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>> Updates on the condition of the Georgetown businesses affected by this afternoon’s fire: both Hook and the Tackle Box suffered significant damage, though the fire did not start in Hook’s kitchen. (M Street did clear up in time for rush hour, however.)

>> D.C. police are looking for two men who are posing as police officers — even pulling people over with a dark blue mid-to-late 90s Ford Crown Victoria — in order to rob them.

>> Not good news for Arlington National Cemetery: the mishandling of veteran remains and possible fraud at the cemetery is now under investigation by the Justice Department, joining several inquiries currently underway by Congress.

>> D.C. unemployment went up 0.3 percent in May; experts blame slow job growth.

>> After all, who needs to travel to far-off lands when people from far-off lands will come to you?

>> Around ten percent of the calls Metro Transit Police have received this year regarding suspicious behavior have resulted in arrests. Related: MTP will be staging a “show of force” around stations in Prince George’s County during this evening’s rush hour commute.

>> D.C. Attorney General Irv Nathan gave his legal blessing to the District’s intranet gaming plans this morning.

>> The future of planned bike lanes along L and M Streets remains in question, but Tommy Wells’ office has recieved over 1,000 emails in support of the lanes.

>> Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli’s discomfort with Jose Antonio Vargas’ foray into advocacy might have been the real reason the Washington Post killed Vargas’ story which revealed he was an undocumented immigrant.

>> Welcome back, Sullivan’s Toy Store.

>> The eight protestors arrested as part of a demonstration involving Mayor Vince Gray and several Councilmembers who decided to proceed to court instead of pay a fine will appear before a judge on September 19.

>> Virginia still likes Bob McDonnell.

>> An elderly woman was killed this morning after she crashed her car into a Ballston garage and started a fire.

>> Exciting: you’ll be able to see both a new military satellite and the International Space Station in tonight’s sky.

>> “In 2006, Carlos Castañeda was selected from a total of 406 applicants as the new Colombian symbol. His predecessor, Carlos Sánchez, had spent more than 37 years in the role of Juan Valdez.”