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Jack Markell takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Jack B. Jacobs early this morning at Mitchell Hall in Newark. The News Journal RON SOUMAN By BETH MILLER The News Journal NEWARK In today's earliest moments, while many Delawareans slept, a new governor stepped into the state's highest elected office, promising "unwavering service to the state I love." Delaware Supreme Court Justice Jack B. Jacobs administered the oath of office to Jack Markell, with the 48-year-old Newark native becoming Delaware's 73rd governor. A few minutes earlier, Superior Court Judge Peggy L.

Ableman performed the same role for new Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, 42. Bill, taught economics. His wife, Carla, had been a student there.

And Denn's father had taught at UD, too. The ceremony was held in the middle of the night to comply with the requirements of the state Constitution that the governor be inaugurated on the third Tuesday of January, and to allow for the enormous historic event this day would bring later with the inauguration of the nation's first black president Barack Obama and his vice president, Delaware's Joe Biden. See MARKELL All Jack Markell and Matt Denn will be publicly inaugurated at 11 am. on Legislative Mall. ONLINE EXTRAS Video of Jack Markell and Matt Denn's swearing-in ceremonies is at delawareonline.com.

Family, friends, and mentors of Markell and Denn filled the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall, along with legislators, members of the judiciary, and other state officials. The time, location and community all ittfr INAUGURATION DAY WM mini TVioNpvlonrrwl LATER TODAY The News Journal will publish an extra keepsake edition. Look for it at Happy Harry's, 7-Eleven, Wawa and The News Journal's lobby. Hours before taking office, Obamas, Bidens volunteer for National Day of Service EXPANDED COVERAGE if km fs jl zF4 fTS 11 v.v iV i I i The News Journal sits down with Joe Delaware's own talks about the vice presidency and the administration's "mammoth task." A3 Capriotti's handles big executive order Under watchful eye of federal agents, famous subs feed Biden partygoers. A4 JVJ OBAMA'S DAY PSS-.

Getty Images JOSHUA ROBERTS President-elect Barack Obama helps paint the walls at the Sasha Bruce House, a shelter for teens in Washington, D.C, on Monday. pi yr- I Obama's long, busy and historic day "Did You Know" gives you a play-by-play of today. A8-9 How many presidents were left-handed? Load up on obscure facts about the leaders. LIFE, B5 LEFT: Michelle Obama talks to children as she helps assemble packages for U.S. troops overseas for "Operation Gratitude" at RFK Stadium in Washington.

CENTER: Vice President-elect Joe Biden poses with AmeriCorps volunteers with whom he worked Monday. RIGHT: Jill Biden also took part in "Operation Gratitude." I Bil III! I IIIMIIIIII II Getty lmagesMANNIE GARCIA The News Journal ROBERT CRAIG Getty ImagesSTAN HONDA Group's shoe-tossing mission accomplished Inflatable Bush provides an outlet for folks' anger. A6 DELAWARE 0NLINE.COM We'll have frequent updates from our reporters and photographers in D.C. as the day unfolds, as well as live video of today's events you can post your memories and photos, too. helped paint a boys' dorm at the Sasha Bruce House, a homeless shelter for teens.

Their wives, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, helped assemble care packages for troops. Nearly 13,000 service events have taken place since Obama's service initiative, Renew America Together, was announced, according to their Web site USAService.org. "Dr. Martin Luther King's was a life lived in loving service to others," Obama said in a statement. See SERVICE A3 By NICOLE GAUDIAN0 News Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Someone in northeast Washington will soon own a home with the letters "VP" written in glue beneath the drywall, the handwriting of Vice President-elect Joe Biden.

On the eve of Inauguration Day, Biden spent about an hour working at the Habitat for Humanity project, answering President-elect Barack Obama's "call to service" on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. While Biden hung drywall, Obama Honoring MLK's dream of unity and purpose As Delaw arc's 1 Roofer INDEX inside A15 TODAY'S WEATHER Details on A uuSinCSS ttcre tomnunca lu luur aatnutaiuii LoroSy Owned, Jv teurd and Lifenjed GAZA IN RUINS leferefKes onii FinorKmg Jkva3abi STAPH ON RISE Ears, noses, throats falling prey to drug-resistant bacteria A10 LSI Palestinians dig out find death and destruction. A2 I 'in. 'A REMEMBERING MLK JR.

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