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- Names and bios of the 50 people who lost their lives in last night’s Continental Airlines crash outside Buffalo are starting to trickle in. [CNN]
- Banita Jacks has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for the murder of her four daughters. [WaPo]
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- ICYMI: The drama surrounding Mayor Fenty’s pick of his wife’s good friend, Lori Lee, to head the Public Service Commission came to an end late last night, when the mayor withdrew her nomination in favor current PSC member (and former D.C. Council member) Betty Ann Kane. Lee is still a mayoral nominee for the commission as a member only, however. [D.C. Wire]
- DCist co-founder Mike Grass is coming back to D.C., taking an editing gig at the Washington Independent. [Fishbowl DC]
- Fox News went ahead and fired producer Aaron Bruns today. Bruns was recently charged with possession of child pornography. [TVNewser]
- D.C. broke ground today on the $8 million Diamond Teague Park, which will connect Nationals Park to the Anacostia River and accommodate water taxi services. [WashBizJo]