WASHINGTON (AP) — The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It ...

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden’s second inauguration was not half as frenzied as the first, when some 1.8 million people descended on this city to witness the swearing-in of the United ...

For President Obama's second inaugural, we're just going through the motions. In advance of Monday’s festivities, the barriers have been erected around Lafayette Square, grandstands assembled up and ...

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