Good morning, Washington. Make it to the polls yesterday? If so, we hope you did so before the sun went down — it got cold in a hurry last night, as the area rapidly moved from warmer-than-usual temps to colder-than-usual ones. CapitalWeather is saying that the weekend should be warmer, at least.
Election 2007: The results are in, and it looks like it was a good night for Virginia’s Democrats. The Dems picked up four seats in the Senate, giving them control of that chamber. They also gained three house seats, leaving the House of Delegates in Republican hands by a margin of just under a dozen. The Post has a nifty Flash graphic showing how things shook out. The most notable local race was probably that of Republican incumbent Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, wife of Congressman Tom Davis, who lost her state senate seat to challenger Chap Peterson.
Maryland held elections too, of course, although not for any non-local offices. You can find Maryland results here.
Children’s Museum Official Arrested For Child Porn: Via WTOP, the AP reports that Robert A. Singer, the spokesman for the National Children’s Museum, has been arrested in Falls Church on charges of distributing child pornography. Singer allegedly contacted what he thought to be a mother and her daughter over the internet, then sent them pornographic images involving children. But, like every stranger on the internet, his IM partner proved to be a federal agent. The Children’s Museum, which has been closed since 2004 for renovations pending a 2012 reopening in Maryland, has issued a statement indicating that Singer will be suspended and barred from the property until his legal situation is resolved.
Briefly Noted: Arrest made in fiery strip club assault… Head-on collision in Charles County leaves threefour teens dead, three two other people injured… Committee amends Gov. O’Malley’s tax proposal into less-progressive form, allows slots referendum to proceed… Doctor denies making sex tapes of Naval Academy midshipmen… Four men arrested for Gaithersburg stabbing…
This Day In DCist: One year ago we held forth on mumbo sauce and gave NextBus a try. Two years ago PostSecret was getting turned into a book and we kicked off our epic quest for the District’s best burger.
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