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Obama's inauguration will send more travelers to Annapolis

Published 12/14/08

As Americans flock to Washington, D.C., to be a part of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration, businesses across Anne Arundel County are rolling out the red carpet to take advantage of the demand.

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They are busy preparing for next month's historic event by catering parties, selling presidential souvenirs and providing transportation to Washington for the celebration.

Mercedes Perry, manager of An Extraordinar Limousine in Glen Burnie, said her firm already has booked three cars for the inaugural balls.

"We're definitely picking up business from it," she said. "We expect it to be 15 times...

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Let's hope - December 14, 2008

These folks behave themselves. Most of these starry eyed backers of the new president are good and decent people but the Leftists, Communists, Anarchists, Enviro-Nazis and other neer-do-well hangers on always cause problems.

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