D.C. Council extends last call for inauguration
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Published: December 3, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The D.C. Council has approved emergency legislation allowing the city’s bars, nightclubs and restaurants to stay open around the clock for four days around President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.
The bill allows any establishment with a liquor license to serve alcohol until 5 a.m. and serve food at any hour from Jan. 17 until the morning of Jan. 21.
The council approved the measure in a 9-4 vote Tuesday and was pushed by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. The organization says the inauguration is a rare event that is worthy of special rules.
Councilman Phil Mendelson was among those voting against it, saying the relaxed regulations could cause more crime, violence and drunken driving.
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