Sometimes this stuff is almost too scooshy, even for me.
Eighteen Americans from all walks of life nationwide will join President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their whistle stop train tour to Washington Jan 17, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Wednesday.
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"These everyday Americans from all walks of life have made extraordinary contributions to the life of this country," the committee said in a statement.
Those contributions include those who have lost their jobs during the recession and "struggle bravely to cope in economic turmoil," a worker who "became a champion for workers' rights" and a soldier who "became an advocate for servicemen and women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder," it said.
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