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Vice President-elect Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural opening ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

Vice President-elect Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural opening ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

Vice President-elect Joe Biden speaks during the inaugural opening ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009.

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