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Published 1/20/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

Up to 2 million people are expected to gather among the Capitol, White House and Lincoln Memorial by noon. WASHINGTON (CNN) – The nation's capital woke early Tuesday, or perhaps never slept the night before, in anticipation of the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. People from across the country [...] (link)

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