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WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Dec. 6) -- Overseas contributions to President Bill Clinton's inaugural festivities in January will be banned, all other contributions will be limited to a maximum of $100 and the names of all donors and ticket buyers will be made public, according to the event's organizers. The estimated cost for the three-day extravaganza is about $30 million.

Terence R. McAuliffe and Ann Dibble Jordan, co-chairs of the Presidential Inauguration Committee, told a news conference today that because of a $9 million surplus from Clinton's 1993 inauguration, they don't have to rely on nor will accept corporate contributions to fund the events. Costs for the celebrity-studded performance at USAir Arena, the traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, 12 black-tie galas, a multi-site fireworks show and other celebrations will be raised through ticket and merchandise sales and contributions not to exceed $100.

Banning non-U.S. contributions is not required by law but appears aimed at blunting criticism stemming from the Democratic National Committee's recent fund-raising problems. Non-U.S. citizens will be allowed to buy tickets to the various events, which range in price from $10 for bleacher seats at the parade to $3,000 for the choicest seats at USAir Arena.

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A list of all individuals who buy tickets or make donations will be made public by the organizing committee on March 31, 1997.

The 53rd inaugural is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20th, and will be preceded by two days of events in Washington. The theme of the inauguration is "An American Journey, Building a Bridge to the 21st Century." On Saturday, Jan. 18, a free event on the Mall will feature music celebrating American history. Fireworks will dot the Washington skyline from several points in the city that night, and a dress rehearsal for the Jan. 19 "An American Gala" at USAir Arena will also take place. It's free to groups who arrange tickets.

Also, on Jan. 19, American "thinkers" will lead a series of seminars with question and answer periods with American citizens in tents set up on the Mall, a park that stretches from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. The Mall events are free and open to the public.

The Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. followed by the parade from Capitol Hill to the White House at 2 p.m. The invitation-only, black-tie galas are that night. The Clintons and Gores will likely drop by all those parties.


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