"Petraeus Says Objectives in Iraq Are Largely Being Met" [WaPo]

"Slow Progress Being Made in Iraq, Petraeus Tells Congress" [NYTimes]

"We are winning in Iraq, General Petraeus says" [London Times]

"Petraeus says U.S. troop levels can be cut" [Reuters]

>> A noose was reportedly found hanging in a tree near a building that houses several African American campus organizations at the University of Maryland. School officials are treating the incident as a possible hate crime. [WaPo]

>> Naby's Island, a new sitdown restaurant serving inexpensive Caribbean fare on the H street corridor, is set to open September 15. [Frozen Tropics]

>> Police in Alexandria are investigating a robbery in which the robber impersonated a police officer. [NBC4]

>> Student found alive after crash, being missing for a week. [AP via WTOP]

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