NPR News Special: Inaugural Festivities Underway

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Published January 20, 2009 at 10:39 AM EST

An enthusiastic crowd braved cold temperatures in Washington, D.C., to pack the National Mall for Barack Obama's Inauguration Tuesday. With the Inaugural Parade underway, NPR takes listeners to the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue.

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