• Sheezy creezy, guys, how about trying a little harder not to set fire to the brand new $621 million Capitol Visitor Center next time?
• WTOP continues its obsession with the bodily functions of the estimated inauguration crowd by looking at how many port-o-potties are being ordered for the big day.
• Va. Delegate Brian Moran resigned from the House of Delegates today to run for governor.
• The New York Times reports that the Obamas asked if they could move in to Blair House, the formal White House guest house, ten days early so that their daughters could start school on time, but the White House turned down their request, saying it was already booked.
• Mayor Fenty is going to ask for some more money from the federal government to pay for the inauguration. Duh.
• Finally, someone says what we’d been wondering about for a while: there really won’t be any way to count how many people will show up in D.C. for the inauguration.

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