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- More takes on Chuck Brown’s public memorial. It was “heartfelt, raucous, right.” [Post; Arts Desk]
- City Paper hires D.C. Porcupine, requiring prickly media critic to reveal himself as former City Paper intern Will Sommer. (Duh!) [City Desk]
- Most conservative member of House of Representatives enjoys boar hunting; urbane reporter lives to tell the tale. [National Journal]
- Harry Thomas Jr. is not on the hook for the entire bill from his 2009 inauguration party. [Loose Lips]
- Sixth-grader from Fairfax advances to Spelling Bee semifinals. [WAMU]
- Feastly wants to expand to New York and San Francisco. [Huffington Post]
- Here comes the RGIII backlash: Is the kid too cocky? [Sports Bog]
- Burning police documents? It’s cool, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says. [AP]
- White House unveils official portraits of George W. and Laura Bush. [Politico]
- So the Wizards wound up with the third pick in the NBA Draft. It could be worse. [Washingtonian]