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- No, D.C. taxpayers will not give the Nationals $300 million for a retractable roof. Owner Ted Lerner pitched the idea to Vince Gray in July, and the mayor said no. WNEW and NBC4 reporter Mark Segraves was the first to have the story. Reminder: Gray still hasn’t announced if he’s seeking reelection. [Post, NBC4, WNEW]
- Firefighter injured after the roof collapsed on a burning home in Northeast D.C. [NBC4]
- Woman says she was raped in locker room at Wilson Aquatic Center. [WJLA]
- Eight Montgomery County spas shut down because, police say, they were also brothels. [NBC4]
- Vincent Orange finally registers campaign committee, missing the Office of Campaign Finance’s deadline. [LL]
- “And just like that, in a haze of congratulations and signed documents, a sizable chunk of Congress Heights was handed to a man no one seems to know, for purposes no one but the red-shirted man himself can guess.” [Housing Complex]
- Another recount has been requested by Republican Mark in the race to be Virginia’s attorney general. Democrat Mark was declared the winner by the state’s Board of Elections. [Post]
- Donations paid for the Capitol Christmas tree’s journey to D.C. [Times]
- You can’t eat an inflatable turkey. [Racked]
- This Day in DCist: D.C. man who killed a puppy was sentenced to six months in jail.
