Inaugural festivities put the 'party' into political parties
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> "<span word="political">political</span> <span word="party">party</span>" <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Burga">Burga</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="donned">donned</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="length">length</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="sightseeing">sightseeing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sister">Sister</span> <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Inaugural">Inaugural</span> <span word="Gala">Gala</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tuxedos">tuxedos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gowns">gowns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="heeled">heeled</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="cocktails">cocktails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span> <span word="appetizers">appetizers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Flags">Flags</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="gosh">gosh</span>! <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="ambassadors">ambassadors</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="corps">corps</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mayors">mayors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Mae">Mae</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Sister">Sister</span> <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span>."</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Nuno">Nuno</span> <span word="Brito">Brito</span>, <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
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