Monday's public inauguration ceremony will be witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
The Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama

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Teens have fun in front of the U.S. Capitol. VOA/KURDISH /Motabar Shirwani

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Police on horses patrol on the National Mall ahead of the Obama inauguration festivities, January 20, 2013. (VOA/I. Blanco)

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Two workers adjust U.S. flags on the Capitol as preparations continue for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., January 17, 2013.

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People watch President Obama’s private swearing in at the White House from big screens at the National Mall. (VOA / D. Manis