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- Believe it or not, “zombie Obama with a bullet hole in its head” is only just part of the Loudoun County GOP’s history of offensive behavior. (We’ll never forget you, Eugene Delgaudio.) [WaPo/TBD]
- The local partner in the city’s lottery contract sure doesn’t sound like they really fit the bill of a local, disadvantaged business. [Loose Lips]
- Come on, like you don’t want to volunteer to help out with an event called “Harry Potter Spider-Man Vs. The Evil Zombie Ninjas”? [826DC]
- A 57-year-old woman died after being hit by a car outside the New Carrolton Metro station this morning. [Crime Scene]
- The judge in the Brittany Norwood murder trial will allow the victim’s mother to take the stand. [NBCWashington]
- Eleanor Holmes Norton is currently participating in a social experiment to see what life is like trying to live on food stamps. [Young & Hungry]
- D.C. public school students earned higher math marks on a national assessment than they did last year. [D.C. Schools Insider]
- Great Wall Szechwan House is getting a remodeled dining room. [PoP]
- Sounds like we better enjoy the first half of November, while the nice weather lasts. [CWG]
- Of cupcakes and bulletproof glass. [DCentric]
- Arlington: overrun with Russian spies! [ARLnow]
- City brass went to Tampa last weekend to check out the Buccaneers practice facility. There’s been whispers about trying to bring the Redskins practice facility back to the District. [WaTimes]
- What do you know? A team’s futility — in this case, the Wizards — has a negative effect on the number of people who cheer for it! [WaPo]
- Barracks Row is getting a Yes! Organic Market. [PoP]
- Your depressing Virginia news roundup: teenage girl abducted in Stafford County, Reston parents charged with neglect in death of infant. [WJLA/WaPo]
- RIP: Reese Palmer, Dorothy Rodham. [Arts Desk/CNN]
- Fantastic. [Wade Chi]