A table fit for a president: Final preparations made for inaugural lunch

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Catering staff arrange seats for an inaugural luncheon in Statuary Hall, which is scheduled after Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill.

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A place card for President Barack Obama is pictured prior to the inaugural luncheon that will follow the Signing ceremony in the Capitol on Jan. 21.

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The head table for the Inaugural luncheon, which shall be held after U.S. President Barack Obama ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Capitol, is photographed at Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21.

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The Inaugural luncheon room, which shall be held after U.S. President Barack Obama ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Capitol, is photographed at Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21.

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Festivities for President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

After the ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Capitol, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will join Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, at the capital luncheon held in Statuary Hall before the two couples take part in the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

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