WTOP’s Top 5 morning stories

Good morning, Washington area — Five stories to keep you informed and get you going:

WTOP Beltway Poll: 2/3 support wider highways: Nearly two-thirds of people in the Washington area believe highways in the region should be widened, and there also is very strong support for expanding mass transit, according to a WTOP Beltway Poll. http://bit.ly/z3JkhG

Witnesses: D.C. man killed neighbor after dog poop argument: A volunteer working for the campaign of a D.C. Council candidate has been arrested for the stabbing death of a man in Southeast. http://bit.ly/yJ5qN5

Low-key Virginia primary buried in Super Tuesday: Virginia is a key state in national elections, a must-win state come November. But Virginia’s Republican primary on Tuesday could be an afterthought for many people. http://bit.ly/AlNp5X

Williams to meet with NFL after bounties uncovered: Now that the NFL has uncovered a big-money bounty program for players in New Orleans, it likely will zero in on other teams Gregg Williams worked for. That means the Titans, Redskins, Jaguars and Bills probably should all expect to hear from the league soon. http://bit.ly/x7eTlK

Americans think the world’s worst tourists are … Americans: The “ugly American” stereotype isn’t just in the eye of the foreign beholder. According to a new Living Social survey, Americans say the country with the worst tourists is … the United States. http://bit.ly/AEKMnj

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