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  • The person a D.C. police officer fatally shot on Monday was allegedly carrying a BB gun. [City Desk, Post, NBC4]
  • An audit by the Office of Campaign Finance raises questions about Vince Gray’s 2010 campaign. [Post]
  • The D.C. Council will today debate whether cannabis clubs should be allowed to set up in the District. [AP]
  • Spring is coming: Potomac Phil, Punxsutawney Phil’s local counterpart, did not see his shadow today. [Post]
  • A District delegation traveled to Iowa to advocate for statehood during the caucuses. [City Desk, DCist]
  • The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Sept. 24. [AP]
  • New affordable-housing developments in the District will cost more than $200 million to build. [City Desk]