Good morning, Washington. Last night John Edwards endorsed Sen. Barack Obama in a televised speech from Grand Rapids, Mich., but even the staunchest Obama supporters stuck in Capital Beltway traffic this morning have forgotten all about it. The set-up for the dedication of the second span of the new Wilson Bridge, which is set for 11 a.m. and will include a flyover by the D.C. Air National Guard and a performance by the Oxon Hill High School marching band, is screwing up everyone’s commute in this morning thanks to rubbernecking. They couldn’t have planned this ceremony for a weekend?

Lottery Proposal Resurrected: Even though the D.C. Council voted 11 to 1 to table Mayor Adrian Fenty’s proposal to give a $120 million D.C. Lottery contract to W2I, the deal is still on the table this morning, reports the Post. By writing two letters to Chair Vincent Gray, one withdrawing the bill and another resubmitting it, Fenty has kept the contract bid alive for 45 more days. It seems unlikely the mayor will be able to persuade enough D.C. Council members to change their minds in that time frame, however.

Fort Reno Park Unlikely to Reopen Soon: It’s not looking good for fans of Fort Reno. The Park Service said in a statement that they are currently working with the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers and the city “to more fully and accurately determine possible public risk, if any, and other courses of action,” which is of course code for, “this is going to take a long time.” The arsenic levels reported USGS scientist Terry Slonecker are indeed shocking: government guidelines put a cap on any soil sample with higher than 43 parts per million of the poisonous substance, and Slonecker reported several samples with levels closer to 500 parts per million, with a high end at 1,100 parts per million.

Briefly Noted: U.S. House passes Chesapeake Bay clean-up funding … Comcast service knocked out for 2,500 customers in Arlington …

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