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DCist has learned that President Bush, who has been delivering a commencement speech in friendly GOP territory at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., was not informed by emergency response authorities that a large chunk of his capital was without water during the morning and afternoon today.

The D.C. Council passed legislation today that bans trains carrying hazardous materials from traveling through the District. This from GovExec.com:

New Train Fears Unwarranted, Says Schwartz: Despite new fears of disaster following the train derailment and subsequent chlorine spill in South Carolina, D.C. Councilmember Carol Schwartz (at right) says that there should be no concern of a repeat on rail lines running through the District. As the Post reports, Schwartz released information from a confidential meeting with the Homeland Security Department saying that such hazardous shipments have been rerouted around the city since the Madrid...

The Public Broadcasting Service will be moving their headquarters to Crystal City from Alexandria.

DCist is happy to hear that after being stopped for security checks on Capitol Hill, District fire trucks and emergency vehicles can now avoid the sometimes lengthy delays that drivers near the Capitol have faced since the Homeland Security Department placed the financial institutions on Orange Alert. The W.Times says that District emergency dispatchers will now radio Capitol Police in advance, alerting them that an emergency vehicle will be passing through their jurisdiction.