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- The National Institutes of Health will be forced to turn away roughly 200 patients, including children with cancer, this week from its clinical research centers. [Wonkblog]
- By one vote, the Council voted to delay the Attorney General election until 2018. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) said it was “the most frustrating day” on the Council since he was sworn in: ” From the vote to postpone the elected Attorney General to the continuous meaningless votes on government contracts. I asked myself, over and over again, how is what we are doing here making our city a better place? What are we doing to improve the lives of D.C. residents or even to make the government operate more smoothly?” [Post, Grosso]
- Howard University President Sidney Ribeau is retiring after five years. [BizJournal]
- The Caps lost their season opener. [AP]
- Georgetown University women’s basketball coach Keith Brown is on administrative leave allegedly for verbally abusing players. [WJLA]
- A D.C. police officer is being investigated for allegedly posting a threat on Facebook. [WJLA]
- A bill that allows people without roofs to invest in solar panels and reap the financial rewards passed the Council yesterday. [Housing Complex]
- Shutdown specials: moneymaker or publicity move? [WBJ]
- Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada is against the Washington football team name. [ARLNow]
- This Day in DCist: One year ago, the Washington Humane Society raised money for a Shih Tzu that was stabbed. The story has happy ending.
