Good morning, Washington. Redskins fans are still grappling with what yesterday’s win on the road against the Eagles might mean – could the ‘Skins be the real deal this year? Prospective voters are scrambling to file their registration paperwork before the end of the day today in the District and Virginia (you Marylanders have until next week). And former Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie took to the Op-Ed pages over the weekend to defend our city’s reputation against the usual attacks. “The other secret about our town, obscured by its distortion in political campaigns, is that the real Washington is a good place in which to live, despite the snarled traffic and a jumble of political jurisdictions,” Downie writes. Give it a read if you’d like to feel a few warm fuzzies about our town.

Bicyclist Struck and Killed: U.S. Park Police are investigating the death of 24-year-old Bethesda resident Ian Wolfe, who was struck and killed while on his bicycle last night in West Potomac Park. No charges have been filed in the accident — Wolfe was in a crosswalk on Maine Ave. when he was hit, at a little after 11 p.m.

Audit Points Finger at Eastern Market: A new audit accuses the city of mismanaging the contracts and finances of historic Eastern Market. The problems date back at least into Mayor Anthony Williams’s administration, and may have even gotten worse after last year’s fire.

Briefly Noted: Fire damages four buildings in Dupont Circle … Two men shot in Northeast … Two teens shot outside Boys and Girls Club.

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