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- Despite attempts by the D.C. Council to kick the press corps out of their meeting this afternoon, it looks like they eventually got in and are reporting that Robert Bennett, the former Bill Clinton attorney, will lead an independent, pro-bono investigation into Marion Barry’s contract with Donna Watts-Brighthaupt.
- And more from the City Paper on the Barry saga: Watts-Brighthaupt explains more about the work she wanted to do for the Ward 8 Council member, and why she wasn’t taken seriously by his office.
- New vintage clothing store Treasury, located at 14th and T Streets NW, is celebrating its grand opening on Saturday.
- Reports of cyclists getting tickets for blowing past stop signs on Columbia Road this morning.
- Some Shaw residents are trying to get the billboards at New Jersey Ave. and P Street removed.
- The New York Times is considering charging online readers $5 per month for access to their stories. Would you pay that much? How about to read The Washington Post?
