Once again, the country is in a tizzy over a conservative Republican senator doing naughty things. According to a Post report, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Id.) was arrested earlier this month in an airport bathroom in Minnesota after he became a little touchy with an undercover police officer. (Similar allegations were made against him here, though they allegedly occurred in a Union Station bathroom.) Our favorite part? That during an interview with police after the incident, he pulled out his business card and said, “What do you think about that?” We think it’s hilarious, Sen. Craig.

D.C. Ranked Fall Destination: Summer is coming to a close, and tourists want that one last chance to snap a picture of the White House or buy a hard-to-find FBI t-shirt. According to the Examiner, that last-minute tourist rush has pushed D.C. up to the eighth spot on a list of destinations for the fall. According to the article, domestic airfare is down three percent for the fall, pushing people to travel.

Metro Suffers Second Day of Snags: Well, at least Metro is consistent, right? According to NBC4, Metro suffered a second day of power surges and other incidents that disrupted service at two stations on different lines. A power surge shut down service between Pentagon City and Braddock Road and a track fire affected service between U Street/Cardozo and Columbia Heights. A number of problems during a two-hour span on Sunday affected six stations on all five lines.

Immigrants Launch Boycott in Virginia County: Hoping to force officials to think twice before acting against illegal immigrants, activists in Prince William County have launched a week-long boycott of local businesses, reports WTOP. The boycott, meant to express anger over a county policy limiting services to illegal immigrants, will end with a march on Sunday.

Briefly Noted: Maryland signs first sister-state agreement with Liberia … TVs to appear on gas pumps in December … Washington Post Radio dies … Police now using GPS to fight crime … Rev. Jackson to lead protest against violence in Maryland.

This Day in DCist: On this day last year, we reported on citizen activism for Trader Joe’s, wrote about progress on the Springfield Mixing Bowl and saw the Redskins get wailed on to the tune of 41-0.

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