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>> Does the name Kellie Williams ring familiar? It should for anyone who ever watched that TGIF lineup of family sitcoms during the 90s. Loose Lips did some digging around and it seems that that Williams, who played Laura Winslow on Family Matters, might be the mysterious “Individual #1” associated with Harry Thomas Jr. who gave the former Ward 5 Councilmember a $25,000 kickback on a city grant. Now, if only Suderman had used this lede.
>> A former Wells Fargo loan officer in Maryland tells the Post that her old employer—the United States’ second-largest home mortgage lender—targeted African American communities in Baltimore and Prince George’s County with lousy subprime loans.
>> The AP reports that at a “Washington” Redskins training session, Robert Griffin III had a “rare poor day.” Don’t worry, the story is still glowing.
>> Somewhere buried under all this purple prose is a ghost story about a swimming pool.
Briefly Noted: Prince George’s schools to expand math, science and technology curricula … Infant seriously injured in hit-and-run on Eastern Avenue … Alan Gross said to be in poor health in Cuban prison … Stupid high-schoolers booted from own graduation after they’re caught planning a prank … D.C.’s charter schools teach a lot of kids, but don’t have much real estate to show for it.
This Day in DCist: Last year, President Obama declared his support for statehood and self-determination—in Puerto Rico. In 2010, someone stole Adrian Fenty’s bikes.