>> A Calvert, Md. dog saved its owner by performing the Heimlich manuever on her. Everybody loves an adorable animal story at 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday. [AP]

>> Giant local employer Fannie Mae expects it will lay off hundreds of workers in the wake of huge federal fines imposed in their accounting scandal. We're sorry, unsuspecting Fannie Mae employees. [Examiner]

>> Rounding out Washington's Sports Coverage is Jordan Baker's preview of the upcoming panda mating season. [Dealing in Subterfuges]

>> White House press secretary Tony Snow is battling cancer once again. [WaPo]

>> The favorite D.C. Starbucks of shady confidence men: revealed! [DC Metblogs]

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