•Address, expected to last 16 minutes, will focus "expansion of freedom." [WP, BG]

•Mayor Williams: "In general, we've struck a balance too far in favor of security and not enough in favor of openness." [NYT]

•Bush set for marathon of festivities. [NYT]

• 100,000 spectators expected, unmoved by weather or security. [WP]

• Everyone eyes Jenna, Barbara. Us magazine on the prowl; they order their own drinks. [WP]

• Let the parties begin. . . [WP]

• Christian Conservatives have good reason to celebrate. [NYT]

• During the war, Roosevelt had no parade or parties. Scholar: "For most Americans, the wars on terrorism and in Iraq have been primarily 'spectator' wars, not 'participant' wars." [WP]

•Pataki to measure national support at inauguration. [NYT]