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Wednesday - 2/1/2012, 12:18pm  ET  Mike Causey, special to
WASHINGTON - There are many things that greet and charm D.C.
visitors: A low skyline, the blend of architecture, outdoor
cafes and of course, our multi-colored taxi cabs. In fact, one
of the ways to spot a movie about D.C. that wasn't shot in D.C.
is the taxicabs. If the hero or villain keep hopping into yellow
cabs, you know it wasn't filmed here.  But that may change.  In
what could be a blow to diversity, the D.C. City Council is
considering major changes to the taxicab industry. One of them
would force all cabs operating in the city to be painted the
same color. Right now, there are hundreds of different color
cabs ranging from large fleets, like Yellow and Diamond, to one-
family, one-car operations.  So why the proposed change?  Either
somebody's brother-in-law owns a company that paints and re-
paints cars, or it's being done to make it easier for out-of-
towners to spot a cab. Apparently