What Does Inauguration Day Mean To You?

President Barack Obama will begin his second term on Monday, Jan. 21 at the Presidential Inauguration.

Some see it as a grand tradition, with parties and parades and VIPs shivering together in the Washington, D.C. winter. Others see it as a waste of resources for a second-term president. And partisan politics will likely affect who pays attention at all.

Also worth noting: The nation's first biracial president will be inaugurated on the federal holiday marking the birth of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

We want to know what, if anything, Inauguration Day means to you. And what do you expect from the president once the pomp and circumstance is over?

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Will you watch, or pay close attention to, Monday's Presidential Inauguration?

Why or why not?

If so, where will you watch it?

Have you ever been to a Presidential Inauguration? If so, please tell us about your experience.

What issues would you personally like to see President Obama focus on in the next year?

Now, a couple questions to get to know you. These aren't required.

In what year were you born?

What is your occupation?

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