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A partial view of Washington DC, including the US Capitol and surrounding area with a view of the inauguration stands and seats along the west side of the Capitol as well as an overview of the Capitol grounds. EPA
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Workers on lifts prepare the doorways of the Capitol Rotunda for the inaugural drapery that will be hung for the 20 January inauguration when Joe Biden will be sworn-in as President of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA. EPA
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A worker builds a wooden structure, part of the preparation for the presidential inauguration, at the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AFP
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Members of the House of the Representatives Office of Chief Administrative Officer hang a drape, part of the preparation for the presidential inauguration, at the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AFP
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Workers stand near construction for the inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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Preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol. AP Photo
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Workers install no-scale fencing around the US Capitol. AP Photo
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A partial view of Washington DC, including the US Capitol and surrounding area with a view of the inauguration stands and seats along the west side of the Capitol as well as an overview of the Capitol grounds. EPA
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Workers on lifts prepare the doorways of the Capitol Rotunda for the inaugural drapery that will be hung for the 20 January inauguration when Joe Biden will be sworn-in as President of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA. EPA
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A worker builds a wooden structure, part of the preparation for the presidential inauguration, at the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AFP
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Members of the House of the Representatives Office of Chief Administrative Officer hang a drape, part of the preparation for the presidential inauguration, at the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AFP
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Workers stand near construction for the inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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Preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol. AP Photo
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Workers install no-scale fencing around the US Capitol. AP Photo
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A partial view of Washington DC, including the US Capitol and surrounding area with a view of the inauguration stands and seats along the west side of the Capitol as well as an overview of the Capitol grounds. EPA
Mike Pence to attend president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration
Vice President has taken different course to Donald Trump who has confirmed his planned absence
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10 January, 2021
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