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Good morning, Washington! Here's what we're reading around the web this AM.
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ABC reports that today is "the start date for requiring cabs to use meters, but the city is offering a 30-day grace period before drivers without meters face fines of $1,000."

Madame Tussauds wax museum will cut its admission price from $21.15 to $18 for adults, citing the economic downturn. Or maybe nobody wanted to pay that much to see creepy wax figures?
This blog posts an interesting video to get us rethinking DC's bike lanes.

Prince of Petworth reports a rumor that the strip of retail on Irving Street will include a second branch of U Street coffee shop Mocha hut.

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