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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Get Inauguration Tickets, Plan the Trip for Monday

The White House and State Highway Administration offer tips and information on planning a day at President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

President Barack Obama's public inauguration is Monday.  Here's information from the White House on how to get tickets, and from the Maryland State Highway Administration on how to navigate the traffic. If you want to watch the event from the National Mall, it is completely open to the public starting at 4th Street NW, according to a news release from the White House. Areas closer to the Capitol are ticketed, it states. To get tickets for Obama's swearing-in or other events, visit the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies information page. Tickets are not needed for the inaugural parade after the swearing-in. But you need them if you want to access the bleachers, the release states. Public access points to the parade are …

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