>> Someone wrapped Karl Rove’s car in plastic outside the White House. [NBC4FOX]

>> Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) finally released a statement today about his Aug. 19 arrest at Dulles following a physical altercation he allegedly had with a United Airlines employee, saying that he regrets the episode and hopes to move beyond it. [The Sleuth]

>> Icelandic girl band Amiina have canceled their US tour and will not be playing their Sept. 4th opening show in D.C. at the Historic Sixth and Eye Synagogue. Full refunds are promised on the band’s web site. [BrightestYoungThings]

>> “Senate Republican leaders forced embattled Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) from senior posts on three committees and subcommittees today, taking a dramatic step to distance themselves from the lawmaker in the wake of his guilty plea for disorderly conduct in an airport men’s bathroom earlier this month.” [WaPo]

>> “Despite a frail real estate market nationwide, the District nearly doubled its property tax haul in July compared to the same month in 2006, putting the city on pace for a stunning increase in tax collections this year.” [Examiner]

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