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>> Just when you thought the Lerners’ reputation for being tightwads couldn’t get any worse … [Marc Fisher]

>> Two firefighters were injured today while battling a blaze inside a home’s basement in the unit block of Victor Street NE. [WaPo]

>> An armored car was highjacked and robbed today outside the U.S. passport office in the 1100 block of 19th Street NW. The driver was not injured. [NBC4]

>> Some people got free gasoline today at a Shell station in Southeast. [WTOP]

>> A recent steep increase in property tax assessments for vacant properties has led to homeowners in non-vacant buildings to be erroneously charged the higher rate. [Washington City Paper]