Tickets a Rare Commodity to Bush Inaugural (Black Tie & Boots)

[Khephra]

WASHINGTON -- If you're fixin' to dust off your Stetson and polish the Tony Lamas for the Black Tie & Boots inaugural ball but haven't bought a ticket, you're out of luck or will need the wealth of a wildcatter to get in.

The ball on the eve of President Bush's inauguration has been oversold and because of fire code limits at the Washington-area hotel, some who ordered tickets by mail will be getting refunds instead. With space allotted for vendors and entertainers, the ballroom has a capacity of no more than 10,000.

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Among the businesses that spent $50,000 to sponsor the ball are the American Chemistry Council; oil company BP America; pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.; Tyson Foods; Union Pacific Corp., and Wells Fargo.

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Wearing cowboy boots with tuxedos and gowns is encouraged. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, said she'll don a pair of turquoise boots with her gown.

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