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Good morning, Washington. Oh, this bipolar springtime weather! The barometric gods continue to be unable to make up their minds when it comes to the Washington metropolitan region, as temperatures in the city will apparently scratch the face of the 90s at some point this afternoon. The heat will then give way to more thunderstorms and gloominess, natch.

Shutdown Fallout: There’s plenty of reaction from local political leaders to the budgetary compromise reached by Congress late Friday night, namely the fact that it looks like D.C. got the short end of the stick. (I mean, again.) The inclusion of riders banning the use of local tax dollars on abortion-related spending and reinstating the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program have raised ire. This morning, Mayor Vince Gray spoke out about the deal on WAMU, saying that he would have preferred a shutdown over “D.C. becoming the compromise” and that it was “hugely disappointing” that “both parties are in a situation where they aren’t respecting our rights.” Meanwhile, there are still questions about whether the deal includes a rider banning local funding for needle-exchange programs — Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton doesn’t even know for sure — Norton told the Post that “There were some rumors about the needle-exchange program. I have specifically inquired and gotten no clarification.” Upset about the Congressional slight? There will be a rally for D.C. rights outside the Hart Senate building at 5 p.m. today. The scary thing: this was just the beginning.

Walmart and Height Limits: A few interesting reads to be had this morning regarding big-time development in the city. The Post focused its Capital Business edition on Walmart’s forays into the District, examining what will happen once the Big Blue Box’s four stores open inside the city and what effect it’ll have on retailers and consumers. (The conclusion: well, that’s still somewhat ambiguous.) And here’s an interesting nugget — Lydia DePillis noticed that Mayor Vince Gray, during an online Post chat Friday afternoon, admitted that he’s “checked to determine if the height standards could be changed anywhere in the city,” an encouraging sign for those who believe the city’s restrictions on building heights should be scrapped.

Briefly Noted: D.C. police breath testing: still a shambles…Caps to play Rangers in playoffs, series kicks off Wednesday…Northern Virginia man expected to plead guilty in Metro bomb plot…Wait, defending WaPo from Kaplan allegations is the same as defending the paper during Watergate?…Big Constitution Ave. project kicks off.

This Day in DCist: In 2007, a church group threatened to block the development of a soccer stadium at Poplar Point and accused D.C. United of hating black people; in 2006, we took a look at the District’s performance on a regional dialect survey and at development in the West End.