By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units

The D.C. Council's longest-serving member took a giant step closer to securing a sixth term when his opponent dropped out of the race on Wednesday, citing a bizarre chain of events that included a man peering into the windows of her Georgetown home.

Two former D.C. Cabinet officials are dismayed that their joint request for an investigation by the Inspector General's Office of the D.C. Lottery contract has gone nowhere.
"This is fiction at its best," he said, noting it is common procedure to obtain opponents' campaign filings.
"He just decided that this was a P.I.," Mr. Lindenfeld said. "Did he wear a knit cap as well?"