Good morning, D.C. Barack Obama was in Leesburg yesterday for a rally that gathered 10,000 supporters, and he told those gathered that, “y’all look like a bunch of Virginians,” in direct response to the McCain campaign’s comments that Northern Virginia is not the “real” Virginia. Meanwhile, the Examiner notes that the McCain campaign is still out there working in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties, despite their apparent lack of interest in the fake Virginians who live there.

No Bail for Trinidad Shooting Suspect: Dangelo Johnson, the 18-year-old suspect who was recently arrested in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Karon Shannon in Trinidad, has been ordered held without bail. According to the affidavit, Johnson admitted to police that he “pulled out his gun and shot [Shannon] multiple times” after the teenager called him a bad name.

Briefly Noted: D.C.-area foreclosures jump … Frederick officer killed in crash … Wheeler Terrace in Southeast to get $4 million renovation … Judge rejects murder charge against worker at Oak Hill.

This Day in DCist: Last year, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) decided not to run for the Senate, and the year before that, Tony Kornheiser was thinking about leaving Monday Night Football.

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