A view of the West Front of the Capitol building in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, where President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn-in Tuesday, Jan. 20.
A view of the West Front of the Capitol building in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, where President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn-in Tuesday, Jan. 20.
A view of the West Front of the Capitol building in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, where President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn-in Tuesday, Jan. 20.
A view from the West Front of the Capitol building in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, where President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn-in Tuesday. The Washington Monument is at right.
Chris Bullock, of Landover, Md., checks to see that the letters on a three dimensional inauguration seal are fitting tightly, in preparation of Barack Obama's inauguration, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Hargrove Inc. in Lanham, Md.
Chris Bullock, of Landover, Md., sorts cut numbers that will be placed as the "2009" on three dimensional inaugural seals, in preparation for Barack Obama's inauguration, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Hargrove Inc. in Lanham, Md.
An invitation for the Inauguration of Barack Obama is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009.
Inauguration tickets are counted and distributed on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009.
The West Front of the Capitol during an early morning rehearsal for President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration Ceremony in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009.
Stand ins for President-elect Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts practice the swearing in of the 44th President during a dress rehearsal for the Inauguration Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. From left, Army Sgt. Derrick Brooks, Army Staff Sgt. Brian Picerno and Navy Yeoman 1st Class LaSean McCray.
Inauguration stand workers, from left, Jose Trejo, Alejandro Henriquez, and Carlos Araujo, right, take a lunch break from work at the site of the Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.
Photographers stand on a platform as they look over the site of the Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.
Journalists stand on a platform as they watch work continuing at the site of the Inauguration on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009.
Work continues at the site of President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Work continues at the site of President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Workers put bulletproof glass on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
Work continues on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand, left, and the press stand, right, on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
Workers put bulletproof glass on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
Chris Bullock, of Landover, Md., works on inaugural seals at Hargrove Inc., in Lanham, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration January 20.
Monica Sause, of Crownsville, Md., decoratively paints a replica of the Liberty Bell for a float that will be in the inaugural parade, at Hargrove Inc. in Lanham, Md. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.