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The Powerful at Play Enthusiastic Parties to a Second Term Slip into your sleekest Texas tux or slinkiest sequined dress, a pair of cowboy boots and, if you can get away with it, a cowboy hat. It's time for a grand old party -- the 55th Presidential Inauguration. Dismal Commute Ahead Traffic planners warn drivers to avoid downtown areas from Wednesday through early Friday. • Post Your Comments • 2,000 Cops Volunteer for Events A Sip of Something Presidential All across town, bars and restaurants are getting in on inaugural fever, adding chipotle sauce to their barbecue or jalapeno peppers to their drinks or calling their offerings Texan. Inaugural Venture: Rooms for Rent Looking for a place to stay this week for the inauguration, but can't get a room at the Ritz-Carlton? The Inaugural Bash Opponents of the president are planning to rise up in polite protest on Jan. 20 in semi-organized Counter-Inaugural events. • Donations Swell by $7.7 Million • Presidential Snubs and Flubs Tickets, Security, Pomp and Circumstance For Inauguration 2005, the vision thing is easy, but the viewing thing is much trickier. • True Political Parties Metro Changes and Closures Metro is extending hours and temporarily closing three stations on Jan. 20. • Downtown Shutdown • Graphic: Street Closings and Parade Route Golden Tickets Inauguration tickets, distributed to members of Congress on Jan. 10, utilize new, high-tech security features. • A Rush of Requests • Tickets and Technology Inaugural Dressing Haven't a thing to wear to the inaugural ball? Fashion and Beauty Editor Janet Bennett has suggestions for every tax bracket. • How to Buy a Tuxedo • Galas' Familiar Refrain  |
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