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Georgetown law student Marc Gersen thought he could outwit authorities and sell meth on the side. He was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Controversy over Cool Disco Donut’s nod to graffiti artist Cool “Disco” Dan leads Dupont Circle restaurant to pick a new name. [Young & Hungry]
• Winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. [WTOP]
• Metro wants to replace some of its newest escalators. [Examiner]
• Bizarre kidnapping ends in death for kidnapper. [Times]
• No charges for Rep. Jim Moran‘s son in police investigation into voter-fraud video. [Times]

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LOOSE LIPS, by Loose Lips columnist Alan Suderman. (tips? lips@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Vincent Orange accuses Vince Gray of playing hardball on hospital contract. [Post]
• Yvette Alexander jumps from Orange’s side to Gray’s. [WBJ]
• Firm that missed or ignored complete failure of CBE program at Anacostia High School joins business groups in asking Gray to veto his and Orange’s CBE legislation. [Times]
• D.C. close to actually selling medical marijuana. [Post]
• Health care exchange official appears to be backing away from “an earlier proposal to ban the sale of individual and small-group insurance on the open market starting Oct. 1.” [WBJ]
• District’s good times are an autopilot, despite Gray administration missteps, says Jonetta. [Examiner]

HOUSING COMPLEX, by Housing Complex columnist Aaron Wiener. (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com )

• D.C.’s split personality. [NY Times]
• The FBI HQ could cost Loudon County just like it’s costing D.C. [WBJ]
• Metropolitan Branch Trail’s Rhode Island Ave. bridge moves forward. [WashCycle]
• YIMBYs make sure NIMBYs aren’t the only game in town. [City Desk]
• Tony Williams denies that he’s Detroit-bound. [DCist]
• Mapping the need for sidewalks in Ward 3. [GGW]
• D.C. has America’s “gridlockiest” winters. [Atlantic Cities]
• The history of Barry Farm’s street names. [GGW]
• Why we don’t need one-way streets. [Atlantic Cities]
• Checking in on the state of medical marijuana in the District [Post]
• Today on the market: Swanky Dupont penthouse