>> Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry feels “disrespected and misled” by Mayor Adrian Fenty regarding the changes the administration made to the development of Poplar Point, where plans for a new stadium for D.C. United have now been abandoned. [WTOP]
>> The accused “D.C. Madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, is alleging that national security concerns related to the fact that Muslim men used her escort service before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks might have played a role in the government’s effort to prosecute her. [WaPo]
>> Maryland’s Mega Millions winner, who will split the $330 million estimated jackpot from Friday with three other winners in other states, is a practicing Wiccan who plans to continue shopping at Wal-Mart after he receives his check. [AP via WTOP]
>> “The Pentagon on Tuesday said computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.” [Reuters]
>> September 4, 2007: The day science, and science news headline writers, threw up their hands and went home. We give you Men Want Hot Women, Study Confirms and Study Affirms Rocks Stars Do Die Younger.
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