Good morning, Washington. Did you watch the results from New Hampshire? Yeah, we did, too. On the off chance that you missed it, John McCain won the Republican primary and Hillary Clinton edged out Barack Obama on the Democratic side. Oh, and we’re pretty sure that Chris Matthews has some sort of neurological problem. On to the news!

Report Blasts St. Elizabeth’s: Today’s Post carries a story about a new report from the nonprofit group University Legal Services. The document examines the care received by eleven people who died while patients at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for the mentally ill. The charges are damning, with ULS alleging that St. Elizabeth’s provided substandard care that may have contributed to some of the patients’ deaths.

Kaine Announces Va. Gun Legislation: Virginia’s governor has introduced a bill to close the so-called gun show loophole, as NBC4 details. Accompanied by some of the families of victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy, Kaine said that he intends to require all purchasers at gun shows to undergo background checks. However, as WJLA points out, there’s a good chance that the Virginia legislature will spend much of this session deadlocked, and gun rights advocates are expected to strongly oppose the measure. Stay tuned.

Briefly Noted: Police impersonator accidentally pulls over off-duty cop, is arrested… Skeleton found on farm in Garrett County; no signs of foul play, haunting… No new parking garage for Vienna Metro… Two boys sentenced for putting acid on playground slide… Gag order issued in Sean Taylor murder trial… Md. woman missing… Two teen, one man shot by drive-by shooter near high school in P.G. County… Three other teens shot in Northeast…

This Day In DCist: One year ago D.C. United was up for sale and Michael Bloomberg was visiting the city.

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