If Washington seems a little more chatty today, it might be that the results of yesterday’s primaries are finally starting to sink in. In the day’s biggest race, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), lost to novice Ned Lamont, while Rep. Cynthia McKinney again lost her seat in a runoff election in Georgia. We’re of varying opinions on the Lieberman loss, but we can say this much — please Cynthia, don’t go. Pull a Tom DeLay and move to Virginia. We could use the entertainment.

Cropp Does the Expected: Not to gloat, but we called it. Well, everyone called it. Mayoral contender Linda Cropp has gone on the offensive against leading competitor Adrian Fenty, using his dissenting vote on emergency crime legislation a few weeks back as an indication that he is soft on crime, reports the Post. The Cropp campaign has produced a four-page glossy brochure that deals exclusive with the crime legislation, which was requested by D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and marshaled through the D.C. Council by Cropp. The legislation imposed a stricter curfew for juveniles, called for the placement of 23 surveillance cameras in District neighborhoods, and provided funds for 300 additional police officers.

Catholic Girls Get Punished: The women’s lacrosse team at Catholic University will face a three-game suspension after having sponsored a party where a male stripper was present, writes NBC 4. Pictures of the off-campus party appeared on BadJocks.com, sparking an investigation into allegations of hazing, a violation of the university’s Code of Conduct. Note to the wise — digital cameras are fun to have, but not if what you’re doing is even mildly offensive or controversial.

Red Light Cameras Successful: Most District motorists hate them, but they also apparently respect them. According to NBC 4, the District’s red light cameras seem to be working — red light running violations are down some 60 percent since the cameras went into effect seven years ago, some 28,000 fewer violations a month.

Briefly Noted: Marie Johns tries to attract attention … Teen concert turns rough … “Prince of Darkness” to testify against Ehrlich … Libya and WASA kiss and make up … BWI tenth in delays … Plea agreement reached in Taylor Behl case.

This Day in DCist: On this day last year, we reported on a crime spree (sound familiar?), asked Mayor Williams to make up his mind about a third term, saw Mei Xiang poop, and listed the winners and losers of Restaurant Week. Two years back, we saw Metrobus start accepting SmarTrip cards, reported on a Marion Barry comeback, found out that D.C. is easy to get lost in, and spoke some Spanish with WMATA.

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