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Newly released FBI files revealed that secret documents about the civil rights movement requested by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd’s were leaked by the CIA. “The documents that reveal the September 1966 leak also describe how it sparked outrage among top FBI officials and prompted an internal CIA probe that singled out two agency employees as the culprits The episode damaged Byrd’s standing with the bureau, though only briefly.” [AP]

DC United’s 1-0 victory last night against Columbus Crew were led by Chris Pontius and Nick DeLeon. “DeLeon worked back into Coach Ben Olsen’s good graces, and although he didn’t receive formal credit for D.C. United’s goal during a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night, the first-round draft pick created the opportunity with a spellbinding run that led to Chris Pontius’s 49th-minute strike.” [The Post]

Bethesda swimmer Katie Ledecky’s victory at the Olympics came as no surprise to the 15-year-old’s circle, says Sally Jenkins. “It’s hard to find a family more enmeshed in competitive Washington power circles than the Ledeckys, though quietly so.” [The Post]

In their search for a new training facility, the Redskins have narrowed down their choices to four sites in Richmond, says Gov. Bob McDonnell. “McDonnell, who earlier spoke to a crowd of fans gathered around the team’s practice fields, framed the annual relocation to Richmond as one that would assist in what he called the ‘No. 1 priority of his administration, job creation.'” [AP]

The rise in prices of some Midwest crops caused by the drought in the region has helped Mid-Atlantic farmers’ profits. “Farmers in the western part of Maryland are ‘going to have good yields and phenomenal prices. These prices are practically unheard of,’ said Ben Beale, director of the University of Maryland’s College of Agricultural and Natural Resources St. Mary’s County Extension.” [The Examiner]