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Obama swag hits the shelves as inauguration nears

Throughout the Presidential Inaugural Committee store in downtown D.C., shoppers from all over the world gather to claim their inauguration swag.

Tags: inauguration, Presidential Inaugural Committee, alicia lozano

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An unexpected moment from two presidents on Inauguration Day

From the ceremonies to the celebrations, the presidential inauguration is a tradition that is highly scripted and precisely calculated. However, four years ago during President Barack Obama's first inauguration, something happened off-script.

Tags: George W. Bush, inauguration day, hug, Mark Seagraves, Terry Gainer

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Tips to stay warm at this year's Inauguration

George Washington University urges those who will attend the Jan. 21 inauguration ceremony to plan ahead to prevent cold weather-related health problems.

Tags: George Washington University Hospital, inauguration, Dick Uliano,

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Presidents rarely offer feds day off for New Year's Eve

Now that President Obama has issued an executive order giving most executive branch employees off Monday for Christmas Eve, will he also grant them the day off on New Year's Eve?

Tags: federal workers, federal holidays, executive orders, Max Smith, New Years

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Petition begs Obama to use 'taxation' license plates

D.C. voting rights advocates are taking their plea for representation in Congress to a higher power: the presidential limo.

Tags: D.C. Vote, taxation without representation, license plates, inauguration, mark segraves, voting rights

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Obama meets with Rice, signs Russian trade bill

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Metro revises inauguration plans to fix '09 headaches

Metro hopes to ease traffic and commuter headaches for the upcoming Jan. 21 presidential inauguration and has updated its ceremony day plans to address long waits and gridlock that plagued its train stations four years ago.

Tags: wmata, Inauguration Weekend, transit, getting around town, hank silverberg

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Virginia Ali: The 'heart and soul' of Ben's Chili Bowl

From riots to presidential visits, 78-year-old Virginia Ali shares the long and storied history of her husband's iconic D.C. restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl.

Tags: Bens Chili Bowl, u street, restaurant, Bill Cosby, riots, Heather Brady

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Inauguration construction, planning under way

Voters elected Barack Obama to another four-year term Tuesday. Twenty-four hours later and the inauguration stage is already under construction at the Capitol.

Tags: inauguration, National Park Service, Martin Luther King Jr., andrew mollenbeck

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Romney back to N.H. for last rally and voter pitch

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned Monday night to the state where he launched his bid, telling supporters in New Hampshire during his final campaign rally that he needs their votes again.

Tags: presidential campaign, Mitt Romney, leesburg

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