President Barack Obama Inauguration 2009

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President Barack Obama Inauguration 2009. Do we need to spend this money on what seems so extravagant?
The questions have come from Bush supporters and opponents.
Four years ago, the Associated Press and others in the press suggested it was in poor taste for Republicans to spend $40 million on President Bushs inauguration. AP writer Will Lester calculated the impact that kind of money would have on armoring Humvees in Iraq, helping victims of the tsunami, or paying down the deficit. Lester thought the party should be cancelled: The questions have come from Bush supporters and opponents: Do we need to spend this money on what seems so extravagant?
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