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Donors open up wallets so Washington can open up Mall for inauguration
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Halle Berry, Magic Johnson, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks chipped in $50,000 each. Several top Googlers -- Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, Marissa Mayer -- also contributed, along with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
The inauguration of Barack Obama is being bankrolled by dozens of celebrities and many regular folks who just want to help out. The Bay Area in California is well-represented among Obama donors, with venture capitalists, academics, lawyers and activists on the list.
With three weeks to go, the inaugural committee has collected more than $20 million to pay for parades, parties and all the jumbo video screens and amenities for a crowd Jan. 20 that could total 2 million or more.
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