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CatAn Amicus Brief
Spencer Ackerman: "But you [Catherine] send out more Tweets (ugh I hate that term) than anyone on earth."I have a two-word defense of Ms. Andrews on the charges levied here.Julia. Allison.The defense rests.
Tears for the unmorned
Deborah Jeane Palfrey was a somewhat mousy woman, with wispy brown hair a penchant for wearing red lipstick that wasn’t quite the right shade of red. She attended Rollins College in Orlando, where she got her bachelors degree in criminal justice. She attempted to go to law school at Thomas…
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D.C. Rapper Responds to Jay-Z
Looks like Washington may have gotten the last word in the Jay-Z/Lebron “Bron Bron” James v. Soulja Boy/DeShawn Stevenson beef. The NBA has become an interesting cross section for the hip-hop game, basketball and the black community. D.C. rappers (Tabi Booney, Wale, Mambo Sauce) are…
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Nats nip Pirates for fourth straight win - Sports Network
SBR Forum Nats nip Pirates for fourth straight win Sports Network - 1 hour ago Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Austin Kearns' single to right scored Cristian Guzman with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth frame, leading Washington to a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh in the initial…
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Anniversary!
HELEN THOMAS: How does the President intend to commemorate “Mission Accomplished” after five years of death and destruction?DANA PERINO: What you’re referring to is the banner that ran — that was aboard the ship five years ago. President Bush –THOMAS: I’m talking about the anniversary…
The Prodigious Profundity of the Legendary Gatekeepers
Tony Kornheiser, best known for being one of two people entrusted with maintaining a listicle masquerading as a television show on ESPN, doesn't like the bloggers anymore than that ugly haired fuckstick who wrote Friday Night Lights. But why shouldn't Tony have that opinion? He's earned it,…
Nuts Aboout the Nats?
The new Nationals theme song is really, really bad. Via Metroblogging and Why I Hate DC.
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Ron Paul Will Fire You For Having Fat Genes [Meanies]
Bipartisanship does not equal Freedom: "President Bush is expected to soon sign the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which would prohibit health insurance companies from using genetic information to set premiums or determine enrollment eligibility. Similarly, employers could not use…
Kyoto Signatories Churning Out Self-Congratulations...And Carbon Emissions
OK, so maybe the "Climate Change" crowd is having trouble proving the existence of the problem. But surely, at least their solution, expensive as it is, would take us in the right direction? Not really: Yes, signatories to the Kyoto Protocol have been increasing their "greenhouse gas" emissions at…
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NFU President Addresses High Food Prices before Congress
NFU President Addresses High Food Prices before Congress 05 1st, 2008 Washington DC -May 1- National Farmers Union President Tom Buis today recognized that high food prices are adversely affecting American families, especially those in the low and middle class, but said record high…
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More info on that protest
I leared a bit more about those ADAPT protestors from my last post in articles in today's and yesterday's Roll Call. Medicare pays for a number of benefits (pills, handicap equipment, etc.) for seniors in nursing homes but not for folks still at home, thus freezing out folks sick enough to need…
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USCA: S.Korea Beef Trade Agreement Needs Closer Look
Washington DC -May 1- The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is pleased to learn that the United States and South Korea have reached a formal agreement on the resumption of U.S. beef exports to South Korea. “This agreement and resumed beef trade with South Korea has been long awaited…
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Day 4 - Washington D.C.
Today was a good day. Except for the fact that Tim and I both had a “bum” left leg. :O Yeah… for some reason, both of our left legs were really sore or something! NOT fun! But it was still a good day. Some of the pictures below are out of order…sorry. I forgot to post…
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R.I.P. The DC Madam
Poor child gets sentenced to a half-century in jail for running an escort service and commits suicide... So sad... So very sad...
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Arlington National Cemetery Burial Honors (Enlisted vs. Officer)
SFC Durbin is currently serving a tour of duty in Iraq. He makes a few excellent points about the rendering of honors for our fallen soldiers at our Nations most prestigious National Military Cemetery. While serving in The Army Honor Guard (The Old Guard) as a Full Honor Casket Team Squad…
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DC Madam Found Dead
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, the infamous "DC Madam" was found dead in a shed outside her mother's trailer near Tampa today. Police are calling it suicide.The woman convicted of running a high-end Washington prostitution ring that snagged a senator killed herself Thursday, police said, weeks after…
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Go Home Already: Signs of the Times
>> Hilarifying photos from the high school proms of a few notable Washingtonians. [Washingtonian] >> The United States Park Police are looking for a man who allegedly was involved in a sexual assault, which took place in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 19, at Ft. Totten Park in…
DC Madam Commits Suicide
Just two weeks ago Deborah Jean Palfrey was found guilty of running a high-end prostitution ring which catered to the Washington D.C. elite. Thus the moniker "D.C. Madam". According to police in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Deborah Jean Palfrey was found dead earlier today, having hanged…
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Balancing Work with Life: Going Green
Everyone is going green nowadays. This past Monday, some people in the condo where I live in downtown Washington DC got together to discuss what we could do to make our condo more green. Someone suggested doing expanded recycling, which means sorting plastics and using food scraps. “It…
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About Tonight
MUSIC: Philly-based DJ and producer RJD2 released a solo project a year ago titled The Third Hand. He's on the road and will be making a stop at the 9:30 Club. $20, 8 p.m. ART PARTY: The Phillips Collection holds its regular Artful Evening tonight, starting at 5 p.m., when the museum is…
Barbara Walters Reveals Past Affair With Senator
From the AP: After three decades of keeping mum, Barbara Walters is disclosing a past affair with married U.S. Senator Edward Brooke, whom she remembers as “exciting” and “brilliant.” Appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” scheduled to air Tuesday, Walters shares details of her…
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Ron Paul: Only member of Congress to vote against bill
Wired has a story today about an anti-genetic discrimination bill that is expected to be signed by President Bush. The bill (H.R. 493), blocking companies from using a person’s genetic information to set insurance premiums or determine eligibility, was passed today by the House. The bill…
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"Greetings From Union Station"
6 x 6" oil on masonite If you commute thru Union Station, in Washington DC, you might see this little guy at the top of the escalator. He waits, with great anticipation, for his dad at the end of every workday. How cool is that? This little piece has been donated to a fund-raising event. I've…
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Taxi Meter Test Drive
WTOP's Adam Tuss and Kristi King did what I wish I had been able to do today: they went out and rode in a bunch of cabs, both to see how many they found that had meters installed, and to get a few real-life comparisons on price differences. They came back with some hardly surprising numbers,…
Following Sloan
Sloan is one of my favorite bands, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of them — unless you’re from Canada. See, Sloan is mega-huge up north, but they’ve never found the same huge following in the US. Because of this, they’re a little reluctant to do US tours, and I…
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The Revolving Door
This is a friendly call for reader tips / emails / notes on the inner-workings of your news organization for our "Revolving Door" feature. Who's leaving? Who just arrived? Who's switching beats? Let us know by emailing us at fishbowldc AT mediabistro DOT com or dropping a line in the…
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on going home
i really like kathleen norris. “dakota: a spiritual geography” is one of those books i wish i had written. that i think i could have written, if i had significantly better writing skills and a bit more introspection. in “dakota” kathleen norris writes of her family’s homestead: “(it…
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D.C. Madam Found Dead
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, a.k.a. the D.C. Madam, has committed suicide. She was found by her mother, hanged in a storage shed today. Suicide notes have been found but police have not released details about those notes. She was found guilty April 15 of money laundering, racketeering and mail…
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Ellies Are Tonight!
You can expect the mediabistro.com family to be all over tonight's National Magazine Awards. Blog sibling FishbowlNY will be blogging and Twittering (so hot right now) all night. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Deborah Jeane Palfrey To Be Remembered On Moon [R.i.p.]
For the great crime of hooking up willing ladies with horny politicians, "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Paltry was facing four to six years in prison, and today she was found dead in a shed behind her mother's house in Florida. The men who paid for hookers through her service, such as Republican…
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Live! My Friend Jeff's Root Canal
It had to come to this. Jeff Gates, who way back in 2000 won some sort of place in the history books by becoming the first person to auction off his demographic information on eBay, is today twittering his root canal. Which means that he is narrating the procedure for anyone who might care to…
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Separated At Birth: Keith Olbermann Part II
For this week's Separated at Birth, we have a reader-submitted follow-up to last week. Does Keith Olbermann look like... British singer and Smiths frontman Morrissey? Did you miss our earlier Separateds? Or just want to see them again? Check out Keith Olbermann, Eric Dezenall, Charles…
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D.C. Madam Commits Suicide
How Sad. Of course, the conspiracy theories abound. Condolences to her family. Video via the AP:
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Florida Police: Woman Known As ‘D.C. Madam’ Commits Suicide in Apparent Hanging
Thursday, May 01, 2008 Thanks to Fox News for this article….flagranny2 Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the 52-year-old woman known as the “D.C. Madam,” committed suicide Thursday morning at her mother’s home in a trailer park in the Tampa area, Tarpon Springs Police told FOXNews.com. •…
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DC: Condo Conversion RIP?
Photograph taken on May 1, 2008 from letter posted near mailboxes in Brandywine Apartments. Forest Hills, DC – By an unofficial vote count of 115 to 1 the Brandywine Tenants Association, Inc. membership voted to support the proposal by William C. Smith & Co. of DC to purchase the 10 story…
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George W. Bush Continues To Achieve! [America's Greatest Hero]
A new CNN poll finds President George W. Bush Jr.'s disapproval rating at 71%. Three cheers and a free bag of Cheetos for our best hated overlord! To put that in perspective: President Nixon's disapproval rating was 67% just before he resigned in 1974; Harry S. Truman's was 66% in January, 1952,…
Arts Agenda
>> An art show to tempt our own hearts, Meat Market Gallery opens Don't Ready to Die Anymore, a sculptural reinterpretation of pop culture and media tainted storytelling of "real" events, from the mundane to the ones that have marked our history. Or, what would happen if "blogging were a…
April Showers . . .
Remember the Greatness Archives Select Month May 2008 (1) April 2008 (32) March 2008 (27) Blogroll Ultimate Baseball Collector We’re Talking Baseball Braves Online Community Braves and Stuff Braves Blast Braves Info Braves Journal BravesBaseballFan BravesNuWorld DOB’s Beat Blog…
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Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal Criticized Washington Times: Congress' ethanol affair is cooling Washington Examiner: Local, IRS officials warn taxpayers of economic stimulus scams N.Y. Times: Is This the World’s Cheapest Dress? L.A. Times: Obama endorsed by Indiana…
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Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s Suicide
Terrible news is breaking at the moment of a woman who was involved in the Washington DC prostitution ring..she was convicted of federal charges recently. She swore that she would not go back to prison…not for even one day. Deborah must have been terribly fearful and…
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An Unbelievably Depressing Video Regarding The Gas Tax Holiday [Happy Thursday!]
Barack Obama visited an assisted living home today in Indiana. Here is an old woman, so old she can barely speak, can barely even remember what she's going to ask, challenging Obama on why he won't accept the economically unsound gas tax holiday proposal, and then making a crack about how she's…
oddly enough, here’s another Washington Nationals-related post
You ever have one of those days where you start reading about one thing on the interwebs, and before you know it, you’ve found yourself reading something completely different? Today, to kill some time, I decided that it would be pretty cool to learn about cryonics. (Wow. That’s…
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Old Barbara Walters Had Sex Affair With Black Republican Senator [Gross]
Forty years ago, twice-divorced teevee gal Barbara Walters was happily getting it on with a Republican senator from Massachusetts. Not only was Edward Brooke the first straight Republican politician, but he was also the first black man elected to the U.S. Senate. You know, that is racial…
Old Barbara Walters Had Sex Affair With Old Black Republican Senator, In The 1970s [Gross]
Forty years ago, twice-divorced teevee gal Barbara Walters was happily getting it on with a Republican senator from Massachusetts. Not only was Edward Brooke the first straight Republican politician, but he was also the first black man elected to the U.S. Senate. You know, that is racial…