Morning Roundup: Crazy Eights Edition

Good morning, Washington, and welcome to 8/8/08, the date chosen for the official start of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This confluence of 8s should of course not be confused with 8/8/88, the date on which soldiers murdered over 2000 peaceful protesters in Burma, and the Chicago Cubs played their first night game at Wrigley Field. So for 8/8/08, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the weather is incredibly nice for this point in August. It's only going to get up to the low 80s today, and it's going to continue like that for the next several days. The bad news is that beyond tonight's four and a half hour Opening Ceremony, there's not much else Olympic to recommend to those of you dying for the games to get underway. ESPN will have some badminton and fencing action tonight, but other than that, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see any actual competition (try out NBC's customized TV schedule to see what you'll be able to watch depending on what kind of cable you have).

FBI Investigates Calvo Raid: The Examiner reports that the FBI has opened a review of the raid on Berwyn Heights, Md. Mayor Cheye Calvo's home, which resulted in the fatal shooting of his two family dogs. Authorities have since said that they now believe Calvo was the victim of a drug smuggling scheme in which packages of marijuana were intercepted by deliverymen.

Metro Prostitute Makes Deal: The Metro custodian who was arrested in a prostitution sting has reportedly struck a deal with prosecutors and will not face charges in the case. Pamela Goins has agreed to complete 40 hours of community service within six months as part of the deal.

Briefly Noted: Metro ridership hit new record in July... Man arrested in April double slaying in Southeast ... Council members urge probe of summer jobs program.

This Day in DCist: Last year the Capitol Lounge was on fire again, and the year before that the mayoral race was in full swing.

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