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Eyewitness to History, Continued: More Voices From a Special Moment in Time More stories from the thousands of Americans gathered in the nation’s capital to be part of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama:

By Roll Call Staff
Posted January 19, 2009 at 1:00am

Trading in Watergate Cynicism for Hope About Obama
Mr. Obama, Welcome to the Neighborhood (w/ video)
‘This Is Going to be Written About, and We’re Part of It’
Feeling the Presence of Ancestors
No Tickets, but Still Here to Be Part of Things
Volunteering at Washington’s Oldest African-American Cemetery
Supporting Themselves By Supporting Obama
Flying in All the Way from Paris

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