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>> The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance is completing an audit of Mayor Vince Gray’s 2010 mayoral campaign, reports the Examiner. Once the report is published, it could well spell more trouble for Gray, who remains under federal investigation for claims that he improperly steered money orders to third-tier candidate Sulaimon Brown and offered him a government job after the campaign had ended.

>> Late last week D.C. received a $10 million federal grant to complete a four-mile extension of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, writes WTOP. With the money, D.C. will be able to extend the trail up the Anacostia and connect it to a network of trails in Maryland; eventually you’ll be able to get from College Park all the way to Nationals Park on a bike/pedestrian path.

>> Rep. Ted Poe (R-Tex.) has abandoned an effort to nationalize the D.C. World War I Memorial on the National Mall, reports the Washington Times. Poe’s attempt—which had been strongly opposed by local leaders—will be replaced by the establishment of a commission to celebrate the centennial of the Great War and oversee the redesigning of a World War I Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. On Tuesday the D.C. Council passed a resolution offering up Pershing Park as a possible D.C. site for a memorial.

Briefly Noted: Sex offender lived on Gonzaga high school campus for a month before authorities noticed … Prince George’s County officials feel left out of digital coupon craze … It must suck to be Gerry Sandusky these days … Leader of Virginia prostitution ring pleads guilty … Controversial Maryland pit bull ruling will likely stand until 2013 legislative session … Cooking oil thieves hit MoCo restaurant … Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) isn’t a huge fan of privatized street cars.

This Day in DCist: On this day in 2011, the National Sculpture Garden started enforcing its ban on booze and neighborhood crews feuded during the now-defunct Caribbean Carnival. In 2010, zombies invaded D.C.