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Bush Declares State of Emergency for Inauguration.

Danuogma · 2009-01-14 17:47:20

Usually this is only done for hurricanes and the like. Bush has actually declared a state of emergency for Obamas inauguration. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/bush-declares-state-of-emergency-for-inauguration/ I wonder if this unprecedented declaration of emergency for a presidential inauguration has…

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14-01-2009 6:47pm

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Danuogma

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Usually this is only done for hurricanes and the like. Bush has actually declared a state of emergency for Obamas inauguration.

It’s true, President Bush sounded alarms about Barack Obama during the campaign season. On Tuesday, Mr. Bush went one step further: He declared Mr. Obama’s inauguration an actual emergency.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/bush-declares-state-of-emergency-for-inauguration/

I wonder if this unprecedented declaration of emergency for a presidential inauguration has anything to do with Colin Powell and Joe Biden's mystic meg like "predictions".

It is being touted as a purely bureaucratic move.

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