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Good morning, Washington. This morning’s news contains a lot of stories about Alexandria Police Chief David P. Baker’s post-DUI arrest, but we talked about that yesterday. And there are the allegations from the mayor of Sosua that he never got back the cash he paid for the infamous fire truck and ambulance that the District failed to deliver, but we already mentioned that, too. So instead here’s a link to a review of the new Brooke Hogan CD over at The Examiner. I know we haven’t posted about that.

Jacks’ Lawyers Introduced Last-Minute Evidence: The judge presiding over the Banita Jacks murder trial could issue a verdict as early as today, but the case’s legal landscape appears to have just gotten more complicated. The Post reports that on Monday Jacks’s attorneys presented a previously-unavailable report from a doctor who examined Jacks shortly after her arrest. The report apparently brings into question whether Jacks was mentally competent when she refused an insanity defense. Judge Frederick Weisberg reportedly responded to the report by saying that it will not influence his verdict. The Post article speculates that Jacks’s lawyers are using the report to lay the groundwork for an appeal.

Accident Snarls Beltway: Yikes. The Post is reporting that the Inner Loop of the Beltway is shut down and two lanes of the Outer Loop are closed as authorities deal with an overturned cement truck that spilled its fuel and caught fire.

Kate Gosselin Moving to Maryland OMG!: Radar Online is reporting that reality TV star, cumulative octo-mom and recent divorcee Kate Gosselin has purchased a condo in Rockville a short distance from her bodyguard/boyfriend’s office. To answer the question that this naturally prompts: no, we’re not really sure why this is noteworthy, either. But every grocery store checkout aisle in the country contains overwhelming evidence that it is. Who are you to resist?

Briefly Noted: D.C. pols balk at raising taxes, seemingly due to potential effect on perceptions of the city… Virginia approves crab license buyback program… Tensions run high over potential shutdown of Bethesda produce stand… D.C. teen still being held in Chinese hospital over Swine Flu worries… Maryland cracks down on pawn shops selling stolen goods… Franciscan monks complete trek from Roanoke to D.C… Police shooting leaves man dead in Germantown…

This Day In DCist: One year ago we traced the origins of a confusingly-named Chinatown dish. Two years ago our friends from These United States shared their tour diary with us.