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

Should the Redskins pick up Peyton Manning?: The Colts scheduled a noon news conference for Wednesday without saying why, but a person with knowledge of the decision said the team was preparing to announce it will part ways with its QB, who missed all of last season after a series of operations on his neck. http://bit.ly/x80Iu3

Masked gunmen rob George Mason students at home: Two masked gunmen held up five George Mason University sophomores in a townhome across from the university Tuesday night, taking thousands of dollars of electronic equipment in what one of the victims describes as a “scary” scenario. http://bit.ly/wxbZbg

Md. county adding cameras to school buses: Montgomery County has voted to install automated cameras on school buses to catch drivers that blow through stop signs on the vehicles. http://bit.ly/yRYTDC

New iPad expected with faster chip, sharper screen: Rumors speak of an updated tablet with a speedier processor, a sharper screen and an option for faster wireless broadband access. http://bit.ly/yYb3Ud

Mike Causey: What ‘special’ delivery really means: Mike Causey’s earlier life included sharing office space with an outdoor editor allergic to sun and a garden editor always willing to help a woman whose husband’s tuber was drooping. http://bit.ly/w6tLof

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