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blogs.wsj.com - 1/9/2009
Shhhh! Here’s the Crowd Estimate From the Secret Service
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Cam Simpson reports on homeland security. Official crowd estimates for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Barack Obama have varied widely. The Secret Service, the agency arguably with the greatest need to know, has been reluctant to release one. But a new threat assessment compiled jointly by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies discloses the number: “The U.S. Secret Service, responsible for overall event security, expects between 1.5 million and 2 million ...
washingtonpost.com - 1/13/2009
Inauguration Day Crowd Estimate Reduced by Half
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Inauguration Day Crowd Estimate Reduced by Half

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The U.S. Secret Service expects between 1.5 million and 2 million attendees for Barack Obama's inauguration, reports the Wall Street Journal. ...

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