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- Former attorney general Peter Nickles’ request to investigate irregularities in the city’s lottery contract hasn’t gone anywhere. [WaTimes]
- Chatting it up with the Washington Post’s infographic designer, Wilson Andrews. [Forbes]
- Lydia DePillis dives into the ANC redistricting battle currently underway in Georgetown. [Housing Complex]
- Also in Georgetown: the ANC covering Washington Harbour approved plans to install a seasonal ice rink in the center of the development. [Dish]
- Redskins quarterback John Beck is perfecting the art of ignoring the media, which will certainly come in handy when the team inevitably heads into the bye week at 1-3. [Bog]
- The Post’s editorial board: still against unethical spending by Councilmembers. [WaPo]
- The hurricane wasn’t distracting the police from their regular jobs, obviously. [Crime Scene]
- We all ate terribly this weekend. [WaPo]
- Counterpoint: not ranking the District is simply Gawker’s way of letting us know that we’re not even worthy of a list ranking the worst places in America. [Arts Desk]
- Time to get a new hobby, Virginia. [NBCWashington]
- Some very clever stuff here from Dave Weigel. [Slate]
- There are several songs in the Skid Row catalog that I considered using to introduce this story about Sebastian Bach losing his home in Hurricane Irene, but then people would think that I like Skid Row or something. [Celebritology]
