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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041201/ap_on_go_pr_wh/black_tie___boots

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A pair of tickets on eBay were being offered at $1,550 a pair on Wednesday; a set of eight were going for $6,100.


The ball's popularity has increased through the Bush administrations of father and son. In January 1989, when George H.W. Bush became president, 3,000 people attended. In 2001, at President Bush's first inauguration, 10,000 people came to the ball.


Bush, first lady Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites) and Lynne Cheney plan to attend. The president's second inauguration is the next day, Jan. 20, at noon.


The society, founded in 1905 when Teddy Roosevelt was president, was organized to bring together displaced Texans in the Washington area. But many non-Texans became members, in part to get tickets to the ball.

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They have no shame! And ska-ru Lyle Lovet for performing!! I can't believe I ever thought he was kind of cool - jerk!