"In addition, Senator Dole will be riding around the track on the back of one of the Coca-Cola Harley-Davidson motorcycles."

Downtown shark

There's been an "extreme makeover" of the National Aquarium in Washington, located in the U.S. Commerce Building at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue Northwest.

"Following months of renovations to both exhibits and appearance, [the aquarium] is now a first-class Washington tourism spot that has recently affiliated with the National Aquarium in Baltimore," spokesman Mike Burita told us yesterday.

Established in 1873, the Washington aquarium is home to more than 200 species, including piranha, shark, eel, a new baby loggerhead turtle, and even the dreaded invasive snakehead fish recently found swimming in the Potomac River.

Decontrol control

Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein yesterday announced the establishment of the Controlled Unclassified Information Office (CUI) within the National Archives and Records Administration, appointing William J. Bosanko, director of the Information Security Oversight Office, to head the newly formed office.

The office was created in response to a May 9 memo from President Bush designating the National Archives to oversee and implement the CUI framework, including approving and maintaining safeguarding standards and dissemination instructions for previously sensitive materials.