Happy Friday, Washington. We hope the end of this week seemed to come faster than normal, the way weeks following major national holidays are supposed to. The 34 people convicted yesterday on misdemeanor charges from a January protest at the Supreme Court against the Guantanamo Bay military prison are likely taking less of a “working for the weekend” approach to their Friday. Each of the convicted faces up to 60 days in jail thanks to their march to the plaza of the Supreme Court, where protests are banned. Most of them will probably get probation, however.

Maryland State Senator’s Home Raided by FBI: FBI agents raided the District Heights home of Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Prince George’s) yesterday, as well as the Lanham headquarters of the grocery company that operates Shoppers Food Warehouse, where Currie has served as an “outside consultant.” The Post says that Currie did not report income from the consulting job with Shoppers in 2007 or the preceding two years.

Deaf D.C. Residents Victims of Multiple Burglaries: The Post reports on a string of home break-ins near Gallaudet University in Northeast where deaf D.C. residents have been the victims. At least eight burglaries or attempted break-ins have been reported in the past two weeks in the neighborhood. Officers in the MPD’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit are passing out fliers and meeting with deaf residents to answer their questions.

Briefly Noted: Anacostia riverfront projects threatening District debt cap … Teen on moped hit by car … Repaving of Canal Rd. starts Monday … Teen gets 55 years in fatal Columbia, Md. shooting.

This Day in DCist: In 2007 we were encouraging Mayor Adrian Fenty to do a cannonball to open the city’s swimming pools (he didn’t), and in 2006 Gilbert Arenas had been arrested in Miami.

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