• Seems like we all ought to be asking tougher questions about the plans of new Smithsonian head G. Wayne Clough. [Modern Art Notes]
  • Redskin Chris Cooley has apologized for posting a photo of his penis on his blog.
  • The Prince George’s County Council went ahead and voted unanimously this morning to force 5,900 county employees to take two weeks of unpaid leave by mid-June, after considering the measure for only 24 hours. [WaPo]
  • CSX Transportation Inc. has agreed to pay the District of Columbia more than $660,000 stemming from a train derailment that spilled coal into the Anacostia River last year. [AP via WTOP]
  • A rundown of some of the public land use related bills introduced before the D.C. Council today. [Greater Greater Washington]
  • “Today coming home from work a neighbor told me that last night up the block a woman was attacked, and the guy who rushed out of the house to help the woman, also beat by the perps.” [In Shaw]

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