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Inauguration Day 2013: Hudson Valley fans flock to Washington

President Barack Obama, accompanied by his daughters Sasha

Photo credit: AP | President Barack Obama, accompanied by his daughters Sasha and Malia, first lady Michelle Obama and mother-in-law Marian Robinson, waves as they arrive at St. John's Church in Washington for a church service during inauguration festivities. (Jan. 21, 2013)

It was 6 a.m. on a freezing January morning in Washington, and Roslyn Stone-Pollock of Pound Ridge was among thousands scaling an escalator from the D.C. Metro, eager to watch history as America's first black president was inaugurated.

"It was this incredible mass of bodies inching forward up this escalator. Everyone was singing," Stone-Pollock said. "I'm not one that's particularly comfortable...

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