http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Dec18.html
Number was wrong, but it still seems like a lot. Bound to be a tax write-off...
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The inauguration is estimated to cost $30 million to $40 million, which private donations will cover. The estimate includes security costs not covered by the federal and local government. Security is expected to be tight for the first inauguration since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Clinton didn't spend as much
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The cost of the inauguration four years ago was about $40 million. President Bill Clinton's 1997 inauguration cost $29.6 million.
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