Article: Power steering; Limo companies ready for tough day driving around VIPs.(BUSINESS)

Byline: Donna De Marco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The streets of Washington will be packed with chauffeured limousines today as the city's powerful visitors and hobnobbing politicos navigate from one party to the next.

Local transportation companies, acutely aware of the increased security downtown and the threat of a terrorist attack using limos, are prepared for one of the toughest driving days in the city.

The companies have been busy since the election booking vehicles for everyone from business executives and politicians to lobbyists and dignitaries.

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