The best meeting in World Bank history went down at a press conference this morning. The head of the bank’s Staff Association demanded Wolfowitz’s resignation, then demanded the release of documents related to Wolfowitz’s hiring of his mistress. They opened the floor to questions, employees bitched for a while, then it all got even more entertaining. MORE »

As Bono taught us, wrongly, Martin Luther King was assassinated in the “early morning, April 4″ of 1968 — 39 years ago today. (It was actually 6:01 p.m. There was no Wikipedia back then, so at least he got the date right.) Today is the real Martin Luther King Day. MORE »

* Baristas from Murky Coffee and Tryst took 1st and 4th in some sort of Mid-Atlantic/Northeast contest. [DCist]
* You know that valet bike parking we mentioned in To Do? Well, WABA needs volunteers. [WABA]
* “There are two visions for our public schools emerging now in the District — two camps: One is saying, ‘Mayor, Order Those Schools To Be Good!’ The other is saying, ‘Mayor, It Takes a Village, Not a King.’ Though you wouldn’t know it by reading the Washington Post, more and more people are joining the second camp and are speaking out against the mayor’s proposal to take the public schools from the public.” [Sam Smith's City Desk]
* “So don’t waste this incredible opportunity, D.C. If Georgetown wins tomorrow, and especially Monday, don’t hold back. Flood the streets. Overturn some cars. Light a few fires. Those really nice stores along M Street, with their large windows? Perfect for looting.” [The DC Universe]
* Second-date ideas, including Tallula which has a “prix fixe wine and dinner tasting menu. It’s five courses of perfect pairings and for only about $75 per person, including tip …. The wine manager comes to the table to introduce the wine before each course and you get a little sheet of paper to jot down notes about the wines. Oh, and they tailor it for beginners, intermediate, and advanced.” [The DC Concierge]

* LNS Party Crash — Valentine’s Day Party at Smith Point. Let Rusty be your guide. [why.i.hate.dc]
* Even if you’re not single this Valentine’s Day, deep down you know that no one really loves you. Sooth your soul with a free cupcake from Cal Tort tomorrow. [prof & ponder]
* Great photo of 11th & F after the 1968 riots. [City Desk]
* “Can you imagine what would happen if people in Paris, London, Rome, or Vienna couldn’t vote?” [alternative hippopotamus]
* Valentine’s kid shot at 7th and G St NW. [Gallery Place Living]

Many readers note that Hungarians are rioting because the prime minister was caught telling lies. About fiscal policy. Seriously.

Some 150 protestors have been hurt battling with the cops and a furious mob of bookworm citizens bum-rushed the State Television headquarters. The whole crazy story and why Washington needn’t ever fear such an uprising, after the jump.

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• Japan is considering military action against North Korea. [AP via Yahoo]

• Mobs of Shiite Muslims in Baghdad violently attacked Sunni neighborhoods yesterday morning, leaving leaving more than 50 dead. A retaliatory bomb exploded later at a Shiite mosque. [WP, NYT]
• Peter Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to President Bush last May claiming that the administration’s unwillingness to brief the committee on certain unspecified “major intelligence programs” could be a “violation of law.” [NYT WP]
• Wages for rich people are rising higher than wages for not rich people. [WP]
• Grover Norquist is finding his luster as superstar Republican fundraiser fading a bit, due to his Abramoff connection and general sliminess. [WP]
• Rick Santorum, facing a tough reelection campaign in a state he doesn’t actually live in, is “reintroducing himself” to Pennsylvania voters. [NYT]

Sometimes there’s a gap between (1) what the “chattering classes” are talking about and (2) what ordinary Americans are interested in. MORE »

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• “What if Mohammed’s goin on a trip an hasta get a new passport picture?” “Then God smites the DMV.” [Fafblog]

• Here’s a pretty good example of how quickly these things get out of hand. Won’t somebody help this man get a damn Fatwa? [alicublog]
• I’m alive, I’m dead, I’m the stranger… offending an Arab [Corner/NRO]
• When you come down to it, when isn’t it a great week for mealy-mouthed dumb-assitude? [TMN]