C-U attendees at inauguration want to be part of history
WASHINGTON – Lynn Randall remembers her time at Jimmy Carter's inauguration as the most exhilarating of her life. She was then 27, working for a newly elected congressman.
Now, 32 years later, she's even more psyched to take in the inauguration in Washington of Barack Obama, the first black president.
"At last I have hope that for the youth of this country equal opportunity will no longer be a dream but a reality," she said.
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