nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||With the country reeling from the pandemic, racial injustice, and the Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden must transcend the "typical gauzy appeals to national unity" of past inaugural addresses.

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In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'






Two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden gives his inaugural address at the Capitol, pro-Trump protesters seeking to force Congress to overturn the election results swarmed the building.



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In His Inaugural Address, Biden Seeks To Move Past 'American Carnage'



With the country reeling from the pandemic, racial injustice, and the Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden must transcend the "typical gauzy appeals to national unity" of past inaugural addresses.