An Undeclared Williams Plays Offensive: Mayor Anthony Williams, who has yet to say whether he will seek a third term, has called out a few people who are eyeing his position. According to the Post, Ward 4’s eager councilmember, Adrian Fenty, was at the top of the mayor’s list saying there should be “some threshold qualifications that you bring to the table.”
Also on Williams hit list: troubled lobbyist Michael Brown who the mayor says “can’t manage a suite at the MCI Center”; and A. Scott Bolden who “did an 
underwhelming job as chairman of the D.C. Democratic State Committee,” the Post writes.
Do you think Williams will go for another term as mayor?
Let’s Get It On: The AP, via WTOP, reports that the panda mating season, a short 24-48 hour period, is coming early. The National Zoo, which is closely tracking the hormone levels of Mei Xiang, will close the panda habitat for three to four days so the pandas can have a little more privacy. Does the privacy include the zoo’s panda cam?
Briefly Noted: While the D.C. schools say that they removed all canisters of mercury from school property back in 2003, six sealed canisters of the toxic stuff have been discovered at, you guessed it, Cardozo High School … The chairman of the National League of Cities steering committee on public safety and crime prevention is supporting the District’s efforts to reroute trains carrying hazardous materials trains around the city …
