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> D.C. Council members and their staffs met with registered lobbyists around 1,900 times in the first half of 2012, according to the most recent lobbying disclosure report. And while the disclosure informs us how often representatives of various companies and contractors met with District officials, WAMU reports that because the city releases its lobbying records only twice a year, these disclosures are more like “autopsy reports.”

>> A pilot died last night in Montgomery County when the small plane he was operating crashed in to a rural field. The single-engine plane crashed in Laytonsville, and the co-pilot was critically injured, WTOP reports.

>> Georgetown University got the go-ahead from the D.C. Zoning Commission for a large expansion of on-campus housing, the Examiner reports.

Briefly Noted: Big donor who swore off big donations is still a big donor … Burglaries on the rise in Montgomery County … Tregoning and Gandhi to represent D.C. government at Height Act hearing … Thies: No one asked Tony Williams to resign … Pepco reviewing possibility of undergrounding power lines.

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