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Finally, Gilbert Arenas’ quirky practical joking side is no longer a laughing matter. The NBA slapped agent less than zero with an indefinite suspension to police a fugitive of authority who is on the verge of ruining an organization. The Washington Wizards face of the franchise has been a train wreck waiting to happen since […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The District has continued to lose African American residents, according to new census estimates released Thursday, while the number of whites and every other census-tracked minority has risen. The city remains a majority African American city, though the numbers and percentage slipped in every year between 2000 and 2008. About 54 […]

THE WASHINGTON POST: A man created a scene — and a Secret Service scare — near the White House during rush hour Wednesday evening when he stripped to the buff and took off running, leaving his bag of clothes unattended on the Ellipse. The man shed his clothes near 15th and E streets, at the […]

“Gilbert Arenas has another thing coming,” Ben Ross was saying outside Verizon Center on Thursday morning. “He’s not above the law,” Earl Bell said. “He thinks he is,” Ross said. “Gilbert thinks it’s a . . . joke.” “He needs to be prosecuted,” Bell said. “See if he laughs then.” “Yeah, and fire your damn […]

From The Baltimore Sun Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon entered an Alford plea to one count of perjury and pledged to tender her resignation effective Feb. 4 as part of an agreement settling the active criminal cases against her. The plea means that Dixon acknowledges that prosecutors had enough evidence to find her guilty of charges […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The 89-year-old man accused in June’s fatal shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum died Wednesday, according to his defense attorney and prison officials. James W. von Brunn, a white supremacist, died of undetermined causes while in custody of U.S. authorities in North Carolina, where he was undergoing psychological tests at […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan reached agreement with the Washington Washington Football Team Tuesday night to become the team’s next head coach and vice president of football operations, taking the position that many in the National Football League have for months presumed would be be his once the season ended. […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Prosecutors began presenting evidence to the grand jury in Arenas’s case Tuesday. Sources said it would be an ongoing process, meaning they would present evidence as they receive it. Original Post: Two law enforcement sources said Tuesday morning that prosecutors planned on presenting evidence to a Superior Court grand jury in […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The unemployment level in the Washington region dipped in November to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent the previous month, according to government data released Tuesday, further evidence to some economists that the area has weathered the worst of the recession. Washington and New Orleans had the lowest unemployment rates among metropolitan […]

VIA WTOP: ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Just like people bracing themselves for holiday credit card bills and the filing of taxes, Maryland lawmakers are heading to Annapolis to work on the budget. This year, it’s going to leave a mark. Just holding the line will come with a cost. “The truth is that a flat budget, […]