Inauguration Day 2009

Many people with tickets did not get in to the cordoned off areas for a select 200,000 people. Pedestrian traffic patterns were confusing and lines so long, security was unable to screen every ticketed person before the inauguration began. But those without tickets stretched from the US Capital to the Washington monument, more than a mile away, and beyond.

After the inaugural ceremony ended, George Bush was taken by helicopter to Air Force One, and headed back to Texas. Obama attended a Congressional luncheon before heading to the massive inauguration parade, before heading to a series of balls this evening. During the luncheon today after the swearing in ceremony, Senator Edward Kennedy collapsed, reportedly from a seizure and was taken from the Capitol for medical attention. President Obama, during brief remarks at the end of the luncheon, said part of him will be with Senator Kennedy today, and sent his prayers to Kennedy and his family. There were reports that another Senator, Robert Byrd, also experienced some health problems during the luncheon.

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