>> Council member Kwame Brown (D-At large) has introduced legislation that would make displaying a noose in the District a hate crime. [WaPo]

>> Authorities think an arsonist might be on the loose in Northwest after a series of fires broke out at an apartment building on K Street. [WJLA]

>> Apparently some people got sick from some fish at an unnamed restaurant in D.C. — but when and which restaurant is unclear. A couple dozen outbreaks of what’s called ciguatera fish poisoning have been confirmed around the country in people who ate fish harvested in the northern Gulf of Mexico. [AP]

>> Sen. Barack Obama is racking up the endorsements in Maryland. [WaPo]

>> The new maps of DCA are messed up. [bloomingdale (for now)]

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