Consolation Prizes for Blocked Ticket Holders

WASHINGTON -- Ticked off ticket holders who didn't get in to see the swearing-in ceremony Tuesday are getting consolation prizes.

Ticket holders who were blocked from entering the swearing-in ceremony will receive commemorative inaugural items, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said.

Those with blue, silver and purple tickets who didn't make it in will receive copies of the swearing-in invitation and program; photos of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden; and a color print of the ceremony, committee spokeswoman Carole Florman said.

People should check the committee's Web site early next week for instructions on how to claim their items.