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Obama Inauguration Tickets - How To Get Them In Oakland

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According to the Oakland Tribune, Eastbay Lawmakers have set up call-in numbers and email lists for those looking for inauguration tickets.  Here's their report, in part:


The East Bay congressional delegation is compiling first-come, first-serve waiting lists of those who want free — and hard to get — tickets to the Jan. 20 presidential inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C.
But federal lawmakers are warning the hundreds of constituents who have called or sent e-mail requests for tickets that a spot on the list offers no guarantees.
Members do not know how many of the estimated 250,000 tickets their offices will receive from the Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee. Ticket-holders will have access to the outdoor viewing area on the west front of the Capitol.
Lawmakers' phones started ringing months ago, but the volume ramped up after the historic Nov. 4 election of Barack Obama, who is poised to become the nation's first African-American president.
It's unclear how many tickets will end up in the hands of constituents versus how many will go to federal officials, their staffs and well-connected political friends...MORE



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To put your name on a waiting list for a free ticket to the Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C., contact the offices of the two California senators or a member of Congress:
  •  REP. JERRY MCNERNEY, D-PLEASANTON -- 202-225-1947

  •  REP. GEORGE MILLER, D-MARTINEZ -- 925-602-1880

  •  REP. ELLEN TAUSCHER, D-ALAMO -- www.tauscher.house.gov or 925-932-8899

  •  REP. BARBARA LEE, D-OAKLAND -- 510-763-0370

  •  REP. PETE STARK, D- FREMONT -- www.house.gov/stark or 510-494-1388

  •  SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN -- tickets@feinstein.senate.gov

  •  SEN. BARBARA BOXER -- 415-403-0100

  •  OFFICIAL INAUGURAL SITE: Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies' Web site atinaugural.senate.gov/

  •  ONLINE TIP: To find the name of your representative, enter your ZIP code at https://writerep.house.gov/ or www.votesmart.org.
    Source: MediaNews research

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