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US set for Obama inauguration
The clock is ticking on the January 20 inauguration of Barack Obama as the next US president [AFP]
Published On 15 Jan 2009
15 Jan 2009
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More than one million people are expected to attend the event in Washington DC [AFP]
But only 240,000 tickets have been distributed [AFP]
Hundreds of toilets have been set-up to cope with the crowds [AFP]
A practice was held recently, with military staff standing in as the Obama family [AFP]
The event is set to cost about $160 million [GALLO/GETTY]
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