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There’s a lot to get excited about this morning, D.C. There was a double rainbow yesterday evening! (Check out the DCist Flickr pool for lots of different takes on them). Michelle Cross Fenty, the wife of Mayor Adrian Fenty, announced she is pregnant! Oh, and did we mention how there’s definitely ice on Mars!? We’ll have up to the minute news on puppies and faeries frolicking in the woods together later this afternoon.

Fenty to Name Nickles Permanent AG: The Post’s David Nakamura is reporting that there’s no longer any doubt that Mayor Fenty is planning on nominating interim Attorney General Peter Nickles for the permanent gig. That’s not really big news, since everyone pretty much already knew that anyway, but Nakamura also says that a majority of D.C. Council members told him that they will likely support the choice. Fenty had yet to make an announcement about the nomination, but he needs to do it soon, since Nickles’ interim term expires on July 3. Anyone spotted Nickles out shopping for District real estate?

About that New Fenty…: You read that right in the intro, Michelle Fenty is indeed pregnant, with the baby due in late fall. Michelle is quoted in a release put out by the mayor’s office that “she is feeling great and is looking forward to meeting the newest addition to the family.” This isn’t the first time a sitting mayor of Washington, D.C. has become a new father — Marion and Effie Barry had son Christopher Barry in 1980, just about a year after Barry took office in his first term as mayor.

Briefly Noted: Fifteen new police recruits found to have failed their background checks … the D.C. area ranks No. 2 in high-tech jobs … Fatal shooting at 15th and D NE … Fatal house fire in Bowie … Early morning fire at abandoned church in Northwest.