Go Home Already: Walk in the Park
- Looks like that airspace violation earlier today caused President Obama and Vice President Biden to be briefly "relocated." Turns out it was just a small plane that briefly entered the edge of D.C.'s airspace before complying with FAA directions to leave the area.
- By far the creepiest story of the day: Ingmar Guandique, the suspect charged in the murder of Chandra Levy, has a tattoo of Levy on his body.
- Dorothy Brizill writes in themail that she has the story behind how that fire truck and ambulance really got donated to a beach town in the Dominican Republic: "David Jannarone, Director of Development in the Office of the Deputy Mayor ... and Sinclair Skinner, as well as some of their friends and associates in and out of DC government, started traveling to Sosua frequently to party and have a good time. ... using their influence, Jannarone and Skinner were able to have both vehicles inspected and repaired at DC government expense prior to being sent to the Dominican Republic."
- Interesting story in the Washington Times about how the U.S. Capitol Police make filming movies anywhere around the Capitol a real pain in the neck. Examples from State of Play, National Treasure 2 and The West Wing.
- Mark Segraves digs in to the story of how some Capitol Hill residents are being ticketed for parking in their own driveways, which we first heard about from Hill Rat.
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