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The '''Obama inauguration''' signaled the conclusion of the Bush administration by the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect [[Barack Hussein Obama]], and [[Joe Biden|Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.]] as Vice President, on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. EST. 1.8 million people came to [[Washington D.C.]] to watch it, the largest crowd ever assembled for a presidential inauguration since Lyndon B. Johnson's inauguration speech in 1965.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/21/AR2009012103884.html/13/2009-01-13_obamas_inauguration_is_most_expensive_ev.html D.C.'s Inauguration Head Count: 1.8 Million] NY Daily News, January 14th 2009</ref>

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~~==Cost==~~

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~~The cost of Obama's inauguration may have exceeded $160 million dollars. In comparison, the cost for George W. Bush's 2005 inauguration is listed as $44 million.~~

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~~The comments from the liberal mainstream media in 2005; <ref>[http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/inauguration.htm Obama / Bush Inauguration Cost Comparison] About.com</ref>~~

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*"Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops Die in unarmored Humvees"

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*"Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"

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*"Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft."

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~~The comments from the liberal mainstream media in 2009;~~

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*"Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"

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*"Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"

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*"Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"

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