President Bush will take the oath for his second term in office today in inaugural events that are expected to draw 100,000 to the nation's capitol.

Bush will be sworn in at noon. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is administering the oath.

The swearing-in is following by the inaugural parade. Some 40,000 tickets plus 60,000 others, including protesters, will line the route through downtown Washington, D.C.

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