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'Human Gridlock' Plagues Ceremony

Inauguration spectators wait for hours to get in and out of Mall area

By Rebecca Smith Hurd, Newser User

Posted Jan 20, 2009 3:16 PM CST

(Newser) – The record-breaking crowd—an estimated 1.8 million people—at today’s inaugural events is overwhelming Washington’s streets and mass-transit systems, creating long waits for spectators trying to exit the Mall area, the Post reports. Hours after the swearing-in, some were still waiting to... Read full story »

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