Good morning, Washington, and welcome (sigh) to April Fool’s Day. We’re on record as being April 1st curmudgeons, at least when it comes to the web. But who knows? Perhaps this year will be different — Apple’s offer of John Cage’s 4’33” as a free download (iTunes link) is a promising start, we’ll admit. On the other hand, everyone’s computer is supposed to melt down today as the Conficker Worm wakes up, so perhaps we’ll be spared from internet whimsy whether we like it or not.

More On Dominican Republic Emergency Vehicle Donation: Yesterday we discussed the bizarre emerging scandal that revolves around the gift of some District emergency vehicles to an impoverished town in the Dominican Republic. Today the Examiner’s Michael Neibauer continues to work the story he broke last Friday. Among the new details: Deputy Fire Chief Ronald Gill Jr. went to the town of Sosua to make the donation, and charged at least part of the trip to the city. The story also includes quotes from Ron Moten, a co-founder of Peaceaholics, the charity through which the donation was arranged. Moten asserts that the vehicles are now on their way back to the District and that their age means that they’re worth much less than the $340,000 that has been reported.

More Museum Asbestos: It’s only been two weeks since Richard Pullman first publicly alleged that he had been exposed to asbestos as part of his job at the Air & Space Museum, but the Smithsonian is already facing another asbestos-related problem. The Post reports that a contractor repeatedly failed to properly handle asbestos during renovation-related work at the National Museum of American History. Smithsonian officials say that once the problem was identified it was immediately dealt with, and they point out that the museum was closed to the public at the time of the incident. But it’s not clear to what extent workers were exposed.

Briefly Noted: Dominion proposes 6.9% rate increase… Woman tries to sneak sacrificed bird hidden in soap past BWI customs… Md. bill regarding D.C. United stadium bounced back to committee… Leader of local ID theft ring enters guilty plea… Montgomery County considers ban on brick sidewalks… Md. speed camera program may expand its scope…

This Day In DCist: One year ago Chris Cooley joined the blogosphere and the Nats had parking problems.

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