Good morning, Washington. Anybody watch Rod Blagojevich on Letterman last night? The curious can find a transcript of the interview’s main part here. The exchange contains plenty of the signature Blago obliviousness, but nothing as amusing as the elaborate horse theft analogies that the disgraced ex-governor concocted on January 23. Could Rod’s post-impeachment media blitz running out of steam? That would be a shame — there’s still plenty of room for it to get even more farcical.

More Snow?: Although the snow is sticking, this morning’s light flurries aren’t expected to amount to much. There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 10 AM, but total accumulations aren’t likely to exceed one or two inches anywhere in the area.

Md. Slots Auction Gets Even More Underwhelming: Yesterday brought news of the anemic launch of Maryland’s slot machine gambling industry. There were five licenses available, but only six bidders chose to compete over them, and they’re only proposing to build about ten thousand machines, despite fifteen thousand having been authorized. Well, that was the story yesterday — today’s Post reveals that the situation is even worse. Two of the bidders may be eliminated due to their failure to pay application fees on time; and the number of proposed machines has been revised further downward, to 6,550. Lawmakers say they’re lowering their expectations for the budgetary windfall that slots will provide, and are talking about sweetening the terms of potential agreements to attract more investors.

Briefly Noted: Bulova claims victory in Fairfax County Board race… Va. to announce $2b in transportation cuts… D.C. approves dedicated funding for Metro; now it’s up to Md. and Va… Young woman sexually assaulted by police impersonator in Stafford… Two young men and an unidentified teen arrested in connection to cabbie’s murder… Virginia Senate delays closing gun show loophole — but they haven’t been slacking off: the legislature found time to pass a law allowing concealed weapons in restaurants… Two charged with human trafficking in Montgomery County… Unscreened VIPs raise questions about inauguration security…

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