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A sign on the security fence surrounding the construction area where workers are building the Presidential Inauguration reviewing stand in front of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012.
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Workers are seen infront of the White House during preparation of a review stand for the presidential inauguration on November 12, 2012 in Washington,DC. The Presidential Inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Preparations have started of a review stand in front of the White House for the presidential inauguration on November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Workers are seen in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue during preparation of a review stand for the presidential inauguration on November 12, 2012. The Presidential Inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Preparations have started of a review stand in front of the White House for the presidential inauguration on November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Workers are seen in front of the White House during preparation of a review stand for the presidential inauguration on November 12, 2012in Washington,DC. The Presidential Inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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A police officer rides his bike in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue during preparation of a review stand for the presidential inauguration on November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Preparations have started of a review stand in front of the White House for the presidential inauguration on November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Workers are seen in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue during preparation of a review stand for the presidential inauguration on November 12, 2012. The Presidential Inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Workers are seen at Lafayette Square across of the White House during preparation for the presidential inauguration on November 12, 2012 in Washington,DC. The Presidential Inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, finishes hammering a nail into a plank with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, nail into a plank during the First Nail Ceremony for the official launch of construction of the Inaugural platform where the President of the United States will take the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., displays the hammer he used during the First Nail Ceremony for the official launch of construction of the Inaugural platform where the President of the United States will take the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Schumer said the hammer belongs to a Connecticut carpenter who is working on the new One World Trade Center building.
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Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., displays the hammer he used during the First Nail Ceremony for the official launch of construction of the Inaugural platform where the President of the United States will take the oath of office on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Schumer said the hammer belongs to a Connecticut carpenter who is working on the new One World Trade Center building.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (R), speak to members of the media during a tour of the Inaugural setup December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as the President of the United States during a private ceremony on January 20 and a public ceremony on January 21, 2013.
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Construction continues as workers build the platform to be used for the Presidential Inauguration ceremony on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, as seen on December 11, 2012. US President Barack Obama's second inauguration will take place with a public ceremonial oath of office on January 21, 2013.
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US Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer (2nd L) of New York and Republican Senator Lamar Alexander (C) of Tennessee speak during a press conference to discuss construction work on the platform to be used for the Presidential Inauguration ceremony on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, as seen on December 11, 2012. US President Barack Obama's second inauguration will take place with a public ceremonial oath of office on January 21, 2013.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Construction workers continue to build the Inaugural platform December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as the President of the United States during a private ceremony on January 20 and a public ceremony on January 21, 2013.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Construction workers build the Inaugural platform December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as the President of the United States during a private ceremony on January 20 and a public ceremony on January 21, 2013.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Construction workers build the Inaugural platform December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as the President of the United States during a private ceremony on January 20 and a public ceremony on January 21, 2013.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: Construction workers continue to build the Inaugural platform December 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term as the President of the United States during a private ceremony on January 20 and a public ceremony on January 21, 2013.
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The nation is focused on the Connecticut school massacre, but in Washington, preparations for the 2013 inauguration are well underway.
The preparations were kicked off on Sept. 20, six weeks before voters picked the man who would be sworn in to serve as president for the next four years. Last week, Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, updated the press on progress of the preparations. The preparation are on time and on budget, said Sen. Schumer. He said that the cost covered by the federal budget will be $1.2 million.