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Obama's inauguration celebration Jan 18, 2009 12:00 AM A A 45 View all photos President-elect Barack Obam and his wife Michelle Obama, arrive at 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, in Washington. () - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama, arrive at 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' as Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden look ok at left, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, in Washington. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during an inaugural concert in Washington , Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak People watch U2's Bono on a large screen as he sings during the 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' near the Washington Monument in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Matt Rourke Denzel Washington embraces President-elect Barack Obama during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster People gather on the National Mall during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. The U.S. Capitol is in the background. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President-elect Barack Obama's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng waves as she stands with her husband Konrad Ng and daughter Suhaila at the end of 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama, his wife Michelle Obama, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden wave during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster John Mellencamp performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Malia Obama, 10, President-elect Barack Obama, smiles to the crowd during the ' We are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President-elect Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Jill Biden, and Sasha Obama sing along as they listen to Garth Brooks perform at the Lincoln Memorial for an inaugural concert Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama looks out from the stage during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President-elect Barack Obama speaks during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Standing behind bulletproof glass, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, right, sing with Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, left, during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. At right is his wife Michelle Obama. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Singer Bruce Springsteen performs at the 'We Are One: Opening Inaurgural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Jeff Christensen People gather on the National Mall during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. The U.S. Capitol is in the background. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster In this Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., sheds tears as he talks about his grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, at a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Obama's grandmother, who helped raise him, died peaceably in her sleep Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. She was 86. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File President-elect Barack Obama turns towards his daughter Sasha as he is seated with Michelle Obama, Malia Obama, Vice President elect Joe Biden, and Jill Biden at the Lincoln Memorial for an inaugural concert Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama looks out from the stage during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President-elect Barack Obama speaks during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama, arrive at 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, in Washington. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon An American bald eagle flaps its wings during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and Michelle Obama, addresses a rally during a stop on their inaugural whistle stop train trip in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Malia Obama, 10, right, takes a picture as she sits next to her sister Sasha before their parents, President-elect Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, arrive onstage at the Lincoln Memorial inaugural concert Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Actor Jamie Foxx speaks during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden stand with Maj. 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Richard Rowe as they lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during an inaugural concert in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak John Legend, left, James Taylor, center, and Jennifer Nettles perform at the 'We Are One: Opening Inaurgural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Jeff Christensen Beyonce performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Bono, lead singer for the band U2, performs during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Sheryl Crow performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden, center, stand with Maj. Gen. Richard Rowe as they lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Standing behind bulletproof glass, President-elect Barack Obama closes his eyes as he listens to the entertainment during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. At right is his wife, Michelle Obama. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster In this Aug. 5, 2008 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands after a town hall-style meeting at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File Garth Brooks performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Cheryl Crow, left, and will.i.am perform at the 'We Are One: Opening Inaurgural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. () - AP Photo/Jeff Christensen Singer Mary J Blige performs at the 'We Are One: Opening Inaurgural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Jeff Christensen Singer Bettye LeVet, left, performs with Jon Bon Jovi at the 'We Are One: Opening Inaurgural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Jeff Christensen U2 frontman Bono, right, and guitarist The Edge perform at the Lincoln Memorial for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural concert in Washington , Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak Beyonce performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Beyonce performs during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon Actress Queen Latifah speaks during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon President-elect Barack Obama gets into a presidential limousine with '44' on the license plate after he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama is seen on a big screen as he speaks during the ' We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Actress Marisa Tomei walks onstage during 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. - AP Photo/Alex Brandon