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To: tejek who wrote (449121)	1/20/2009 4:30:02 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574595

CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN??? On the Money Trail: Inauguration Perks Go To the Rich VIP-seating at the "We Are One" Concert Among the Benefits for Big Donors By JUSTIN ROOD, ANNA SCHECTER, and MEGAN CHUCHMACH Jan. 19, 2009—President-elect Barack Obama billed his inauguration an event "for all Americans." But in the nation’s capital this long weekend, wealthy visitors are finding themselves a bit more equal — and warmer — than others. Most Americans here to see President-elect Obama make history crammed onto buses and trains, slept on floors and fought crowds and cold. But the wealthiest Americans coming to see the event are enjoying all the perks their money and power ever warranted… While hundreds of thousands of Americans spent hours in the cold to enjoy the "We Are One" inaugural concert Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial, a clutch of Obama’s top donors could watch from a heated tent near the performers, courtesy of the president-elect’s Inaugural Committee. Visitors who hadn’t raised hundreds of thousands of dollars couldn’t get closer to the performance. "Excuse me! You got tickets? If you don’t have tickets, you have to go to ‘General Population,’" shouted a guard at an entrance near the memorial, gesturing with her arms to turn around and head back away from the show. The concert was supposed to be part of "the people’s party," said Shawn Paterniti, who had come with his wife Mia from Columbia, Md., to see the show. "But still, you have the VIPs who want their front-row seats. So I guess they get their tickets no one knows about," he said, as he and his wife headed to join the "general population," far away from the performances… How long before these rare wreckers and nay-sayers will be drummed from the ranks of journalism? abcnews.go.com