>> Arlington County Police are urging women to be extremely cautious while walking, especially late at night, after a fourth woman was attacked by a man who tried to place a plastic bag over her head. The attacks are believed to be attempted abductions, and at least one of the victims was groped. [WTOP]

>> Ten Reasons WashingtonPost.com is Poorly Designed. [Goodspeed Update]

>> If you go to the National Gallery on a holiday, be prepared to do battle. Gelato battle. [Free Ride]

>> The D.C. National Guard is about to begin a one-year deployment to Iraq. [NBC4]

>> “So now that Sheehan is bowing out, apparently more from her own exhaustion than from any ability to read the writing on the wall, we here on left are obligated to accept the resignation of an equally embarrassing faux representative from the far right. I will accept Malkin, Coulter, Hannity, or Gonzales, unless anyone has a better suggestion. It’s really only sporting of us, you know.” [The Fiery Sword]

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