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• Yeah, this is pretty much going to give me nightmares: the Post is reporting that a stopped escalator at the Gallery Place Metro station suddenly went into reverse during the morning rush hour yesterday, throwing between 10 to 15 people backward. Gah, that can happen?! Two people were treated at a local hospital for scrapes and bruises. (PLEASE NOTE: this sentence has been revised to fix an error. The escalator in question was already stopped when the incident occurred, it did not stop and then immediately go into reverse.)
• Here we go: Tommy Wells has decided to introduce legislation that would roll backamend some of the original inaugural bar and restaurant hour rules, D.C. Wire reports. Among the possible changes Wells is suggesting is considering are that the closing hour should could be 4 a.m., and that Sunday, Jan. 18 should could be excluded.
• Via City Desk, local blog Connetiquette Ave. has the scoop on the new 43 Metrobus line, which looks to be basically just be a shorter, rush-hour only 42 bus that won’t really add much additional service.
• DCist reader Lea sends in this link to a funny transcript from a DHS blogger roundtable with outgoing Secretary Michael Chertoff
  

  Moderator: Could you guys maybe just quickly identify yourselves so the Secretary can put a face with a name?

  Question: I’m Dan Fowler from Congressional Quarterly.

  Question: Rich Cooper, Security News.

  Question: I’m Joel Johnson, with BoingBoing.

  Secretary Chertoff: Boing Boing?

  Question: That’s it.

• Bloomingdale (for now) publishes an argument to bring back Truxton Circle written by Tim Sloan.
• Mayor Adrian Fenty is going to ask President Bush for a piece of the stimulus pie, reports WTOP.
• The L.A. Times says the Nationals and the Orioles are both making big offers in hopes of signing free-agent first baseman Mark Teixeira.