Will Barack Obama's Inauguration Be The Star-Studded Affair His Victory Party Wasn't?

Inaugural ceremony takes place on January 20, 2009.By Jem Aswad and Jennifer Vineyard Barack Obama during his election night rally at Grant Park Tuesday in Chicago Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images The presidential inauguration is an event that's about as close to a royal coronation as American government gets. It's a day filled with ceremony, guards, salutes, parades, speeches, a party that's actually still called a "ball," and, of course, symbolism: of new beginnings, rites of pass...

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