Money talks at Obama's inauguration
- Published: 13 Jan 2013 at 11.45
- Online news: World
As hundreds of thousands of Americans crowd the National Mall for President Barack Obama's second inauguration on January 21, the best seats will already be filled -- sold for a hefty price.
A line of teddy bears with US President Barack Obama sashes sit on a shelf at the opening of the Official Inaugural Store in Washington on January 11, 2013. As hundreds of thousands of Americans crowd the National Mall for Obama's second inauguration on January 21, the best seats will already be filled -- sold for a hefty price
Obama limited individual donations to $50,000 for his first inaugural in 2009, and banned corporate donors as he sought to distance himself from special interests amid the historic swearing-in of the country's first black president.
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