Where even the escalators can kill you. Liz Farmer: Broken Metro escalators send riders flying Two escalator brake failures in five days sent passengers flying down to the bottom — and landed four in the hospital, putting the spotlight on Metro’s deteriorating escalator performance.

We loved us some Alvin Greene. h/t RD

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They didn’t lose the election, they lost the ballots – so it’s unclear as to who really lost. [what?] In what has become one of the stranger twists in an already bizarre Governor’s race, a bag of uncounted ballots was found in Bridgeport Thursday night. Republican officials were approached by …

Spotted in the Halls of Congress.

The best basketball player in the White House Press Corps, Hans Nichols asks all the the tough questions. h/t Matt Dornic

If you’re a Republican or can pretend to be one from the hours of 9am to 6pm, you might consider investigating this list.

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Last night’s landslide victory by House Republicans will mean big changes in Congress, but will it mean big changes for the House cafeterias? Over the past couple of years, Nancy Pelosi has taken to greening the House cafeterias.  Included in this endeavor was the implementation of the compostable utensil initiative, which has …

A sign reading, “How’s the tingle, Chris?”, appeared last night on MSNBC as Michele Bachmann was interviewed by Chris Matthews. Following the interview, Matthews took a couple minutes to explain why he had once said what he did and followed it up by calling Bachmann “moronic.” Classy.

Boehner won.  Marijuana lost. PS: She’s neither a witch, nor a Senator. [via Fark]

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