Homeless need to uproot their encampments before inauguration

WASHINGTON - Clifton Wayne Lee, a homeless veteran, usually sleeps on a heating grate outside the Federal Trade Commission building. It would be a prime spot on Inauguration Day — just steps from the inaugural parade route.

But he'll have to give it up. District of Columbia and federal authorities are telling homeless people that they'll soon have to vacate the large chunk of property that will be secured before President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday. The zone includes the National Mall, Capitol Hill and more than 10 blocks that make up the parade route.

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