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Morning, D.C. Looks like another sunny, uncharacteristically warm day awaits us.
>>Mitt Romney emerged stronger than ever after last night’s Republican primary debate in New Hampshire. While other candidates’ arguments devolved into personal attacks, the former Massachusetts governor remained cool, gliding past moderator George Stephanopoulos’ attempts to bait him.
>>Northern Virginia officials are arguing against funding transportation in their state by enacting devolution, or having counties and cities take over maintenance of secondary roads. Prince William County Board of Supervisors chair says it will cause a “massive tax increase.”
>>Montgomery Sibley, who served as the attorney for the now-deceased “D.C. Madam” is running for president. His platform includes D.C. voting rights and expanding Congress. In a gimmicky twist, he is not accepting campaign contributions; instead, he’s asking supporters to buy his book about his aforementioned client, “Why Just Her?”
>>In an editorial, the Post wonders why Mayor Vince Gray still hasn’t said anything about the guilty plea on embezzlement charges by former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.
>>In Howard County, prisoners are knitting. Lynn Zwerling started a program called Knitting Behind Bars, saying knitting “teaches you how to focus. It teaches you how to make a task and meet that goal. It teaches you how to … control your anger. … All of these are skills are life skills…”
>>The Capitalssaw their four-game winning streak come to an end lastlast night against the San Jose Sharks.