Obama Inauguration

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Walking toward the Mall. All those suckers in that crowd listened to the instructions about going to 14th St., but we just walked right on in a "closed" section. We didn't realize how lucky we were until we heard horror stories from everyone else. It seems like we slipped in just at the right time.
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Phew! We made it onto the Mall!
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Our view of the JumboTron
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We were packed in there pretty good
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This was my view. You can see blue hood guy and black jacket guy. There were 2 short women who had flags in their backpack that managed to obstruct my view whenever one of the tall guys wasn't in the way. Oh yes, and to the right must be bobber-and-weaver. He shifted the weight from left foot to right foot, swaying a lot with each step, the ENTIRE TIME.
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We didn't feel like the Capitol was so far away. But when we looked at the TV coverage later, you could hardly even see a blurry crowd where we were standing. It felt like we were *right there* but I'm pretty sure Obama couldn't hear us cheering.
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It was really nice to see people happy to wave the American flag again.
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There he is!
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