>> The actor Heath Ledger was found dead in an apartment in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Drugs appeared to be related. [AP & Gothamist]

>> Three teens, two females and one male, were shot near Ballou High School as school was dismissed today. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. [NBC4]

>> The “March for Life”, which brought tens of thousands of abortion opponents to D.C. today and closed several downtown streets, should finally be over now. [WaPo]

>> Fred Thompson officially dropped out of the campaign for president today, surprising exactly no one. [CNN]

>> The Looking Glass Lounge does not disappoint one diehard Temperance Hall fan. [Intangible Arts]

>> At least one payday lender in D.C. has closed up shop after the city passed a law limiting their business practices to curb predatory lending. [In Shaw]

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