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Here's how to score an all-expense-paid trip to Obama's inauguration

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updated 11:30 a.m. ET Jan. 7, 2009

Want to win an all-expense-paid trip to the inauguration? The next winner could be you.

Just ask Cynthia Russell, a Gainesville, Fla., homebuilder who scored the first of 10 pairs of tickets to the Jan. 20 event. With her winning essay entry, Russell and and her beau Chris Buffington snagged much-sought hotel accommodations in Washington to go with tickets to the welcoming ceremony, Obama’s swearing-in, the Inaugural Parade and the inaugural ball.

For your chance to win a pair of golden tickets, fill out the entry form at the inaugural committee Web site. But the window for entering and writing an essay is fast closing; entries must be submitted by midnight Thursday.

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The Obama camp says that donations to the inaugural committee are encouraged but not required to enter the contest.

For information on how to win a ticket to the presidential inauguration, click here.

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