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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/5/2008

National Mall to be open for Obama inauguration

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — The National Mall, above, will be open on Inauguration Day. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Presidential Inaugural Committee... announced Wednesday that the entire length of the National Mall will be open on Inauguration Day — the first time in history ... (more) National Mall to be open for Obama inauguration

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Pirate's Cove — Alternate title: Hey, Y’all! Watch This! According to several estimates, the “official” National Mall from 1st to 14th streets is approximately 146 acres. That equals 6.36 million square feet, meaning if you gave each person a roughly 3 ft. by 3 ft. space to stand in the Mall would be able to hold about 636 thousand people. If you put 5 million people into that area, each person would have 1.27 sq. ft. to stand in, just about the size of the length of your shoes! If we extend the “unofficial” mall area to include all of the area between the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, the acreage would increase to 309, which equates to 13.46 million square feet. If everyone was given a 3 ...

What Could Possibly Go Wrong During Barry’s Coronation?
Stop The ACLU — Alternate title: Hey, Y’all! Watch This! According to several estimates, the “official” National Mall from 1st to 14th streets is approximately 146 acres. That equals 6.36 million square feet, meaning if you gave each person a roughly 3 ft. by 3 ft. space to stand in the Mall would be able to hold about 636 thousand people. If you put 5 million people into that area, each person would have 1.27 sq. ft. to stand in, just about the size of the length of your shoes ! If we extend the “unofficial” mall area to include all of the area between the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, the acreage would increase to 309, which equates to 13.46 million square feet. If everyone was given a 3 ft. by 3 ft. area to stand in, it would still be only enough room for ...