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>> OK, Loudoun County really has lost it when it comes to the Silver Line. The City Paper this week delves deep into the endless bickering over whether or not the county should support the Metrorail expansion. Some opponents, like County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio, puts the county’s choice bluntly: “You’ve got a crazy circumstance in which the general public is going to get raped or not get raped.”

>> Four D.C. police officers were indicted for their alleged roles in a beating last summer outside the Lotus nightclub on K Street NW, the Post reports. The officers were off-duty at the time of the brawl, which got so nasty that the victim lost an eye.

>> Hordes of activists are amassing outside the U.S. Supreme Court right now, in itchy anticipation of the ruling this morning on the Affordable Care Act. In the sage words of The Daily Show, everyone needs to “calm the fuck down.”

>> A taekwondo gym in Alexandria is the training ground for four Olympic competitors, WAMU reports.

Briefly Noted: New Capitals coach Adam Oates makes his debut … the Nuns on the Bus are rolling into town … Meet the guy who does the portraits of people on trial inside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Court House … Dog-attack victim reunites with his rescuer … It’s about to get really hot in here.

This Day in DCist: Last year, Ted Loza, a former aide to Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), was sentenced to eight months in jail after pleading guilty to taking bribes. In 2010, oh, hey, it was Aaron Morrissey’s first day of getting paid to do this.