Big day for Barack to Cost EUR20m; INAUGURATION.Byline: By PAUL THOMPSON THE cost of Barack Obama's inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. next month is likely to hit more than EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 20million. As many as three million people are expected to travel to watch in Washington DC and authorities have asked for the event budget to be doubled. They say the extra money will be needed for wages and to pay for the clean-up after Obama is sworn in as the US's 44th President on January 20. More than 11,000 National Guard troops and 4,000 police officers will be on duty for the event. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes said: "This is one that will rewrite the book on inaugurations." |
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