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Heavy Security Brings Delays for Inaugural Crowds

This year's inauguration saw unprecedented security measures, with strict rules and inspections at checkpoints. Despite some scuffles and problems with crowd control, the ceremony was free of major disruptions.

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Pam Fessler is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty, philanthropy, and voting issues.

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