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The National Mall Becomes a Sea of Humans and Hope

While only ex-presidents, first daughters, and powerful lawmakers got the front-row view of Barack Obama's inauguration today, I watched the events on the jumbotron in the shadow of the Washington Monument. In the minutes leading up to noon, the millions of people gathered, citizens of the country and the world, stood on the freezing lawn anxious to witness history. There were resounding cheers for Bill and Hillary Clinton, and even more for Sasha and Malia.

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ladeemahogany [+]

I could only imagine a crowd like that and actually being in it? I think that I would've have broken out in hives. WAAAAAY to many people. You are, however, so lucky to have gone. I don't think think that I would've been an upstanding citizen is I was bumped into to many times!!!

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