Photos: Washington Gets Ready

Change in Power

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  Wall Street Is Big
  Donor to Inauguration

  Obama has banned big donors from funding his inauguration. But 90% of donations have been raised by bundlers, including Wall Street executives.

  • Charts: Funding Data
  • Deal Journal: Obama's Wall Street Buddies
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  Estimating Crowds --
  And Commodes

  Obama is expected to set a record for number of people attending a presidential inauguration. But setting a new record requires knowing the old record.

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  Chertoff: No Credible
  Threat on Historic Day

  Intelligence analysts reviewing secret data and electronic intercepts have found no credible evidence of plans to disrupt inauguration, Chertoff said.

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  How to Watch

  Some two million people are expected to show up in Washington for inauguration. Here's how to enjoy the day amid the crowds.

  • Video: Inauguration Tickets Bring Cheer
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  Washington's Woodstock

  Celebrities, activists and jet-setters are preparing to turn Obama's inauguration into a mix of Woodstock and King's 1963 speech on the Mall.

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  Inaugural Journeys:
  From Cheap to Luxurious

  What you see at the inauguration may depend on how much you have in your pocket. Here's our guide.

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  The Poetry of Politics

  Elizabeth Alexander is writing the most important poem of her life, a work she'll read Jan. 20 at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

• Warren Controversy

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  Pastor Rick in the
  Political Spotlight

  Rick Warren, who will deliver the invocation at Obama's inauguration, finds it's hard to be both America's Pastor and a Leader of Religious Conservatives, writes Steven Waldman.

  • Video: Warren on Gay Marriage, Torture
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  Choice of Pastor
  Aims to Bridge Divide

  Evangelical pastor Rick Warren will deliver the invocation at Obama's inauguration, giving both men a chance to extend their appeal.

  • Wash Wire: Obama Defends Warren Selection