Obama appeals for 'hope over fear' in address

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stepping into history as America's first black president, Barack Hussein Obama said in his inaugural address Tuesday that the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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