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• Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says he would decline an Obama cabinet position. Is that code for he’s pretty sure he’s not getting one?
• We Love D.C. catches a pretty funny SMS on the Capitals’ jumbotron.
• Metro Deputy General Manager Gerald Francis tells WTOP “There is no way the system can stay open for 24 hours” during the inauguration.
• A 24-year-old Pentagon worker was found dead of an apparent violent attack in her apartment in Alexandria. Police are looking for her car as part of the investigation.
• Prince of Petworth spies a new restaurant and lounge coming to 10th and U Streets NW.
• Details on the fire at 12th and H Streets NE from Frozen Tropics. Incidentally, the Palace of Wonders emailed to let us know that they are “unscathed, intact and OPEN!” despite having been used by firefighters as a staging ground to fight the blaze.