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>> With Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley about to announce whether he’ll call a special legislative session about building a casino in Prince George’s County, a prospective casnio builder is getting a second look, the Post reports. MGM Grand, which proposed building an $800 million casino and resort at National Harbor, owns among its properties a resort in Macau, China co-owned by the daughter of Stanley Ho, a Chinese gaming magnate suspected of having ties to organized crime.

>> Bryce Harper left the first game of the Nationals’ doubleheader yesterday against the Atlanta Braves when he hit a foul ball off his ankle. He wasn’t in the starting lineup of the second game, sparking fears that the 19-year-old was injured, but then Harper came in as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and scored the tie-breaking run.

>> In Virginia, U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen squared off in the first debate of the final stretch of what is expected to be one of the tightest Senate races this year.

>> Baltimore-Washington International Airport received a $12 million grant from the U.S. Transportation Department to improve its runways, WAMU reports. Construction begins in August.