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>> Janitors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center haven’t been paid in two weeks, and today their union is staging a rally over the shortchanging, the Post reports. The 250 custodians work for a contractor which, in turn, says it hasn’t received its federal payments. The rally is set for 3:30 outside the Medical Center Metro station.

>> A former member of Congress believes that his former colleagues won’t stymie an attempt by the District to end-run its way to budget autonomy. Tom Davis, who represented Northern Virginia in the House, told the D.C. Council he doesn’t think the budget autonomy measure will be blocked by Congress, WAMU reports.

>> Patrick Ewing might be coming back to D.C., Loose Lips reports. In the form of a construction contractor. The former Georgetown and Knicks center was mentioned in communication between Keith Lomax, the Adrian Fenty driver-turned-developer, and Department of General Services director Brian Hanlon.

Briefly Noted: Local businesses using fake money … Two hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak … Bowie State murder trial set to begin … Hotel rooms still available for inauguration … Free vibrators today.

This Day in DCist: Last year, a study found that Metro workers are overworked and very tired.