Today, January 20th 2009 Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th American President. More then a million people traveled to Washington to see inauguration live, and more than 500 million people turned their TV and computer monitors to witness the event.

Obama’s limo got some shine in the press as well, in fact here some of the most interesting articles for the day regarding his car:

Obama limousine has ‘44′ on its plate

Carrying the president-elect’s entourage were two massive, specially reinforced and outfitted shiny black vehicles, one for Obama and his family and one as a decoy for security reasons. The numbers on their navy blue license plates read “44,” a nod to the soon-to-be 44th president. - Yahoo News

Article came a little early since Obama is now officially the president of the United States with “44″ on his license plate. Yahoo says that 1 limo is there for decoy reasons, but its fairly easy to identify Obama with 44 on the plate…

Obama limo has Goodyear tires

Barack Obama will be riding on a little bit of Akron-based technology after he takes the oath of office for president today. The president’s official customized Cadillac DTS limousine will be riding on a set of specialized Goodyear tires. - Ohio.com

Good marketing for Good Year. I hear a new slogan coming up “President Chooses Good Year” or, “If it’s safe for president - its safe for you”

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