January 20 in the news.....
- McDonald's opened its first drive-thru in Beijing on Friday. Since 1990 there have been relatively few hiccups for McDonald's in China, with the biggest controversy being the execution of Hamburglar and the brief imprisonment of Ronald McDonald who protested it to the government.
- Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will embark on a widely anticipated campaign for the White House Saturday. Clinton was expected to disclose plans to form a presidential exploratory committee on her Web site, according to Democratic officials familiar with the matter. When asked what her primary advantage over her competitors will be in 2008, a spokesman for Hillary said it will be her husband Bill, who will have sex with her competitor's wives behind their backs.