Good morning, D.C. A typical Friday night news dump from the Fenty administration unfurled a memo from AG Peter Nickles which revealed the cost of Mayor Fenty’s “private vacations” to Dubai and China. The tab? $25,000 and $11,300, paid by the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. The China trip was covered by a collection of local governmental groups, and the Dubai trips’ bill was covered by ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba. Nickles’ memo noted that Fenty used no taxpayer money and that both trips were “in compliance with applicable law.”

In the Post, David Nakamura details that the acceptance of foreign government money for such trips is rare — Fenty’s predecessor Anthony Williams usually used funding from local businesses or foreign universities to pay for his extensive globetrotting. (Nakamura’s report also reminds us that while he was campaigning for the office, Mayor Fenty criticized Williams’ frequent travel. Ahem.) The City Paper’s Loose Lips hits slightly harder, wondering if “is it a good idea from a[n] ethical and public relations and general decency standpoint to not immediately disclose foreign donations?”

Of course, Fenty was already under some heat after he attended a tennis tournament in Dubai in which an Israeli player was unable to participate after the U.A.E. denied her a visa.

In other news:

>> WJLA reports that the advisory neighborhood commission which covers 17th Street between P and S Streets Northwest has put a kibosh on issuing any new liquor licenses for restaurants and bars in the corridor. The ANC is afraid of the area being “overwhelmed” with boozers like the nearby 18th Street section of Adams Morgan — of course, business owners think it’s a death knell for potential investment in local commerce during these trying times.

>> A hearty congrats to American’s men’s hoops team, who took advantage of their chance to make the NCAA Tournament with a convincing victory over Holy Cross yesterday.

>> Courtesy of VDOT, here’s some video of bridge demolition set to opera. Classy.