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Good morning, Washington. It appears as if all the people arrested in yesterday’s autonomy sit-in have now been released. That doesn’t mean they didn’t have to wait: Interim Councilmember Sekou Biddle, for example, wasn’t released until 4:15 a.m., while Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells didn’t get home until 4:45 this morning. All those arrested, including the Mayor, were presented with an option to pay $50 and accept guilt or not pay and come back for court date, and were charged with misdemeanors, likely similar to the ones that White House protesters receive.

DCist’s Martin Austermuhle — who’ll be along with some additional analysis shortly — informs us that staffers for Councilmember Muriel Bowser and Yvette Alexander were unaware that their bosses would be arrested; in fact, Gray and the Councilmembers only decided to actually go through with it after they saw the size of the crowd that had gathered along Constitution Avenue SW. Wondering who was running the city while Gray and Brown were under arrest? City Administrator Allen Lew and Council Chair pro tempore Mary Cheh were to perform the duties of Gray and Brown.

Follow the Money: An interesting pair of stories regarding money and politics this morning. The first comes from Michael Neibauer, who notes that former mayor Adrian Fenty got rid of $440,709 in citizen-service funds left over from his time in office by donating it to an organization owned by his former campaign strategist and chief fundraiser, John Falcicchio. The Office of Campaign Finance is reviewing the donation, but the it would appear to allow Fenty to maintain some semblance of control over the large sum even though he’s no longer mayor. Meanwhile, the Examiner reports that agency vehicles operated by the D.C. Housing Authority have racked up $9,885 in unpaid parking tickets.

Suspicious Package Blocks Wisconsin Avenue: A suspicious package blocked off traffic at the 2200 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW this morning, causing a fairly large backup. The package was reportedly a briefcase inside the lobby of an embassy, and it was cleared around 8:30 a.m.

Briefly Noted: Details on the congressional budget compromise have been revealed, Metro funds safe…Proposed increase in Md. alcohol tax in trouble?…Parents, Councilmembers say 2012 DCPS budget doesn’t make sense…Caps to play preseason game in Baltimore next fall…Awwwwww.

This Day in DCist: Last year, a cyclist was killed after being “crushed by a humvee” near the Convention Center; in 2009, things couldn’t get much more depressing for Nationals fans.