The Washington monument stands in the distance as attendees gather before the start of the U.S. presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. As he enters his second term, President Barack Obama has shed the aura of a hopeful consensus builder determined to break partisan gridlock and adopted a more confrontational stance with Republicans. Photo: Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg / © 2013 Bloomberg Finance LP