* “A gas fire destroyed most of a strip club just north of Georgetown early this morning, D.C. fire officials said, and an unrelated blaze in Bladensburg badly damaged a cocktail lounge.” [WP]
* “Still, it’s pretty fun to plug and chug common taxi rides to find out how much you can expect to pay once taxi meters are in place. For example, a metered ride from U and 13th Streets NW to the main drag on Mt. Pleasant Street calculates out at $6 in normal traffic — a full $2.80 less than what drivers charge under the zone system.” [DCist]
* “So, that $611,000,000 price cap on the stadium was, as expected, total bullshit.” [why.i.hate.dc]
* “This moron, in addition to shilling for the AEI, works at a university, so he should be the first to know that universities tend to jump at opportunities to shed departments.” [Countersignature]

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• Heard on the Hill: Dick Cheney made a funny about shooting Tim Russert in the face. He then repeated his funny to the Senate Republican Conference… The DNC had recruiters outside the Camelot strip club again. On 9/11, natch. [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: Congressional Democrats won a golf tourney against Republicans for the first time ever…. Ken Burns will do a 9/11 documentary, but not any time soon. [Examiner]
• Reliable Source: Learn why the hell Tom Cruise was here. [WP]
• Page Six: Kitty Dukakis is about to publish a book touting the benefits of shock therapy. [NYP]