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It seems like just yesterday we were scratching our heads and wondering what this mythical "v fest" creature we'd heard of could possibly be. A large-scale music festival that doesn't require a plane ticket? Our brain grapes were smashed at the thought! The first year (a one day event headlined by The Who and the Flaming Lips) went over well, and last year's bigger, better and greener approach was another notch in Richard Branson's belt. We already knew that this year's festivities would happen on August 9 and 10, once again returning to Pimlico racecourse in Baltimore. Now we've got the first signs of life: a list of headliners.

Good morning, Washington. Chilly and rainy, huh? So that's how nature wants to play it? Fine. You know what? We're glad that Al Gore's stupid eco-concert series isn't coming to D.C. And that MTBE leak in Frederick? We were going to provide an environmentally-minded link, but now we're thinking better of it. Your free ride is over, Mother Nature! No more PageRank-boosting blog mentions until you cut this crap out. P.G. Hospital Set To...

Good morning, Washington. Today's weather is likely to match Jerry Kilgore's mood: lousy. That's right, the results are in, and Virginia's new governor is Democrat Tim Kaine. Kaine beat Kilgore by six percentage points in the culmination of a brutally negative race that turned dirty, then got even dirtier. Frankly, we're glad it's over. The Post has complete election results for Virginia here; Maryland's results are here.

Group Surveils Day Laborers: The situation surrounding illegal immigrant workers in Herndon has just gotten more heated. The Post reports that members of the Minuteman Project — best known for their amateur efforts at policing the Mexican border — have begun videotaping and photographing workers and employers at the county's de-facto day laborer site. They say that they'll be turning over the evidence to the IRS, who they want to examine whether the transactions are being properly reported. Since most aren't, they expect that the effort will discourage the hiring of illegal immigrants, and thereby cause them to leave the day laborer site and/or county.

P.G. County Goes Smokefree: The Prince George's County Council has unanimously voted to ban smoking in the county's bars and restaurants. Most such businesses will be affected by the legislation, which, if signed by County Executive Jack Johnson, will go into effect on January first. Private clubs will be exempted from the ban; so will the cigar bar at Fedex Field.

Briefly Noted: 83% of Marylanders favor making English state's official language... Senate staffer attacked outside her home... Two men in custody after shooting near Cardozo High School... Police force former Redskin Dexter Manley to go to hospital...

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University of Maryland students in College Park are up in arms over a propoal to which would force liquor stores to close at 12 midnight seven nights a week. The stores are currently open until 2 or 2:30 a.m., according to WTOP. The change was proposed by Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson, who said that he would ask the General Assembly in Annapolis to institute the change as part of an effort to cut crime. The U. of Maryland student paper The Diamondback reports:

But city liquor store operators say after-midnight patrons are not dangerous and are lucrative customers. A manager at Town Hall Liquors, who wished not to give his full name, said his store sees steady business on Friday and Saturday between midnight and when he closes at 1:45 a.m. Aside from students, night-shift employees leaving The Washington Post plant and the university come in during those late hours to buy alcohol, he said.

The Diamondback notes that although overall crime is down, the homicide rate is "increasingly steadily." That paper is also reporting police will be cracking down on minors purchasing alcohol with undercover officers in liquor stores.