Marion Barry, or someone pretending to be him on Twitter, says he got a blood clot on his way to Vegas but is recovering [@marionbarryjr]

Convicted felon Harry Thomas Jr. is happy Kenyan McDuffie is replacing him.  “The ward is in good hands.” [Times]

Vince Gray and Kwame “Fully Loaded” Brown bring home the bacon to Ward 7 [Post]

Metro retains law firm for independent investigation of Florida Ave. non-deal involving Jim Graham and Omar Karim. [Post]

DC officials in Vegas trying to lure retailers to one of strongest economies in the country [WAMU]

Gray in Vegas looking for restaurants to come to St. Es [Times]

Barry’s lawyer pwns beermaker [DCist]