nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Wait, Wait, Don’t Inaugurate: Why The U.S. Takes So Long To Change Presidents||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||How is it that the Brits can have a newly elected prime minister meeting with the queen to form a new government within a day or two, but Americans need 10 or 11 weeks to install a new crew?