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- The U.S. Senate today confirmed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, adding to the list of those confirmed to the cabinet within a single day of President Obama’s inauguration. Immediately after the Congressional Luncheon on Tuesday, the Senate approved Steven Chu as Energy Secretary, Arne Duncan at Education, Janet Napolitano for Homeland Scurity, Eric Shinseki for Veterans Affairs, Ken Salazar for Interior, and Tom Vilsack at the Department of Agriculture.
- Big news in the local business world, via Washington Business Journal: Hilton Hotels Corp. will move its headquarters from Beverly Hills, Calif., to the D.C. metro area.
- City Desk reports that folks who shelled out hundreds of dollars to attend one of two abruptly canceled American Music Inaugural Balls are afraid they’ve been ripped off — by Dionne Warwick.
- Things to be thankful for: you didn’t have to go to the airport today.
- Union Station was briefly evacuated today after a fryer in the station’s McDonald’s restaurant overheated and set off an automatic fire extinguisher.
- The DNC formally elected Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as chairman today.
- The AP reports a lot of tears flowed when the Obamas opened the White House to visitors today.
- Intangible Arts has a nice report on his walkabout around town yesterday.
- Prince of Petworth gets back to basics and gets excited about a new coffee shop coming to Petworth.
