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Gates Moves to Speed Up Delivery of Combat Assets
Focus on Defense: WASHINGTON, April 23, 2008 -- When it comes to delays in getting warfighters what they need, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is a man of little patience. Expressing frustration earlier this week about the perceived foot-dragging in getting intelligence, surveillance and…
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U.S. Pork Producers Ask For Government For Assistance
Washington DC -April 23- In the face of rising feed costs and tightening credit markets and in an effort to stem mounting financial losses, the U.S. pork industry has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for assistance. Officers and top staff with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)…
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Scary Jesus
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REAL ID ACT IN FLORIDA
Dear fellow meetup organizers, Please broadcast this National REAL ID conference call invitation to your groups and contacts. To date, seventeen states have passed resolutions rejecting the REAL ID Act, and seven of those states have passed binding legislation PROHIBITING it. There are an…
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Today in Washington D. C. - April 23, 2008
On The Floor: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has again demonstrated Democrats’ mismanagement of the Senate. Democrats began this week pushing to use the veterans’ bill to extend benefits to Filipino citizens who fought in the U.S. Army in World War II. Republicans had no problem with most…
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52 O Street OPEN STUDIOS
2008 OPEN STUDIOS April 26-27, Saturday & Sunday, 11 AM - 5 PM TWENTY-FOUR ARTISTS, in one building, working in a wide range of media and styles open their studios for a rare glimpse into the process behind their art. This free event provides the visitor the opportunity to purchase artwork…
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Booking Cindy
The distinguished literary journal Wonkette confirms that Viking Press will publish the memoirs of Cindy McCain. You may have read it in Publishers Weekly or USA Today. Cindy Lou Hensley McCain, Arizona beer distributor, is the spouse of Senator John McCain, last man standing in the 2008…
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Obama Strategist: The Forgotten Man Is A Republican Now, Anyway
So, Barack Obama has this little problem: he can't seem to win working-class white voters. With rare exception (Iowa, Missouri), he basically only wins states - and in particular only wins primaries - where all the working-class white voters are already Republicans, leaving the Democrats a…
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Go Home Already: Reflect
>> Marcia Anderson, the former Metro supervisor who was accused of bilking more than $560,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of Metro fare cards and bus tokens, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Washington to one count of wire fraud. Anderson is facing a sentence of between 33…
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Viagra, levitra and cialis at a Bowling washington dc. April 23rd, 2008 Carl I came out of the broadcast journalism and non profit worlds and have worked on a dozen feature docs. Four seasons palm springs erie pa local newspapers radisson hotel charlottenc hotel group for sale bustyadventures.…
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The CC: Wars
In the past two days, I've been caught in the crossfire of two cc: wars. CC: of course is net slang for "carbon copy" or "courtesy copy" on an email. When I write an email, I try to send it to as few people as possible - only those directly involved in the issue. Many of my coworkers choose to…
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Vote for my 30s spot on Barack Obama in MoveOn.org’s contest
Vote for my 30s spot on Barack Obama in MoveOn.org’s contest Hey everyone - I was a bit preemptive to ask all of you to go to youtube, though it helped me a lot. The Obama team has made its own site for the contest. There are two ways they are counting votes. One way is “Most Viewed.” So…
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WalkingTown DC Preview: A Musical Tour of Mount Pleasant
DCist is proud to be an official media sponsor of Cultural Tourism DC's free event this Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27: WalkingTown DC offers a wealth of free walking tours all weekend long to get Washingtonians out and discovering new things about their city and neighborhoods. …
Festival de los cerezos en Washington DC
Cada año en los primeros días de la primavera se celebra en Washington DC el festival de los cerezos. La fiesta es una conmemoración del regalo que hizo el alcalde de Tokio, Japón Yukio Ozaki en 1912 de 3,000 árboles de cerezos a la ciudad de Washington DC, como señal de amistad entre los…
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Barack Obama Offers Subtle Hand Gesture To Media [Funny Pictures]
Here's your Barack Obama, all alone on this giant luxury jet plane, reading his newspapers and perhaps flipping the bird to Hillary, the airplane, and especially the political journalists who are again pretending that Hillary Clinton can "win" the nomination, when she doesn't have enough votes or…
Artists' Website: Mike SchafferCondoleezza Rice by ...
Artists' Website: Mike SchafferCondoleezza Rice by Mike ShafferMike Shaffer "assaults the famous and the unknown from the DC environs, their identities obscured, abstractified, warped and altered. Maybe you'll recognize them. Maybe you won't." Visit his blogwebsite here.
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Festival de los cerezos en Washington DC
Cada año en los primeros días de la primavera se celebra en Washington DC el festival de los cerezos. La fiesta es una conmemoración del regalo que hizo el alcalde de Tokio, Japón Yukio Ozaki en 1912 de 3,000 árboles de cerezos a la ciudad de Washington DC, como señal de amistad entre…
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Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Just When You Think They Might Be Out, They Get Pulled Back In Washington Times: Democratic prizefight might knock out party Washington Examiner: Blog - Yeas & Nays N.Y. Times: Maureen Dowd: Wilting Over Waffles L.A. Times: John McCain gets tax-free disability…
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Hooker Ads: 3,000 And Counting
(An explanation of "Hooker Ads") It was an up week for Hooker Ads, starting with 11 on Monday and ending with 12 on Friday. Friday stands poised to overtake the 800-total-ads mark within the next week, while Monday passed 750 total ads. Tuesday and Thursday were the only…
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DON'T PEOPLE HAVE SUBPRIME MORTGAGES TO PAY?: ... [Just So Much Money]
DON'T PEOPLE HAVE SUBPRIME MORTGAGES TO PAY?: Hillary Clinton's campaign is somehow en route to raise TEN MILLION SMACKEROONIES between last night's victory and tonight. [The Page]
Posties on Glasser
We received lots of comments from Posties following yesterday's Susan Glasser news... and most of them ridiculously mean (both for and against Glasser). Here are two of the more gentle comments we received: "No! She was a disaster start to finish. They picked the wrong person and lost a lot…
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American Investors Plan 'Disneyland' Thingy For Baghdad [Fun In The Sun]
Llewellyn Werner is a California investor who doesn't like death, but does like Disneyland. Most of us don't draw the distinction, but Werner wants to replace the former with the latter in Baghdad with "The Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience," a developing "American-style amusement park that…
Televangelist, Juanita Bynum To Appear On Divorce Court
On Aug 21, 2007, the community of Atlanta, Ga., was shocked to hear that minister Thomas W. Weeks III, founder of the Global Destiny churches, had been accused of choking, pushing, kicking and stomping his wife, televangelist, Juanita Bynum in the parking lot of a hotel outside of Atlanta,…
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About Tonight
MUSIC: Locals Bellflur are at the Black Cat's backstage tonight, with Hundred Hundred and Seamonster. 9 p.m., $8. READING: Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Namesake and The Interpreter of Maladies, is at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue tonight to read from her new short story collection,…
Refresh DC April Meetup: Startups 101
Refresh DC was nice enough to move its April event up a day to avoid a conflict with tomorrow TECH cocktail. Thanks Refresh DC! Now we can have fun two days in a row this week. The Refresh DC event will take place right next to the Virginia Square Metro (between Clarendon and Ballston) courtesy…
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DC: Wilson Pool Groundbreaking Ceremony
Tenleytown, DC – Mayor Adrian Fenty held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new swimming pool to be constructed at the Woodrow Wilson High School. A crowd of about 40 heard the Mayor speak and watched the... read more
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What You Need To Know About The Next Few Weeks [Letters To The Editor]
If you turn on the Internet and visit any of its websites, you'll find some guy or gal's analysis of the Pennsylvania primary results and the future of the election. While there only may be one or two ways to assess the question of "Does an ongoing primary hurt or help the Democrats?", the…
WhyGoSolo Handshake Before TECH cocktail DC 2
In the spirit of amplifying the technology signal in under served market; we love to support and bring light to the startups in the cities like Chicago, D.C., Boston and Boulder. We do this through our sponsors, as well as having the local startups demo at our events. One of the startups showing…
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Casting Call for Conscious Singers, Poets, Dancers, Performers and Volunteers in the DC Metro Area…Join The Saartjie Project!
The Saartjie Project is a collective of diverse artists (women and men) exploring the life and legacy of Saartjie Baartman and black women’s body politics through spoken word, song and dance. Join the movement. Artists will perform their own original material and/or scripted material…
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Poop Soup
Poop soup (yes, you heard me correctly) started innocently enough in the spring of 2003. My wife and I had just brought home our puppy and he was prolific in his waste production. The reason for his productivity was due to the recommended serving size on the pet food bag. It was considerably…
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Forces in Iraq Detain Six, Destroy Weapons Caches
Dispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, April 23, 2008 (AFPS) -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained six suspected criminals and destroyed multiple weapons caches today near Khan Bani Saad, an area allegedly used as a manufacturing and storage location for homemade bombs, north of Baghdad. …
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SCORE National will honor the 2008 Lou Campanelli Award winner at a ceremony tomorrow in Washington, DC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information April 22, 2008 Christine Banning or Mike Keaton 1-800/634-0245; media@score.org SCORE Honors Edie Fraser at SCORE’s Afternoon of Vision 2008 Washington, D.C.—SCORE “Counselors to America’s…
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Gen. Petraeus Nominated to Head Central Command
Gen. David H. Petraeus News in Balance: WASHINGTON, April 23, 2008 (AFPS) -- The White House will nominate Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, currently commander of Multinational Force Iraq, to be the next U.S. Central Command commander, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today. “I…
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There's Nothing Too Mundane For The Internet
washingtonpost.com has launched a new blog on -- wait for it -- things they launch. Seriously. "Just Posted" features news about washingtonpost.com's latest launches. And so it goes... In less snarky news, they've also launched "Energy Wire," which reports on the way energy prices are…
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Two Big DC Tech Events This Week - Refresh DC and TechCocktail
There are two big DC tech events this week that you should be at. The first is Refresh DC. It’s tonight at 7pm in Arlington, VA. There is going to be a panel of leaders of local startups giving their advice and thoughts about their experiences. I’m confident it will be great! …
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Caps Briefing: Bottle Up and Explode
It's over. Last night, the Caps lost game seven in overtime to the Philadelphia Flyers. They will now face the dreaded eighteen hole golf courses of McLean, and their own personal workout regimens. Led by the season-long heroics of Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green and Olaf Kolzig, the team…