Finding a place to stay in Washington for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration is going to be difficult — and expensive.

Hotels ranging from five stars to the lower end are sold-out or are raising prices to take advantage of the overwhelming demand from people nationwide who want to witness the historic swearing in of the nation’s first black president.

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