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Good morning, Washington. It was quite a day for our local NBC affiliate yesterday, landing an interview with both President Barack Obama and the first on-camera questioning of Mayor Adrian Fenty since he left office. Both interviews produced some news — Obama spoke of his support for D.C. voting rights (that’s news to us), while Fenty swore off any future runs for elected office and explained the reason he’s been so quiet in recent months. Both interviews are worth watching.

D.C. Considers Police Stations for Gun Sales: Virginia sells liquor, so D.C. should be able sell guns, right? That seems to be the thinking behind a proposal that would allow the District to sell guns in police stations. The City Paper and the Examiner report that Mayor Vince Gray is looking into possible zoning changes that would allow licensed gun dealers to sell their merchandise within police headquarters and in other police locations. There are no gun shops in the city, and the only licensed gun dealer able to transfer in guns from outside the city went out of business earlier this year. Hoping to head off any lawsuits, city officials are scrambling for a solution. Last week Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) proposed a measure that would allow the city to act as a go-between for the purpose of transferring guns; he tabled his own proposal this week at the request of the Gray administration.

High Standards, Now With Exceptions: While WTOP reports that termination letters are headed out today for the 500 or so D.C. teachers judged minimally effective two years running, the Post is reporting that D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson may allow veteran teachers to keep their jobs despite the poor evaluations. After internal discussions and negotiations with the Washington Teachers Union, Henderson said that principals will be able to apply for exceptions for teachers who have fared poorly under the District’s new IMPACT evaluation system, which was introduced by Michelle Rhee to much fanfare. Henderson notes that only a handful of teachers will likely benefit from the exception.

Council Hopefuls Use Summer for Campaigning: With the D.C. Council set to go on hiatus at the end of the month, various councilmembers who are up for re-election next year will use the downtime to raise money and court voters, reports the Washington Times. Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Vincent Orange (D-At Large), Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), and Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) are all looking to keep their seats, but have to contend with a primary date that was moved up to April 3 instead of the traditional September date. Michael Brown (I-At Large) won’t have to deal with a primary, going instead directly to the November general election. So far, one of the most-watched races is Alexander’s which is likely to draw a strong challenger, writes the City Paper.

Briefly Noted: Where the heck is honesty these days? No, really, where is he? … Newsflash! Kwame Brown controls the D.C. Council … D.C. police officer indicted in sexual assaults … D.C. asked to more aggressively police housing discrimination.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2010, you could have become the proud owner of a D.C. Water-owned boat and we learned that if you’re going to run a massive transit project across someone’s front yard, you should tell them about it first. In 2009, we met Miss D.C. and there was a shooting near the U.S. Capitol.