Free flowing

30 miles out of Washington,early morning traffic is no problem

January 20, 2009 at 10:55AM

The bus left Philadelphia hours early to make sure everyone would be in place for the oath of office. So far, the predictions of snarled traffic haven't come true. It's almost 6 a.m., we're about 30 miles out of Washington, and the freeway is free flowing. A pleasant surprise.

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