News Is Power in Washington, and Aides Race to Be Well-Armed - NYTimes.com

News Is Power in Washington, and Aides Race to Be Well-Armed - NYTimes.com: "With the help of three alarm clocks, he gets up at 4 a.m., is showered and out the door in less than an hour, and scans his BlackBerry almost constantly as he makes his pretimed 12- to 13-minute trek to the Red Line Metro stop where he catches the first train downtown."