Sen.-elect Mitt Romney hits orientation in Washington, D.C., and gets a (temporary) basement office

Washington • Sen.-elect Mitt Romney joined his fellow incoming senators at the Capitol on Tuesday, starting his transition into office beginning with his assignment of temporary working space tucked into the basement.Romney, a Utah Republican who will succeed Sen. Orrin Hatch come January, visited Washington for the first time since the election and found a nameplate emblazoned with “Senator-elect Mitt Romney” below the seal of the state of Utah. He’ll work from this space