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Lots of horses, even more chairs needed for inauguration

January 13, 2013 | 3:44 pm
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee released a video last week showing just how big of a undertaking inauguration planning is. Here are some of the numbers the committee released on next Monday's inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue:

2,800 - applications from groups requesting to march in the inaugural parade

147 - horses participating in the inaugural parade

28,189 - chairs set up along the inaugural parade route

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