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Opinion
SPEAK OUT: Extra Cell Towers for Inauguration—Useful or Overload?
For the upcoming presidential inauguration, a number of additional pieces of equipment are being installed in and around the National Mall to handle the expected increase in wireless traf...
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Government
Inauguration Gets Extra Cell Towers Despite Lowered Expectations
Nearly 2 million people flocked to the National Mall for President Barack Obama's historic inauguration in 2009. This year, for his second swearing-in, projections peg the crowds to be be...
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The Neighborhood Files
Inauguration Rental Prices Reach $10,000
While a significantly lower number of people (according to a WJLA report) are expected to visit Washington, DC, for President Obama's second inauguration on Jan. 21, hundreds of local res...
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Government
Guide to Inauguration Day Road Closures, Metro and Metrobus
While fewer people are expected to attend President Obama's second inauguration on Jan. 21, projections still show between 600,000 and 800,000 people will be there. That alone would cause...
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Government
PHOTOS: Presidential Inaugurations Through the Years
President Barack Obama's second inauguration ceremony and celebration Jan. 21 will be a far cry from the inauguration of our first president, George Washington. That ceremony was hel...
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Schools
PGCC Students Lend Skills to Presidential Inauguration
Students from the hospitality and tourism department at Prince George’s Community College will get the job experience of a lifetime when they lend their skills to President Barack Obama'...
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News
UMD Marching Band to Participate in Inaugural Parade
The Mighty Sound of Maryland—the University of Maryland's vaunted marching band—is set to participate in the inaugural parade following Barack Obama's Jan. 21 swearing-in ceremony. ...
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Elections
Presidential Inauguration 2013: Official and Unofficial Balls
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend just two official inaugural balls—the Commander-In-Chief’s Ball for members of the U.S. military and the Inaugu...