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Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009 — the first African-American elected to the position. Many locals will make the trip to Washington, D.C., to watch the historic event. Others will watch from here in Kansas.
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Washington — Law enforcement officials say the inauguration parade route is approaching capacity but most checkpoints remain open.
Secret Service spokesman Malcolm Wiley says the entrance at 13th and E streets has closed for the day. It was the only one of 13 checkpoints closed permanently.
People were being directed to other checkpoints to enter the parade route. Wiley said at 1:30 p.m. EST the parade route had not yet reached capacity.
The Secret Service has planned for about 300,000 to 350,000 people to line the route newly sworn President Barack Obama will follow along historic Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.
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ImagineThat 4 years, 5 months ago
that's right. You people better do what we say or we will bust you........
ImagineThat 4 years, 5 months ago
I bet that was a "no-fly" zone, huh
snap_pop_no_crackle 4 years, 5 months ago
Unless you can produce receipts showing substantial donations to the O'dude's campaign, you'll get shown the gate.
Akreed 4 years, 5 months ago
Large portions of the entire area are always no fly zones.
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