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PIC offers essay-writing contest to score inauguration spots

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(Newser) – Curious to check out this “historic inauguration” thing everyone’s talking about? The Presidential Inaugural Committee is giving away 10 tickets—plus an equal number for guests—to the winners of an essay contest on what Barack Obama’s swearing-in means to them, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The committee is also encouraging small donations in an effort to rid the inauguration of corporate and lobbyist sponsorships. For entry forms, click on the link.

Arthur Colbert, 70, who has worked on inaugural floats since 1969, adds details to a horse that will be part of a float for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.
Arthur Colbert, 70, who has worked on inaugural floats since 1969, adds details to a horse that will be part of a float for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Construction work continues on the presidential inauguration stand on the west side of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill.
Construction work continues on the presidential inauguration stand on the west side of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Presidential Inauguration Committee is soliciting donations from individuals in an effort to avoid corporate underwriting.
The Presidential Inauguration Committee is soliciting donations from individuals in an effort to avoid corporate underwriting.   (AP Photo)
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Unlike past inaugurations, this year’s event will not be paid for by Washington lobbyists. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is not accepting donations from PACs, federally registered lobbyists, or corporations. - the Presidential Inaugural Committee

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Newser001
Jan 1, 09 4:00 PM CST
Before you get too excited... You still have to pay your own transportation costs, food, and lodging, if you can find it (it is said, there are no rooms available in the DC area, period). But, if I could afford it, I'd go in a heartbeat! Unfortunately, the realities of the economy has me at serious odds... We all have to be responsible in these times, as the vast majority of us, truly don't know where we will be, months down the road... Reply
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Jan 2, 09 8:40 AM CST
my thoughts exactly....newser001 Reply
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