>> ABC 7 reporter Kris Van Cleave is interested in your trash. [City Desk]

>> D.C. paramedics treated 12 city employees who were overcome by exhaust fumes this morning. [WaPo]

>> An ornate gold medal depicting an eagle, commissioned by George Washington and later presented to the Marquis de Lafayette, is to be sold at auction later this year. [AP]

>> Metro General Manager John Catoe: “”The amount of the (fare) increase is something I do not know yet.” [Examiner]

>> Chuck Norris is in D.C.! Get your Chuck Norris Facts at the ready. [Wonkette]

>> “The body of former Washington first lady Effi Barry will lie in repose next week in the Wilson Building — an honor generally reserved for elected officials but called ‘a fitting tribute’ by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.” [WaPo]

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