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The Local Effect Of World Riots And Food
BY BILL ALLEN In the isles of Wal-mart, you can hear people quietly grumble about price increases, but when the world supplier of grain, changes course out of a need to survive, and to produce crops that will create energy over feeding a third world full of hungry people, things can go bad…
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Pennsylvania Takes On Huge Task, Safe Water Infrastructure
Members of Governor Edward G. Rendell’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force convened for the first time today and began the work of addressing the estimated $20 billion funding shortfall needed to upgrade Pennsylvania’s aging and deteriorated water-related infrastructure. After the 30…
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Bill Clinton Arriving In New Castle On Wednesday
The Clinton campaign is headed to New Castle in the blitzkrieg that is the Clinton Campaign. Former President Bill Clinton will be speaking at the New Castle Junior / Senior High school on April 16th at 3:45 P.M. Those attending should arrive two hours before the event, security will be tight, and…
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McCain CMU Bound TO School Pennsylvania On His “Ambitious” Plans For The Nation
Senator John McCain arrived in Pittsburgh tonight to deliver a speech on the economy at Carnegie Mellon University tomorrow, he will be standing in the same location as Chelsey Did earlier today, The speech will cover demanding subjects such as taxes, the budget, health care rising gas prices,…
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Birthday Celebration Ends in Useless Arrest
Check out this posting on the Reason Blog. Government authority and the overuse of power ends in the arrest of a girl as she quietly dances to her Ipod at the Washington DC Jefferson Memorial with a group of others - who are also quiet and had their own Ipods on. The individuals were breaking…
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Crime Against Humanity — Fill ‘Er Up?
Here in Washington, DC, we await the visit of Pope Benedict XVI, who recently promulgated seven modern sins for the instruction of believers in the Catholic Church, second largest religion in the world and one-quarter of the U.S. population. Will His Holiness speak out about the largest…
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Colin Meloy at the 9:30 Club
So, yesterday was a bit epic: I woke up at 4 o'clock to catch my 6:00 am flight from Jacksonville to Newark, and then all but shot out of the plane as soon as it landed at 8:05 to catch an 8:30 to train back to New Brunswick. Under normal circumstances, I would have slept for the next four…
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T Minus 12 Hours…….
Well in just under 12 hours (8 AM EST) I will be pulling out for San Francisco. I’m in great shape. My car was picked up early this afternoon (and ready for a 3k mile run), I am all packed and the car is loaded and gassed. So tonight I’m just kicking back, trying to relax and rest…
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Bitter Flag Eats Hillary! [Pennsylvania]
Here's Hillary at the Sheet Metal Local 19 union hall in Philadelphia today, just hanging out, munching on some Slim Jims while simultaenously smoking a pack of L&M's, drinking a case of beer. And then this huge American flag just had it, and it ate her alive, the end. [AP Photo/NBC 10]
Dueling Numbers at the White House
Some journalists could use some fact-checkers. I've seen three separate stories quoting three completely different figures for the number of people who will be on the South Lawn of the White House to welcome Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday. Delaware Online's The New Journal says that 5,000 will be…
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Wonkette's Brave New World [Rumors On The Metro Section]
"Breaking: Gawker Media selling Wonkette blog; spinning off three sites." [Politico/Calderone]"Wonkette's like that aunt who gets bombed at every family function. And has Tourette's. What would D.C. media be without it?" [Washington Post Express]"Wonkette Leaves the Gawker Empire."…
Ratzinger in America
Ratzinger in America April 14, 2008 Joseph Ratzinger, aka Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Vatican State and 265th Holy Father to Roman Catholics around the world, is headed for America this week. His itinerary begins on 4/15-17 in Washington DC and ends with the next 3 days in NYC (there goes…
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Green Apple Festival
This Sunday the Green Apple Festival takes place on the National Mall. The Free concert starts at 12:00pm and features The Roots & Friends featuring Doug E. Fresh, Ne-Yo, Talib Kweli, will.i.am, Chrisette Michele and more, O.A.R. Acoustic, Gov’t Mule, Thievery Corporation (DJ Set), Toots…
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Day the Earth Stood Still, The
A flying saucer orbits the 1950s Earth. It lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. The lone occupant steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, a large and very powerful robot appears to save him and is able to melt tanks with the slightest bit of his power. The wounded alien orders Gort to…
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Go Home Already: Float On
>> The return of $2 fresh sliced mango! [Prince of Petworth] >> A body was found in the C&O Canal Monday afternoon, under the Whitehurst Freeway. [WJLA] >> This afternoon an automobile jumped over a foot high planter to land nose down on the opposite 6 foot drop side on Yuma Street less…
THEORIES
“ My guess is that Trish has decided to take her committment to endangered species to the next level and will serve as a surrogate mother to a panda embryo since Tai chan needs a younger sibling to play with. I mean, think about it, she wouldn’t even suffer stretch marks giving birth to a…
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Being There
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of a woman…
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Evolution of a MOMocrat
If I can change the subject from Barack Obama and the meaning of the word "bitter" for a bit, I'd like to talk about MOMocrats and what it's done for me. Growing up I learned there are three things you don't discuss in polite conversation: sex, money, and politics. Now, of course, if…
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Plain Language - Writing Refresher
The government has tried several steps over the past few decades to encourage agencies to issue documents in plain language. Former Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton all issued executive orders requiring various government documents to be written in plain English, and…
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Unflattering Photo Will Make Hillary Win Pennsylvania [Hillary Clinton]
She's mad about Obama's fancy talking, she chugs beer in the tavern, she shoots critters with her pretend shotguns and aw shucks, she's big around the bottom. Really big. The only things that separate our Plain Country Hillary from the poor bitter voters is that she's incredibly rich and powerful…
BOOKING: THE-DREAM
BOOKING: THE-DREAM SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY! *Please do not email/call me about interviews or drops for The-Dream! As we all know, it is the relationships in this business that garner the best results. WHY? Entertainment, LLC in conjunction with All Axxess Entertainment has those…
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Weekly Music Agenda
Monday >> The New Pornographers made Rolling Stone’s "Best Songs of 2007" with "Myriad Harbour" off Challengers, and Austin’s Okkervil River has been getting a lot of attention for the addictive single, "Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe", off their August release The Stage Names. This two…
Papal Mass Ticket Scalpers Going Straight to Hell
Via WTOP, the Archdiocese of Washington is trying to get the word out to would-be scalpers of tickets to the papal mass on April 17 that they are breaking the law. Georgina Stark, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Washington, tells WTOP, "You cannot sell a sacrament. This is a mass, so it is…
Happy Hour
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Metro Getting Ready for Pope Visit
Metro says they will be ready for the 25,000 plus additional riders they expect when during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington this week. In addition to the usual "additional station managers on hand", Metro will run trains at rush hour levels on Wednesday and Thursday between 5 a.m. and…
Do You Have CEO Disease?
Note From Rand I met Tracey Neale a few years ago while vacationing in Sedona. She was also on vacation, doing the “hiking and pampering thing” with her friend Jackie, who she met while the two worked at the same TV station in Florida - Tracey as a journalist and Jackie as a salesperson. Fast…
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Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Sounding Bitter Washington Times: Bush prepares global warming initiative Washington Examiner: Two Americas on taxes N.Y. Times: Co-Payments Soar for Drugs With High Prices L.A. Times: Lakers are Western front-runners USA Today: Big names owe big-time on taxes …
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John McCain To Launch Massive 'Old Man' Tour Next Week [Walnuts! Hits Depression Road]
John McCain is your grandfather, but older. He's also bored and wants to beat Barack Obama. Combine these things together and you get his latest gimmicky week-long tour. This one's based around the Great Depression and rural areas that had no food during the period. It will be McCain's first visit…
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Yes We Can: Wonkette Goes Solo (6,579 views, 123 comments) Hillary Gets Drunk, Shoots Indiana With Grandfather's Guns (4,810 views, 61 comments) Sexy…
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This Week's "Reliable Sources"
From CNN.com: HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Anchor overboard. Katie Couric will likely give up the CBS anchor job now that her bosses have soured on her struggling broadcast. Why did "The Today Show" superstar flame out in the chair once held by Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and Bob…
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DC Car Nosedives over Yuma Str Planter
Washington, DC – This afternoon an automobile jumped over a foot high planter to land nose down on the opposite 6 foot drop side on Yuma Street less than a block from Connecticut Avenue. Two ambulances on the... read more
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DCist Interview: Tim Conlon
Tim Conlon is a graffiti artist living and working in Washington. He grew up just south of D.C., and lived in Baltimore and Los Angeles before returning to the District 10 years ago. By day Conlon, 33, is a tech manager for an interactive marketing agency in Bethesda and still does some flash…
Stoner D.C. [Washington DC]
Weed lovers in D.C. find themselves wading through a pool of over-accomplished and pompous d-bags. So chill, brah, and partake in many of the fine red-eye friendly eating establishments and thought-provoking outdoor activities. It's hard to brave the tourist haunts and general public when you're…
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