>> “The Fraternal Order of Police, angered by Mayor Fenty’s handling of the DeOnte Rawlings case, has voted to rescinded an offer to the mayor to attend and speak at its annual memorial service tomorrow for fallen officers.” [DC Wire]

>> “Nationals Book It After Foul Ball Accidentally Smashes Capitol Rotunda” [The Onion]

>> Which street should you walk on late at night heading north from U Street? [City Desk]

>> “… it’s hard to excuse School Chancellor Michelle Rhee for missing Wednesday’s Family Reading Night at Scott Montgomery Elementary. Rhee was the featured speaker at the event and hundreds of residents jammed the auditorium to hear her speak. Unfortunately, thirty minutes before she was scheduled to speak, and as parents were still streaming in if from a long queue outside, Rhee sent word that she would not attend.” [– Martin Moulton on the ANC2C02 forum]

>> Metro’s hybrid buses break down more often than its other buses. [WTOP]

>> D.C. police have charged three students after a fight broke out at Ballou High School shortly after 9 a.m. this morning [WJLA]

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