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He’s still got it! Marion Barry proved yesterday that you don’t get to be mayor-for-life without learning a few tricks, using a technicality and a strategic recess to outmaneuver Chairman Phil Mendelson and get an ex-offender bill through committee. Exactly how Barry did it is well worth a read.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• Spring Valley demolitions to start over fears of World War I weapons on land. [Post]
• Powerball winner from D.C.? Maybe. [WTOP]
• Scum: thieves use ATM skimmers to target hospital visitors in VA. [Post]
• Surprise: Silver Line to cost more than expected. [Post]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

Photo of the Day: Page Three Photo.

WPFW Shake-Up: Radio station WPFW is shaking up its schedule, ousting some more eclectic programs, and replacing them with syndicated talk shows. Some listeners and old hosts aren’t happy.

Wherehouse: As of yesterday, the District has a Costco. But its location could make it hard for D.C. residents, including some of the store’s employees, to reach.

Mm, Doughnuts: A doughnuts and fried chicken restaurant is coming to Metro Center.

Michelle Rhee: Relax!: Ex-schools chancellor Michelle Rhee insists in her not-yet-published memoir that allegations of cheating at DCPS schools were no big deal.

Jazz Club Reunites: One Step Down, Washington’s premiere ’90’s jazz club, closed in 2000, with its space eventually becoming a Subway sandwich shop. But tonight, regular customers and musicians from the spot are reuniting.

LOOSE LIPS, by Loose Lips columnist Alan Suderman. (tips? lips@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Marion Barry is the master of parliamentary skullduggery. [Post]
• Council panel approves $11 million tax break for Howard Town Center (whose development team includes former City Administrator Robert Bobb‘s new company), even though CFO says the break isn’t needed. [WBJ]
• Joe Biden shops at Ward 5’s new Costco. [Post]
• Special election set for April 23. [Post]
• Judge says city can’t ban posters on lampposts. [Post]
• D.C. lawmakers get tough with synthetic marijuana. [Times]
• LivingSocial still wants to hit benchmarks for a $32 million tax break. [WBJ]
• Think there’s a war on cars in D.C.? You’re like those crazy people who think the president wasn’t born in Hawaii. [GGW]
• Barry wants to ban new apartments at St. Es [Post]
• IG catches two parking scofflaws after lengthy investigation. [Examiner]
• Mendo expects to lose to libertarians over residency requirements of petition circulators. [Post]
• Speed limits expected to rise. [WTOP]

HOUSING COMPLEX, by Housing Complex columnist Aaron Wiener. (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com )

• A visual comparison of Metro stations’ passenger flows at various times of day. [GGW]
• Joe Biden visits Costco, in GIFs. [NBC4]
• Judge hears testimony on controversial Ivy City bus barn. [Post]
• Miami-area residents spend the highest percentage of their income on housing and transportation; D.C. is lowest. [Atlantic Cities]
• Mayor Vince Gray talks Costco, school closings, and people getting priced out of D.C. [WJLA]
• LivingSocial still expects to move into new HQ despite layoffs. [WBJ]
• Bikers hit by cars may soon have new civil remedies. [DCist]
• Subsidized apartment building on North Capitol will get a $25 million renovation. [DCmud]
• Spring Valley house with WWI munitions is being demolished. [WJLA]
• Stark renderings of the coming Trump hotel. [Post]
• Today on the market: Five-bedroom brick rowhouse in Anacostia

ARTS LINKS, by Caroline Jones (tips? artsdesk@washingtoncitypaper.com)