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Morning, Washington. Today, as the city remembers those people who died in the tragic Red Line accident one year ago today, the Washington Post looks forward and finds that Metro’s safety record has only gotten worse. One immediate response to the crisis — federal oversight legislation — has stalled. The National Transportation Safety Board will not release its report on the official inquiry into the crash for another month. “Metro lacks a permanent leadership team,” the Post observes.

Outspoken Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski has the quote of the year: “We don’t want death by Metro any longer.” But Congress isn’t feeling a rush to pass legislation that would grant Federal Transit Administration the authority to regulate transit, an authority that Metro board chairman Peter Benjamin would grant only reluctantly. Federal oversight for Metro would have its drawbacks. But the worst of all possible worlds is a stalled debate on the matter.

As Virginia Goes, So Goes the Nation: The Hill reports that Virginia’s fall House races will serve as a litmus for Republican pickups across the nation. But when has it ever been otherwise? Says former Representative Tom Davis (R-VA): “If Republicans only pick up one of these seats, they may only gain 10 nationally. If they get two of them, then it’s probably 20-plus. If they win three of them, Republicans have the House.”

Free Yogurt Happy Hour: Tangysweet is offering free frozen yogurt from 4 to 6 p.m. today at both its D.C. locations (2090 P Street NW and 675 E Street NW).

Briefly Noted: Liquidity Jones pleads guilty to shooting husband . . . No end in sight for Michaele Salahi . . . Maryland names new financial regulations assistant commissioner . . . Police pursuit ends in car crashes in Takoma Park . . . Northern Virginia soldier dies in Afghanistan.

This Day in DCist: Nine people died in a collision between two Metro trains near Fort Totten.