Dr. Richard Tubb —The White House physician, never far from the President’s side, has been in the news for treating sick reporters like Maureen Dowd, who got stomach flu in the Middle East.

Donna Edwards —Her upset of Representative Al Wynn in the Democratic primary in the Maryland suburbs got the attention of incumbents across the country.

Mark Kuller — The man behind the hip Gallery Place wine bar Proof is also the man you want around in April—by day he’s a tax attorney.

Teresa Chambers —The US Park Police chief, fired in 2004 after blowing the whistle on her department’s underfunding, is proved right four years later as a scathing new report finds deficiencies across the department.

Tammy Haddad —The DC power broker is everywhere, from the Miss America contest to new online television ventures with XM and National Journal.

The Washington Post newsroom is buzzing with rumors that executive editor Leonard Downie will take the buyout being offered to Post staffers.

Downie did not respond to e-mail request for comment, nor would anyone on the newspaper’s publishing side comment on or off the record. Still, the rumor has persisted and spread for more than a week, and Downie has not responded to his staff.

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Leaping llamas...er, alpacas!

The South American animals, all males, were bought from a Virginia farmer, and they bunk with the cows on the Kids’ Farm.

Ziggy, the brown alpaca, is the biggest, weighing 112 pounds and towering at 41⁄2 feet. Cirrus is the white one; his hair is fluffy like a cloud. Orion, the year-old, weighs only 66 pounds.

“They are very curious animals,” says Margaret Kelty, the zookeeper who has been helping the new arrivals settle in. She says that alpacas are among the few animals domesticated specifically for their fiber—a cashmere-like wool used mostly for clothing and blankets.

“We will shear them in late April or early May; otherwise they will be too hot in the summer,” she says.

Check below for our photo slideshow of the zoo's alpacas.

What I’ve Learned: Kenneth Feinberg
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Ballpark Living: The Nationals’ New Stadium
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The Son Also Rises: The Story of the Woottens and Basketball
Morgan Wootten turned a sleepy Catholic school in Maryland into a national basketball powerhouse and left the game a legend. Now Joe Wootten is working the same magic in Virginia.

DC Gun Rights: Do You Want This Next to Your Bed?
Should DC residents be allowed to have guns in their homes? The US Supreme Court is about to decide. Where you stand on handgun laws depends on where you live, where you come from, and what’s been done to you.

DC pageant representative Chelsey Rodgers.

When Howard University law student Chelsey Rodgers says, “I’m coming home with the crown,” it’s easy to believe her.

DC’s representative in the upcoming Miss USA Pageant on April 11 oozes charm, poise, and self-assurance. She took time between dress fittings and studying to sit down with us and hone her interview skills for the big day in Las Vegas. Our impression? Whether she’s strolling around in evening wear or thumping the table in the courtroom—she has signed on with the DC law firm McKee Nelson—she’s going to be tough to beat.

On the pageant experience: “I love being on my feet in front of a roomful of people. It’s scary; it’s exciting. People expect you to be confident, intelligent, and poised. Not only that—they expect you to stand for something. When you leave that room, it’s all about the impression you leave. It all depends on how well I express myself. I love the challenge. It’s the most valuable professional training a woman can get.”