"Bells And Whistles": Newly-Remodeled WH Situation Room Features Cherry Cabinetry, High-Definition TV Screens...

The Situation Room at the White House isn't one room at all -- it's a sprawling 5,000-square-foot complex that's nothing like the state-of-the-art Counter-Terrorist Unit on TV's "24."

When a remodeling project is completed -- after eight months and a classified number of taxpayer dollars -- White House officials expect their "Sit Room" to function at a higher level and look a lot better than the place Henry Kissinger once described as "uncomfortable, unaesthetic and essentially oppressive."

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