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Percentage of the food at the Al Gore-hosted "Green Ball" that was organic:
100Estimated curb weight in pounds of Cadillac's presidential limo:
10,000Highest price in dollars we could find on Craigslist for a nightly sublet in D.C.:
$3,500 Total number of police, national guard troops, and undercover agents working on Jan. 20:
20,000Number of horses that will trot in the inauguration parade:
242 Percentage by which the
New York Times is upping its print run on January 21:
75Estimated pounds of CO2 generated by inauguration events in Washington, D.C.:
575 million Number of extra hours D.C. bars permitted to stay open on inauguration night:
2Total spending by the Presidential Inauguration Committee:
$45 millionTotal projected cost in dollars for Virginia and Maryland:
$25 millionCost, in dollars, to D.C. law enforcement to provide security for the events:
$28,346,184Number of official corporate sponsorships accepted by Barack Obama:
0Price in dollars for "Inauguration Puppies" advertised in Los Angeles local classifieds:
800Number of free bottles of "Barack Forest Berry" Honest Tea being given away:
20,000Cost, in cents, of Dunkin' Donuts' red-white-and-blue confection sold during inauguration week:
89Cost, in cents, of a donut at Krispy Kreme on inauguration day (while supplies last):
0Number of private jets expected to fly to D.C. for inauguration events:
600 Pre-tax price, in dollars, of the eight-night Ritz-Carlton "Politically Correct" package featuring four nights in D.C., followed by four nights in the Caymans:
$99,000(Sources: TheChillingEffect.org, USA Today, Destination DC, Craisglist, Washington Times, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Forbes; Image from The Big Picture's Inaugural preparations.)
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