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Inauguration Aggregation
Welcome to your daily dose of inauguration news! Here are the headlines we're reading this morning.
By
Emily Leaman
Published Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Living in the District is reporting on the plight of street vendors on Inauguration Day, when only 500 one-day vendor permits will be given out. Each vendor can have up to three employees, but all employees must be approved with an FBI background check. DC councilmember Jim Graham wants Adams Morgan bars to stay open all night long between January 17 and 21. His measure would allow them to serve alcohol until 5 AM and stay open 24 hours a day. ERACISM is planning a star-studded Inaugural Purple Ball. Celebs expected include Ashley Judd, Ed Harris, and Louis Gossett Jr.
WTOP's Adam Tuss has "inauguration trepidation"—and for good reason. He writes, "Stop and think about that for a second -- THREE MILLION to FIVE MILLION people. If the mayor is correct on the low end of that estimate, that will be like trying to cram the population of Los Angeles onto the National Mall and surrounding streets, buildings, churches, bars and restaurants." >> All Washingtonian.com Inauguration 2009 coverage More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Society Photos
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It is said that the population of Washington doubles during the day because of federal workers, tourists, and people here on business. Even so three to five million people (the entire population of smaller states) on Inauguration Day on the Mall and its environs is a formidable prospect.
Posted by: Candadai Tirumalai, Dec 02, 2008 07:14:28 AM
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