Jan 20th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
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As Dianne Feinstein introduced Barack Obama as the 44th president, and as Obama noted in his inauguration address (you can read the full text here) that he was the 44th person to take the oath of office, it struck me that 44 is about as apt a number for the Obama presidency as you could find.
Why? Well, as a baseball fanatic, I relate most numbers to the sport. Sure, 42, worn by Jackie Robinson, the man who broke Major League Baseball's racial barrier, on the surface, would seem to be the most appropriate number for Obama. But for someone of my generation (much to my chagrin, I am not old enough to have seen Robinson play), the number 44 carries more emotional resonance.
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