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And in President Bush's front yard ...

06:00 AM PT, Oct 28 2008

Work is about to begin on the inaugural parade reviewing stand

Some days, the White House must feel like a prison to those living there. But the bars displayed here are ...

A chain link fence blocks off part of Pennsylvania Avenue in preparation for construction of a reviewing stand in front of the White House

... part of the barriers and fences being erected around a construction site:

Crews are about to begin work on the heated, security-enhanced reviewing stand from which the next president will watch the inaugural parade.

For the moment, though, the view of the White House from Lafayette Park is unobstructed, in this essay -- autumnal by hue and by political calendar -- by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Ron Edmonds.

The White House, on a cloudy day, as seen from Lafayette Park, as construction is about to begin for the inaugural parade reviewing stand

-- James Gerstenzang

Photos: Ron Edmonds / Associated Press

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Comments
Jo

Tell these guys at LA times to release the 03 tapes for Obama we heard about today on Fox News......can't hide now.....we want to know.

This OB should be exposed.

Anthony Monaghan

Funny how that White House resembles a torture chamber at Guantanamo Bay, although Gitmo is reserved for non-American untermenschen.

Arliss

John McCain still has NOT released HIS medical records for full review!

With the very high probability that his Melanoma could have returned his refusal to release his medical records is a cause to worry that he is hiding something.

Palin is unfit to lead this country if McCain were to die in his first term.

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James Gerstenzang and Johanna Neuman are reporters in The Times' Washington bureau. Between the two of them, they have covered the White House, diplomacy, military affairs, the environment, international economics, trade and Congress. They have both spent time in Crawford, Texas.