>> The National Park Service said that most of the unidentified oily substance found on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in September has been removed. [AP/WJLA]

>> The Laura Sessions Stepp Emergency Broadcast System has been activated. This is not a test. [why.i.hate.dc]

>> A 25-year-old Bethesda woman died in a house fire early this morning. [WaPo]

>> WaPo Editors: hy-per-link. Look it up. [Notions Capital]

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