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"My toes are still frozen from braving the New York City cold for over an hour to watch Obama&amp;#039;s inauguration with the masses, but I couldn&amp;#039;t be happier (see that&amp;#039;s me on the right). In my normal life I try to avoid the crowds in Times Square at all costs, but for this moment in history I thought if I couldn&amp;#039;t be in Washington D.C. the heart of Manhattan was the next best place. Surrounded by hundreds of strangers with Obama pins waving American flags, I watched the 44th and first African American President be sworn in and deliver an amazing, heartfelt, honest and inspiring speech. He really does have a way of connecting with the American people and it feels so good to be proud of our country once again. What a morning! I want to hear your inauguration stories; did you watch it? Did they show it at your school? What did you think of his speech? Michelle&amp;#039;s outfit? Aretha&amp;#039;s singing? And most importantly what makes you excited (or not) about our new President Barack Obama? Tell me! Xoxo,  Megan "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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