Soledad in 2009 |
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 Reporting from the National Mall  CNN also broadcast from the Newseum, a recently reopened museum dedicated to the free press on Pennsylvania Avenue. Soledad O'Brien with CNN senior political analysts David Gergen, center, and Gloria Borger narrate the network's coverage of the Inauguration Parade from the Newseum roof. |
The Obama Inauguration January 19 & 20
In the days leading up to and including Inauguration Day, CNN's Election Express was stationed on the National Mall to serve as the center of operations for reporting from across the nation's capital. Closer to the Natural History Museum, a huge crowd has encircled Soledad O'Brien for her live afternoon broadcast. On Jan. 20, anchor Soledad O'Brien and senior political analyst Jeffrey Toobin reported from Lafayette Park, the location of the presidential viewing stands and a central spot from which to narrate the parade.
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At Duke University January 22 Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor and lead reporter for the Black in America series, spoke as part of the Duke University Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at the Duke University Bryan Center. |
At Mardi Gras Soledad O'Brien joined local New Orleans attorney Stephen Rue as 'Mr. and Mrs. Big Stuff' in the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club's 2009 Mardi Gras Parade. The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club is New Orleans largest and best known predominantly African-American Mardi Gras organization. As Zulu was celebrating it's 100th anniversary of parading, the Zulu members have elected Stephen Rue, a New Orleans attorney to be the first Caucasian "Mr. Big Stuff" Carnival Character in its 100 year history. Soledad, "Mrs. Big Stuff," was formally presented in her Mardi Gras regalia at the Annual Zulu Ball in New Orleans on Friday, February 20, 2009. |
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