 8:57 a.m.: Joseph Robinette Biden is sworn in as vice president by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. 8:53 a.m.: Aretha Franklin sings a soulful version of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." 8:48 a.m.: Dr. Rick Warren gives invocation, to polite applause and scattered boos. He calls for "civility in our attitudes, even when we differ." 8:46 a.m.: Feinstein, the mistress of ceremonies, gives opening remarks, saying that "the world is watching" the country's peaceful transition of power. 8:44 a.m.: The crowd roars as "President-elect Barack H. Obama" is introduced and walks, solemn-faced, to his seat. 8:42 a.m.: Congressional leaders, including San Franciscans Feinstein and Pelosi, are announced. 8:39 a.m.: Biden is announced. 8:36 a.m.: President Bush is announced, as Marine band plays "Hail to the Chief" for him for the final time. He's joined by Cheney and Republican congressional leaders. 8:31 a.m.: Michelle Obama is introduced. 8:19 a.m.: Former presidents are seated for the swearing in. 8:00 a.m.: Presidential motorcade arrives on Capitol Hill. 7:48 a.m.: Obama and Bush leave the White House and travel together in the soon-to-be presidential limousine to the Capitol for the inauguration. 6:54 a.m.: The Obamas, along with vice president-elect and his wife, Jill, arrive at the White House. The Bushes greet them on the steps of the White House, as Michelle Obama presents them with a wrapped gift. 6:48 a.m.: The Obamas leave the church, taking the spanking new presidential Cadillac limousine, code name "Stagecoach," on the very short (across the street) drive to the White House for coffee with President Bush and his wife, Laura, and Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynn. 5:45 a.m.: President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attend a private prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church, where President James Madison once worshiped. He is greeted by the congregation and choir singing "O God Our Help in Ages Past." Kenneth Forder Funcionario para Asuntos Políticos y Militares Embajada de los Estados Unidos Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 de diciembre de 2010 22