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Lack of interest cancels local inaugural party January 16, 2009 By Maura Possley, Staff Writer An Alsip inaugural ball set to commemorate the historic swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday was cancelled this week due to lack of interest. Not enough tickets were sold to the Chicago Obama Ball, what could have been the Southland's one shot at an official gala that day. Orland Park attorney Tom Paris was moved to organize the effort after attending Obama's November election night party in Chicago's Grant Park. The party was to have been held at the Condesa del Mar, 12220 Cicero Ave.,...

Too funny! Glad i found this clip.

A Fox TV show and a new book -- fiction and fact, respectively -- are sounding a chilling wake-up call. Is Washington listening?

Counting down to the Inauguration! Only one week left! Get your Inaugural Ball Tickets Now! Only one more full week to the Inauguration. You won't want to miss the excitement and pageantry. The dinners, the Inauguration itself, the parades, the balls, great fun, great fellowship and great memories to last a lifetime! FReepers arriving at the 2001 "Count the Silverware" Ball Having a ball at the FReeper Ball! Wish you were here! Bob Barr and Gary Aldrich say howdy and thanks! Gov Huckabee and "Dubya" wow the FReepers! FReeping at the Ball! Gov Huckabee and Capitol Offense perform their magic!...

Hello, This is my first post on Free Republic. I am from the Puget Sound Chapter of ProtestWarrior. We are planning a counter to the wacko protest planned for Seattle on Jan 20. The main sponsors are ANSWER and Not In Our Name. I am not sure if there are any FR events planned. It would be good if we could coordinate our activities. Please send me a message if you are interested or have any information on this topic.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An atheist who sued because he did not want his young daughter exposed to the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance has filed a suit to bar the saying of a prayer at President Bush's inauguration. Michael Newdow notes that two ministers delivered Christian invocations at Bush's first inaugural ceremony in 2001, and that plans call for a minister to do the same before Bush takes the oath of office Jan. 20. In a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Newdow says the use of a prayer is unconstitutional. The...

WASHINGTON — As he leaves the Capitol after taking the oath of office Jan. 20, President Bush (news - web sites) is expected to exercise a familiar presidential prerogative — reviewing the troops. Then the real embrace of the military begins. Bush, who campaigned for reelection as a wartime president, will have more than the usual military flourishes at his second-term inaugural ceremonies. With 138,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq and casualties reported nearly every day, the White House wanted to showcase the role of the armed services in the war against terrorism as well as in the nation's premier...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all conservatives who share our jubilation with the re-election of President Bush and Vice President Cheney to join us in Washington, D.C. on Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20, 2005, for a very special demonstration.In order to help prevent a repeat of the leftist-led assaults and disruptions during the 2001 Inaugural parade, the D.C. Chapter applied for a demonstration permit with the U.S. Park Police last January for three key locations along the Inaugural Parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue.Those locations are: The Navy Memorial, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW, where in 2001 leftists...