Inauguration Day has arrived. And media outlets everywhere are in full frenzy mode. Here's a roundup of just a few stories about the presidential hand-off.
'Get Here If You Can'
As one woman said on the Metro this morning, it looks like everyone had the same idea. Get there early. (Washington Post)
Riders on at least three buses from Selma, Ala., took a much longer route that was "the culmination of a 16-hour journey, a grinding two-year campaign and at least four decades of struggle to turn the voting rights earned 44 years ago into something few thought imaginable." (Washington Post)
Top Kenyan officials are criticized for letting their government pay the bill on trips to the inauguration while the country is in famine. (USA Today)
Many of the 260,000 troops deployed overseas have plans to watch the inauguration speech on TV. (USA Today)
Jill Biden told Oprah Winfrey that her husband, Joe Biden, had the choice of being Obama's vice president or secretary of State. (Roll Call -- subscription) Meanwhile, more than 2,000 people packed the Kennedy Center for Winfrey's special Inauguration Day show Monday. (DC Examiner)
The furniture is on its way to the White House from a secret 40,000-square-foot warehouse. "Its exact location is undisclosed." (Washington Times)
'Party Like It's 1999'
President-elect Barack Obama is celebrating his inauguration with 100 of his closest friends and relatives. (Washington Post)
Against the backdrop of a faltering economy, Obama's historic inauguration is costing $170 million to host. (Washington Times)
The president-elect hopped between three big dinners last night, the first of which was dedicated to invoking bipartisanship and honored Sen. John McCain. Not in the audience? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (New York Times)
The "Kids Inaugural" featured the new first kids, Malia and Sasha, and the likes of the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. FYI: For those without children or the Disney Channel, those are musical acts. (New York Times)
Wyclef Jean is one of the many celebs spotted around town. He says he will perform at tonight's Mid-Atlantic Ball and offers some careful criticism for CNN anchor Lou Dobbs. (Politico)
Back To Work
Adam Nagourney reminds us that the realist, Hillary Rodham Clinton, once splashed some cold water on this moment, mocking the Obamanation's belief that "celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect." So how long will the Honeymoon last? (New York Times)
Obama is expected to use his swearing-in moment to "call on the country to embrace a new culture of responsibility." (Wall Street Journal)
In that spirit, NationalJournal.com launches "The Promise Audit" to track whether Obama keeps his campaign promises. The deficit is expected to dampen some earlier aspirations. (Wall Street Journal)
Obama becomes not only commander-in-chief this afternoon, but also "recruiter in chief, fundraiser in chief and campaigner in chief for Congressional Democrats." (Roll Call -- subscription)
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