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Retired Washington Post columnist & editor. New @mwcog podcaster. Retweet may just mean I think it's interesting. Email: robert.mccartney10@gmail.com.

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    Robert McCartney‏Verified account @McCartneyWP 15 Mar 2016

    URGENT Entire Metro system to shut down for at least 29 hours starting at midnight to check for faulty cables, say 2 Metro officials. #WMATA

    12:58 PM - 15 Mar 2016
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      2. Richard England‏ @REnglandDC 15 Mar 2016
        Replying to @McCartneyWP

        @McCartneyWP What are we thinking re terms 4 tomorrow? I like #TheMetreckoning but appreciate #Metropocalypse and #Metromageddon

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Tanya‏ @TanyaRDT 15 Mar 2016
        Replying to @REnglandDC

        @REnglandDC @McCartneyWP #MetroMayhem?

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      2. brianne johnson‏ @brnjohnson 15 Mar 2016
        Replying to @arjun_motta

        @arjun_motta first the escalators don't work, now the ENTIRE METRO

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      1. Aimee Custis‏ @AimeeCustis 15 Mar 2016
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        @mccartneywp You've got 2 sources on that?

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      2. Ken Dukes‏ @BeyondKenny 15 Mar 2016
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        @McCartneyWP @washingtonpost Where does one get '29' hours from anyway? Not 24? Not 35?

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      3. Tits Van‏ @NationalsCH 15 Mar 2016
        Replying to @BeyondKenny

        @BeyondKenny @McCartneyWP @washingtonpost metro opens at 5 am normally, so a while 24 hours plus 5=29

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      1. ShaneJFilomena‏ @ShaneJFilomena 15 Mar 2016
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        @McCartneyWP @washingtonpost and you believed that? How often do they do these things? They are hiding something

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      1. Joe Boyle‏ @HistoryBoyle 15 Mar 2016
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        @McCartneyWP @FreiherrBraun Holy crap! Let chaos ensue!

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      1. Nicole A‏ @beutflpearl 15 Mar 2016
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        @McCartneyWP faulty cables or bomb threat?

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