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JENNA BUSH'S BEAUTIFUL WEDDING HEALS AMERICA: ... [Jenna Bush]
JENNA BUSH'S BEAUTIFUL WEDDING HEALS AMERICA: In which your editor proves how Love Is All We Need, especially if we're crazy-rich president-kings. [Political Machine]
THE ART ANGEL ~ Children ~ Let’s teach LOVE!
Let’s teach LOVE to our kids! Not WAR & fighting! “What the world needs now is LOVE SWEET LOVE!” Photo by Bethann Shannon (c) 2007 Smiling Yin Yang Man T-shirts are an original design of mine! (Registered TradeMark & Copyright) Available at:…
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Go Home Already: Wet and Wild
>> Is this officially Deluge 2008? The Prince George's County courthouse and government headquarters were closed today due to flooding, about 70,000 area homes and businesses were without power this morning, and it's generally a nasty commute home all around. The good news? Looks like…
DCist Goes to the Opera: Elektra
Susan Bullock as Elektra, Washington National Opera, 2008 (photo by Karin Cooper)Washington National Opera opened its final production of the season on Saturday night, Richard Strauss's 1909 opera Elektra. This opera is in a sense an extension of the verismo style, just with a much better…
Terry McAuliffe Planning To Kill Tim Russert's Father? [Oopsies]
Here is the most painfully awkward moment in the last two days, where Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe tells Tim Russert that his father, "Big Russ," is dead and watching on from Heaven. "Big Russ" is not dead at all. What revenge does the Hillary campaign have planned for MSNBC? Oh…
Weekly Music Agenda
Monday >> The Black Keys are playing two sold out shows this week (Monday and Tuesday) at the 9:30 Club with Buffalo Killers. Their latest album, Attack & Release, was released on April 1 and produced by R&B and mash-up producer Danger Mouse. Looks like there are a few tickets for sale…
Radiohead @ Nissan Pavilion: Stormy Weather
The heated comments in today's Morning Roundup mostly concern what appears to have been a really rough, weather-related time for concert goers at Sunday night's Radiohead concert at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Va. Consumerist has since picked up the thread, highlighting some of the more…
DC: Rain Pains
Washington, DC – Weekend rains weakened the ground and uprooted trees in upper northwest DC on Monday. 32nd Street between Appleton and Brandywine Streets was the site of an uprooting tree that went from vertical to horizontal causing aerial utility lines to become ground wires. In the process,…
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Who Taught Lance Armstrong Manners?
As you probably know, I was recently in Washington DC on a school trip. The only important people that we saw were Ted Kennedy and Lance Armstrong. Mr. Kennedy was just getting out of his dark blue minivan with an assistant, when we saw him, but we did not say hello because we were farther down…
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It's Staggering How Much More Female Attention I Get When I Wear the Cat Shirt
Mount Pleasant supposedly has a dollar store. It's called Dollar Star. There's a bright sign in its front window that says "Uno Y Mas." I'm told that this means "one or more" or something along those lines. I am blissfully ignorant when it comes to any foreign language. It's clear that the owners…
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About Tonight
MUSIC: The Black Keys are playing two sold out shows this week (tonight and Tuesday) at the 9:30 Club with Buffalo Killers. Try Craigslist. READING: Laurie Lindeen will be at the Olsson's in Dupont Circle to talk about her memoir, Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story, which…
Michael Bloomberg's A Sociopath [Days Of Rage]
We forgot, do we like Michael Bloomberg or not? What's the line on this guy, now that he's not annoyingly running for president anymore? Although he's no Bill O'Reilly, Bloomberg certainly has his pet peeves, the biggest of which is the world "maintain." That word does not transcend race, at all.…
City of Marble and Politics
First of all I would like to apologize for not blogging lately… I was on an amazing trip to Washington DC with my school. We saw many things, but one that I remember the most was the tour we had of the Capitol. It was fabulous in all aspects imaginable. The architecture was lovely and with the…
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DC Reflections…
As I have stated before, the DC trip was part of my Policy course in Pepperdine University’s doctoral Ed Tech program. I have been asked numerous times this past week what I enjoyed most and to be truthful, the list is too long. I typically give a tid-bit or two of one day’s experiences. I…
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MLK Monument Redesign
Some involved with the designing and construction of the MLK Monument in Washington DC believe that are design of the MLK Statue featured at the monument which now features King standing tall with his arms crossed is now too confrontational??????? I guess even when a black man is made of stone…
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"NEWSEUM" Museum of News & Journalism Opens in Washington D.C.
A new museum based on News & Journalism has recently opened up in Washington D.C. to the general public as of April 11, 2008.What makes this museum unique is that it holds the remains of photographers Larry Burrows/Life magazine, Henri Huet/Associated Press, Kent Potter/United Press…
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Some Congressman Wants Hillary To Drown, Forever [Hopeful Dialogues]
Obama-supporting Rep. Steve Cohen, of Tennessee, is very worried about Hillary Clinton hurting the Democratic party. So worried, Cohen is, that he made a colorful statement today about Hillz referencing some old Glenn Close movie. Basically, he wants Hillary to drown and will hold her head in the…
Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Texas Sidestep Washington Times: Clinton's records vanished after warning of 'very serious' problems Washington Examiner: Blog - Yeas and Nays N.Y. Times: Thomas L. Friedman: Call Your Mother L.A. Times: Bob Barr to run for president as a Libertarian USA Today: Ban…
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"NEWSEUM" Museum of News & Journalism Opens in Washington D.C.
A new museum based on News & Journalism has recently opened up in Washington D.C. to the general public as of April 11, 2008.What makes this museum unique is that it holds the remains of photographers Larry Burrows/Life magazine, Henri Huet/Associated Press, Kent... read more
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I should have known
I should have known... Last Friday I wrote a long post about all the lovely timefilling activities I've devised to occupy myself for the 60min or so I spend daily on the train. Of course, most of these involve a sitting position to be comfortable. Last Friday I got on the train, sat into a seat,…
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NYT Welcomes Peter Baker
Below is a staff note obtained by FishbowlDC from Gerry Marzorati, editor of The New York Times Magazine, welcoming Peter Baker to the magazine: Folks, Our distinguished stable of contributing writers is about to getŠwell, more distinguished. Peter Baker, the Washington Post's senior White…
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Bob Allen's Wife Takes Over Allen Political Dynasty [Bob Allen]
Beth Allen, the wife of homosexual former Florida state Rep. "Twenty Dollar" Bob Allen, will not be deterred from Achieving! She is running for Brevard County Elections Supervisor, because someone's gotta make a damn living in that household. Surely that county will have voting problems in the…
What's That You Say?
G'day, fair commentariat. It's once again time to scan the DCist universe for the best of your contributions from the past week. There are some of us who, every once in a while, come up with something witty to share with the world, and can be happy with that. But just like any other…
THE TELEVISION
So, I have decided to sell my television finally. I am finding it to be too much of a distraction to me and can always think of better ways to use my time after I have let it slip away from me while watching pointless programs that I have either seen before or just do not care about. I am going…
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NEW INVESTMENTS
My parents are thinking of a new investment to help them pay for the home and the bills that seem to never stop piling up. They recently when to New York City to talk with a friend who wants them to back a little company he is, or has I cannot remember, started up that helps people file…
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TAKING THE LSAT
TAKING THE LSAT This week I was supposed to meet with one of the attorneys my mom works with at her office. She wanted me to talk to him about becoming a lawyer and taking the LSAT. I did not get a chance to though because he is handling some Washington DC Filling Bankruptcy case and will be…
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Lighting to Unite @ National Cathedral
Swiss lighting artist Gerry Hofstetter brought his work to Washington National Cathedral over the weekend, as part of a celebration of the Cathedral’s centennial. Hofstetter projected his incredible artwork across the Cathedral for a piece titled Lighting to Unite. There were so many amazing…
BUT SHE ALWAYS CALLS HERSELF 'HE': Hillary ... [Man's World]
BUT SHE ALWAYS CALLS HERSELF 'HE': Hillary referred to the next president as "he," which either means she's finally going to drop out or she's working directly for McCain now. [Telegraph]
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OUT OF COLLEGE
OUT OF COLLEGE I was talking with a friend the other day about what I should be doing now that I am out of college and what she and her brother wants to do when they get out. I have not actually quite decided yet, which is why I still sell shoes but she seems on track. She is looking to get…
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Old Idahoan Wants Separate Bathrooms For Gay And Straight Dudes [America's Best Politicians]
This old coot is Walt Bayes, a 70-year-old retired Bitter who is running for Idaho's House of Representatives. Two years ago, Bayes went on a comical 59-day hunger strike because of abortion. Quitter! That's OK, because Bayes has lots of good ideas for Larry Craig's state. In his "campaign…