– A week-long tax holiday on shoes, clothing, accessories, and school supplies costing less than $100 takes effect today. WTOP reports the holidays, which began in 2001, cost the District $500,000 in lost tax revenue each holiday.
– During a visit to Kennebunkport, Maine to attend his nephew’s wedding, President George W. Bush went fishing with family, where Jenna caught a 38-inch striped bass.
– D.C. police are investigating two homicides that occured early today, identified an armored-truck driver who was shot dead during a heist, and released ATM photos of two men who tried to use the bank card of a man found murdered in June.
– The 19-year-old son of an Alexandria School Board member apologized for egging the house of his mother’s opponent, and was sentenced with either a $500 or 50 hours of community service.
– Small District newspaper The Common Denominator is reporting their editor and an intern were detained by Capitol Police yesterday after photographing the newly-installed checkpoints, actions D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton thinks is “shameful”
