TENS of thousands of supporters of Barack Obama began streaming into a snow-bound Washington over the weekend in advance of tomorrow’s presidential inauguration. Up to two million people are predicted to attend the ceremony, the largest gathering ever seen in Washington, and by far the most people to attend a presidential swearing-in. Mammoth security precautions are in place amid fears of terrorist attacks with 58 different agencies, including the army, air force and Marine Corps, deploying thousands of armed officers in the city. Security fences, metal detectors and giant TV screens are being erected along the 1.9 mile long Mall that stretches from the Capitol Building, where the ceremony will take place, to the Lincoln Memorial. Americans are forgetting the recession and the Iraq war to indulge in a surge of optimism: a New York Times poll found 79 per cent think Barack Obama will improve the nation a level of support that is higher than for any incoming president in three decades. The official celebrations last ten days five before the ceremony, and five after. Already, Washington has a carnival atmosphere, with stars including Beyonce, Bono, Sheryl Crow, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder in town for a concert. Thousands braved freezing temperatures and heavy snow to cheer Obama along the 137-mile train route he and his entourage took at the weekend from Philadelphia to Washington, recreating part of the 12-day journey to the city taken by Abraham Lincoln to the …
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