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12:28 Fred Barbash-Moderator:
Darrell M. West is our guest today. He is the Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. We'll be talking about the inauguration, Obama's speech, his appointments and his first few hours in office. Welcome Darrell. Let me start with the obvious question: Obama's speech is getting, well, mixed reviews, substantive but not as inspiring as some had hoped. What did you make of it?
12:29 Darrell West:
It wasn't as electrifying as some of his past speeches. But I think it was the right speech for the moment. It was a speech of "tough love" laying out all the hard work and sacrifice that is ahead. It is going to be a rough next 12 months.
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