>> Nearly three-fifths of the District of Columbia's public schools have failed basic federal standards in reading, math and other core areas. [Examiner]

>> A chain reaction of collisions Thursday night on I-95 near a Delaware toll plaza killed an Arlington woman and injured 18 people. [WaPo]

>> A federal judge has refused to dismiss a racketeering indictment against Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called "D.C. Madam", who argued that she is a victim of selective prosecution. [AP/WJLA]

>> Low res image of what the new WMATA streetcars would look like. [Frozen Tropics]

>> Tony Snow is dropping hints that he might not stick around much longer as President Bush’s press secretary. [Washington Wire]

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