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Obamas walking
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle walk the Inaugural Parade route following his being sworn in as 44th US president. The couple twice stepped from of their limousine and out onto Pennsylvania Avenue to walk down the route taking them to the White House.
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Ralph Crowder
Minneapolis resident Ralph Crowder participates in the pre-inauguration festivities in Washington D.C.
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Obamas walking
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle walk the Inaugural Parade route following his being sworn in as 44th US president. The couple twice stepped from of their limousine and out onto Pennsylvania Avenue to walk down the route taking them to the White House.
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Presidential motorcade
The presidential motorcade is guarded by Secret Service agents as the inaugural parade starts.
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images