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img_8179.jpg The crowd. |
img_8185.jpg It must've been quite a view for the planes flying into National today. |
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img_8198.jpg oops |
img_8205.jpg some people chose to sit on top of the porta-potties for a better view. |
img_8215.jpg Owl mittens! |
img_8216.jpg Wow, Mr. Obama had time to climb a tree before the show. |
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img_8219.jpg State flags arriving before the show. |
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img_8224.jpg Zoomed in on the crowd at the base of the Washington Monument. There were a LOT of people on the mall. |
img_8227.jpg Mr. and Mrs. Obama arriving. |
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img_8231.jpg Denzel Washington. |
img_8235.jpg Bruce Springsteen. He spent most of his time hiding behind the big box in front of the stage. |
img_8236.jpg Mary J. Blige |
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img_8241.jpg Jamie Foxx was hysterical with a spot-on impersonation of soon-to-be President Obama. |
img_8248.jpg Mr. Biden made a brief speech. |
img_8261.jpg Queen Latifah told the moving story of Marian Anderson's performance at the Lincoln Memorial. |
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img_8266.jpg Sheryl Crow |
img_8270.jpg Sheryl Crow and the giant head of Will.i.am |
img_8271.jpg A Giselle's head view of the show. (That's her hat on the right) |
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img_8275.jpg Tiger Woods |
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img_8279.jpg Jack Black. In a suit? |
img_8281.jpg Garth Brooks with choir |
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img_8283.jpg Ashley Judd |
img_8288.jpg Stevie Wonder with Shakira and Usher. Stevie's head is above the black box on the left. |
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img_8292.jpg Samuel L. Jackson |
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img_8297.jpg Odd camera angle? |
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img_8307.jpg And there he is! Mr. Obama! |
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img_8312.jpg Aww, it was our pleasure. |
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img_8319.jpg Hardly anyone was taking pictures |
img_8324.jpg Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger led a choir in singing "This Land is Your Land." |
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img_8328.jpg Beyonce closed out the show with "America the Beautiful" |
img_8329.jpg And it's all over! Getting home should be a piece of cake! |
img_8334.jpg Hmm. Lots of other people want to leave as well. All at the same time. Luckily we could walk. |
img_8336.jpg Independence Avenue was pedestrian-only most of the way to the Capitol. |