blogs.tnr.com - 1/21/2009
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I cannot even imagine the logistical skill and dedication
required to pull off an event of today's magnitude. And, given the million-plus
emotional people I just watched on the Mall via my DVR, much of the inaugural
planning was clearly successful. But there was a massive breakdown ...
lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/20/2009
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lynch.foreignpolicy.com —
A reported two million people watched Barack Obama's
inauguration today. I, unfortunately, wasn't one of them. If
you don't care why, and just want foreign policy blogging, skip the rest of this post and come back tomorrow. See, I went to the show ...
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The purple tunnel of doom
heraldnet.com - 1/21/2009
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heraldnet.com —
Stuck in a Tunnel Thanks for reporting this!
I, along with thousands of my closest friends, was
stuck in the I-395 tunnel for hours and failed to get in, despite holding a purple ticket. I hope this story gets out, not to take away from Obama's big ...
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Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration
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Tunnels of Gloom
TalkLeft —
... The only negative from today's festivities: Washington, D.C. was woefully unequipped to handle the million people who turned out for the inauguration. Even the 240,000 with tickets. ...
The Purple Tunnel of Doom & Other Obama Inauguration Nightmares (Video)
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom firedoglake: Worst. Inauguration. Ever. HeraldNet: Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration - After waiting for up to eight hours packed together outside in below freezing temperatures, thousands of ticketholders were turned away from the inauguration Tuesday. via The Plank: Purple People Pissed TalkLeft: Tunnels of Gloom Politics News Barack ...
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