Oprah taking show to D.C. for inauguration

Published: Dec. 4, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Oprah Winfrey arrives for the opening night gala of the 50th Anniversary of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company at City Center in New York on December 3, 2008.   (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)
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BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey has confirmed to "Access Hollywood" she will be taping her TV talk show in Washington during the week of the presidential inauguration.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has its headquarters in Chicago.

"I'm going to break that right here; that's where I'm going to be," Winfrey exclusively told "Access Hollywood" of her temporary move to the nation's capital. "See you there ... that's the place to be."

Winfrey, who is a vocal supporter of President-elect Barack Obama, also confirmed she has rented out the Opera House at the Kennedy Center to film the show in January.


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