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Obamapalooza: Obamapalooza
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Thursday, January 22, 2009. Revelers throng to the Washington Monument for Obama's swearing-in.). Sunday's free concert on the Mall augured Tuesday's historical turnout. Half a million people filled the grounds around the Lincoln Memorial to watch Sunday's star-studded performance, more than the entire turnout to George W Bush's second inauguration in 2005. Spectators filled the west slope of the Washington Monument.). Nearly two million filled the National Mall.).
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Obamapalooza: Looking Out For Number One (& For Number Two)
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Friday, December 19, 2008. Looking Out For Number One (& For Number Two). In what is either a serious downgrading of expected inauguration turnout or a bureaucratic snafu waiting in the wings, Presidental Inaugural Committee executive director Emmett Beliveau announced that 5,000 portable toilets will be made available for the inauguration. Does this mean the Obama inaugural committee expects a lower than predicted turnout? Or has Mr Beliveau fudged his toilet algebra?
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Obamapalooza: Weekend Roundup
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Monday, January 12, 2009. With just over a week remaining before the inauguration, officials ran through an inauguration rehearsal while the Obamas spent their first weekend in Washington as future first family. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM. Swearing-in seating opens - 8 AM. Inaugural parade - 2:30 PM. Parade seating opens - 7 AM. Ticketed attendees - 240 thousand. Total attendees - 1.5 to 3 million. Number of toilets - 5 thousand.
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Obamapalooza: Bush Declares State of Emergency
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Bush Declares State of Emergency. Using powers created after he failed to do anything before or after Hurricane Katrina slowly barreled into New Orleans, lame duck President George W Bush declared a state of emergency in advance of next Tuesday’s inauguration. It is the first time the federal government has declared that an emergency exists in advance of a political event. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM.
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Obamapalooza: Nasty, Brutish and Long
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Nasty, Brutish and Long. The Secret Service and DC Government released important inauguration transit information today. All Potomac River bridges linking Virginia to the District of Columbia will be closed to private vehicles. The Arlington Memorial Bridge will be open to pedestrians walking into the District from North Virginia. All other bridges will be open to buses, taxis, limousines and emergency vehicles. To facilitate charter bus pa...
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Obamapalooza: Free Concert Draws Hundreds of Thousands
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Sunday, January 18, 2009. Free Concert Draws Hundreds of Thousands. Hundreds of thousands turned out for the concert.). All were invited. Many came.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM. Swearing-in seating opens - 8 AM. Inaugural parade - 2:30 PM. Parade seating opens - 7 AM. Ticketed attendees - 240 thousand. Total attendees - 1.5 to 3 million. Number of toilets - 5 thousand. Number of Jumbotrons - 21. Security personnel - 23 thousand.
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Obamapalooza: Metro Gets With the Program
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Metro Gets With the Program. Metro stations are marked with this.). Obamapalooza has long lamented there was not better coordination between WMATA and the District Council over extended bar hours. While Metro’s 2 AM closing time Monday night reflects at least a modicum of situational awareness, it still comes two hours before bars stop serving on a night when what could be the largest contingent of visitors in Washington history ...At leas...
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Obamapalooza: Obama Arrives
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Saturday, January 17, 2009. Obama's motorcade races to Blair House). Thanks to Sadie Kadlec and Evan Brown for shooting and cutting the video.]. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM. Swearing-in seating opens - 8 AM. Inaugural parade - 2:30 PM. Parade seating opens - 7 AM. Ticketed attendees - 240 thousand. Total attendees - 1.5 to 3 million. Number of toilets - 5 thousand. Number of Jumbotrons - 21. Security personnel - 23 thousand.
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Obamapalooza: Renegade Has Landed
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Monday, January 5, 2009. The Obama family arrived in Washington, DC this weekend on separate planes from Chicago. They checked into the Hay-Adams hotel, near Lafayette Squre, after being snubbed by the Bush administration, which refused the future first family quarters at the Blair House until January 15. Blair House, across the street from the White House, is the traditional residence of presidents-elect while they await inauguration. Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM.
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Obamapalooza: Post Map Shows 21 Jumbotrons on Mall
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Inauguration 2009 News and Analysis. Wednesday, January 14, 2009. Post Map Shows 21 Jumbotrons on Mall. A map detailing the location of the Jumbotrons appeared in this morning’s paper and is available online here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Swearing-in ceremony - 11:30 AM. Swearing-in seating opens - 8 AM. Inaugural parade - 2:30 PM. Parade seating opens - 7 AM. Ticketed attendees - 240 thousand. Total attendees - 1.5 to 3 million. Number of toilets - 5 thousand. Number of Jumbotrons - 21.
