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>> Mayor Vince Gray says he’s working hard everyday, but continuing to be mired in ethical scandals over his 2010 campaign, his political career is effectively at its end, Alan Suderman writes in this week’s City Paper cover. No matter how ribbon-cuttings he attends, no matter how much he pals around with LivingSocial, “Gray is already a lame duck.”

>> Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is going to order that special legislative session to try to pass an expanded casino gambling bill that would include plans for a Prince George’s County casino, the Post reports.

>> A federal grand jury is looking into whether bribes were offered in the awarding of the D.C. Lottery contract, the Examiner reports.

>> Riot Act Comedy Club, now doing business as Penn Social, is now the topic of a lawsuit between its owners, one of whom is suing because he says he was forced out. The City Paper gets the backstory on the dispute, and it sounds like Riot Act was an unpleasant place to work. “It was a clusterfuck,” one former employee says.

Briefly Noted: Two D.C. men sentenced for home invasion and assault … After a year of prep work, Gray introduces his “One City Action Plan” … D.C. Public Schools show improved test scores across the board … Critical typo in GOP jobs bill.

This Day in DCist: Last year, the Nationals compared Bryce Harper to Jackie Robinson. In 2010, a big thunderstorm caused a lot of damage.