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Good morning, Washington. Tough break last night—rather, just a few hours ago—with the Capitals triple-overtime loss to the Rangers. (More on that heartbreaker in a bit.) It’s sentencing day for former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. and we’ll be on the scene for that.

Lesser Son of Krypton: Allen Sessoms was supposed to do to the University of the District of Columbia what Michelle Rhee did to D.C. Public Schools—shake things up, rattle the faculty and turn the ship around. In this week’s City Paper, Lydia DePillis reports that while Sessoms has been able to earn the ire of many of his professors, UDC is struggling as much as it ever has. And Sessoms, instead of improving the complicated institution, is just “spreading acrimony wherever he goes” without really making things better.

Kabul Cases: Shukria Khaliqi might be Afghan women’s best legal advocate. As an adviser at the Women for Afghan Women shelter in Kabul, Khaliqui has never lost a case in her attempts to protect women from domestic violence, but it’s come at the cost of being a target of the Taliban. Khaliqui is in Washington this week to pick up advice from the District Alliance for Safe Housing, WAMU reports.

Briefly Noted: Cabs are more expensive, still unpleasant … Mother in drywall child abuse case to be sentenced … Foodie freedom fighter … Inside the FBI’s Washington command center … Chevy Chase man charged in arson that torched more than 30 apartments … Bin Laden’s final words to be posted online.

This Day in DCist: Last year, Montgomery County adopted a five-cent tax on paper and plastic bags. In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court shut the front door.