Hero Of The Week

  Businessman Earl Stafford is planning on spending $1 million for the Obama inauguration.

  The kicker: most of the money is going toward tickets, gowns, tuxedos and transportation for needy, underpriviledged people, as well as wounded vets.

  Quote: The zero-dollar price tag is even more shocking, considering that tickets to the inaugural events are going for hundreds of dollars, the city's remaining hotel rooms are edging into four-figure territory, and even basements and couches miles from the National Mall are going for a premium on Craigslist.

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