Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterInaugural balls not necessarily a blast
Published 1/15/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics
Forget the fantasy: Official presidential inauguration parties mean waiting in lines, standing around -- and good luck finding the food.
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In the land of fairy tales and Washington, D.C. -- at least during the quadrennial inaugural season -- the mystique of the ball lives on.
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