Washington in 60 Seconds: Palin-palooza Begins; Tim Gunn Warns of 'Hillary Clinton Territory'

Good morning, Capitolists! If you like Sarah Palin, you are going to love the next six weeks as the former governor of Alaska boards a campaign bus and sets out on a 32-city book tour to promote her campaign memoir, "Going Rogue." If you're not so much into lady Palin, may I suggest a trip to a place without cable, like Siberia or your local library.

The Washington Post writes about the start of Palin-mania, and we write about everything else making news in the capital. Here's what's happening in Washington today:

* The Story Everyone's Talking About. Masterminds of the 9/11 attacks, including Khalid Sheik Muhammed, will be moved from Guantanamo Bay to New York City to be tried in civilian court, according to The New York Times. The trial will take place just blocks from Ground Zero and could be complicated by the fact that Muhammed and others were waterboarded by American forces while in prison.

* White House Shake-Up. In the first major ouster in the Obama administration, White House counsel Greg Craig is on the way out because of his poor handling of the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Craig will be replaced by Obama's personal attorney, Bob Bauer.

* Trouble in Tokyo. President Obama is in Japan today, attending to the U.S.-Japanese alliance with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The BBC reports that Japan recently informed American leaders that U.S. ships cannot refuel in Japan if they are supplying troops fighting in Afghanistan. From Tokyo, Obama will head to Singapore, China and South Korea, including the ASEAN economic meeting.

* Washington Day Planner. If you didn't get to tag along on the president's trip to Asia, why not start your day with AEI's seminar on pension reform, the cleverly titled "Keeping Granny on the Job." After that, head to the National Press Club for the newsmakers' speech from Truett Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, on how he made his company a success, even without feeding us on Sundays.

* Fascinating First Lady. The State reports that the first lady has made Barbara Walters' list of the 10 most fascinating people of 2009 -- that would be the first lady of South Carolina, of course. Jenny Sanford will sit down with Barbara for the special, which airs Dec. 9.

* Where's the Love, Tim Gunn? And finally, on last night's "Project Runway," we could not help noticing that Tim Gunn counseled a young designer to tread carefully into pantsuit territory, the well-worn domain of Washington's power women. "This just looks like borderline Hillary Clinton," he warned. "I want to encourage you to rethink that."