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...White House living is getting to see current movies in the comfort of your own stately mansion. Which brings up the question, What will the new First Family select for its first screening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Steven Soderbergh's five-hour epic Che? Doubtful. My money is on Hotel for Dogs, a resolutely chirpy, exceedingly safe family film aimed squarely and shamelessly at Malia and Sasha Obama's puppy-loving demographic. (See pictures of presidential First Dogs...
...historical precedent can justify only so much. Going to D.C. to celebrate the election of a President you believe in? That's fine. Hanging around at his hotel just "to be breathing the same air," as one man told the Washington Post? If you can picture a stalker giving the same quote, maybe it's time to think again...
...been called "the world's most exclusive hotel," "Uncle Sam's guesthouse," and "the best small hotel in Washington," and rightly so. Since 1942, the Blair House has been the B&B of choice for former presidents, incoming Presidents, and major leaders from around the world, including Margaret Thatcher, Ariel Sharon and Emperor Hirohito of Japan. It's so exclusive that when the Obamas asked to move in a little early so their daughters could start school on Jan. 5, the President-elect and his wife were told they had to wait their turn. ('SORRY, WE'RE BOOKED,' WHITE HOUSE...
...threats to harm Obama or disrupt the Inauguration, they're getting plenty of brickbats from Washingtonians upset by the security measures already in place and those yet to come. For the past week, taxi drivers and commuters have been complaining about the cordon set up around the Hay-Adams Hotel, where the Obamas have been living (they're set to move into the Blair House on Thursday). Barring traffic around the posh accommodations, just across Lafayette Park from the White House, has clogged the capital's arteries. It's also compounding the crosstown traffic crawl, which has only gotten worse...
...expanding into China, Australia and the U.S. Wu first built the business by finding good beans: in 2004, he went to the source of Starbucks' most popular beans and persuaded the Guatemalan supplier to sell him virtually all its arabicas (sorry, megachain). Then he hired five-star hotel chefs to concoct fancy drinks and desserts that sell for about half the price of Starbucks'. (See the top 10 food trends...