Getting the Capitol ready for today’s big event, these pictures were taken about six weeks ago during a brief vist to our nation’s capital,

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Under construction, the presidential viewing stand for inaugural parade, in front of the White House,

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Obama has decided to go all things Lincoln for his inauguration , and I’m not about to argue with that. When he takes the oath at noon today, he will be using the Lincoln inaugural bible. Perhaps the only bible with more significance in American political history is this one, the George Washington inaugural bible, used in the very first inauguration, in New York City, 1789,

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