Good morning, Washington. It looks like today’s going to be cloudy and cold, with the weekend bringing snow — snow! — at long last. We know, we know: it’ll just be godawful slush and freezing rain, and in the unlikely event that it sticks around until Monday, we’ll no doubt still have to go to work (we’ll just be more cold & damp than usual when we arrive). But it doesn’t matter; we still get stupidly excited at the prospect of flurries.

Teens Forced To Rob Banks: The Post reports that yesterday’s story about a fourteen year-old bank robber is more complicated than it first seemed. This was apparently the second recent incident in which a teenager was forced to enter a bank and demand money under threat of violence from one or more assailants. The first of these crimes occurred three weeks ago.

MLB May Respond To Stadium Legislation Soon: The Post recounts the horse-trading that went into Tuesday’s marathon council session. It all sounds a bit silly to us, with council members alternating between digging in their heels, declaring victory, and explaining that they had no idea what they were voting on. It might not be long before we learn whether that gamesmanship will pay off: Major League Baseball says it may respond to Tuesday’s resolution as early as today. The deadline for a response from MLB is March 7.

WMATA Reforms Delayed: The city council isn’t the area’s only dysfunctional deliberative body. NBC4 reports that yesterday’s WMATA board meeting ended prematurely after a dispute erupted about some members’ need to depart for a commitment in Richmond. As a result, proposals to extend rail service and cut some bus lines were left on the table.

Va. Legislature Shelves Sex Offender Proposal: Speaking of Richmond, Virginia’s state legislature has suddenly made itself look relatively circumspect: the State Senate’s Education and Health Committee has decided to temporarily shelve consideration of a measure that would allow for the physical castration of those convicted of sex crimes.

Briefly Noted: Food Cafeteria fight sends boy to hospital… UMBC student charged with murder of MySpace acquaintance… Williams courts fellow mayors from around globe for voting rights support… Former Hagerstown cop charged with making various threats…

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