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Consolation Prize
Remember how this weekend the rains came and the idiots who run Nissan Pavilion ruined the night for all the sad, starry-eyed Radiohead fans? Well, the jerks at Live Nation, according to Catherine, have announced their opening gambit as far as rectifying the situation goes:apparently nissan's…
Conservation Districts Urge Support Of Farm Bill
Washington DC -May 13- NACD President John Redding , a cotton, peanut and pine tree producer from Monroe, Georgia, today issued the following statement as Congress considers the 2008 Farm Bill Conference Report: “This week the 2008 Farm Bill Conference Report is expected to come before the…
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Ron Paul National Meetup Call: Ron Paul - Guest Speaker (5-15-08)
Blue Ribbon Awards: 766 Callers Feb. 7th, 2008 8 hour conference call March 6, 2008 (9pm until 5am eastern) (1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY) Thursday 5-15-08 9pm (eastern) 8pm (central) 7pm (mountain) 6pm (pacific) 605-475-8500 Code-5092984 Guest Speaker: RON…
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Bilder vom Pacha NY, Washington D.C. und Philadelphia
Bilder vom Pacha NY, Washington D.C. und Philadelphia Ben-Inside @ 14. Mai 2008 Fliegen, Reisen & Erzählen, Fotografie & Bildbearbeitung Kommentare (0) Hier bin ich wieder - endlich. Man mag es kaum glauben, aber freies WLAN wie ich es noch von Kalifornien aus dem Urlaub 2007…
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Public Transportation
I don’t have a license so obviously, I am doomed to public transportation. Well, not doomed…I don’t mind it usually (I don’t really have a choice) but tonight was one of those times I wish I knew how to drive. Nolan had a lovely little evening; he met me at Union Station, we had a…
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Chico Hamilton in-store performance at Borders in DC this Friday 5/16/08
Lengendary jazz drummer Chico Hamilton will be doing an in-store concert and album signing at Borders here in DC (1801 K Street NW) on Friday May 16th. According to the press release he will be playing with his sextet Euphoria. I was just down there at the bookstore and they had an poster in the…
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DC reflections … Reinventing Education
As I briefly touched on in my last post, the educational environment needs to change. It needs to better reflect what is best for our students, not what is easiest on administration. Paraphrasing Tom Carroll of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, prior to the Internet,…
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Washington Monument: Klansman?
OK. Living here in the DC area, I made a personal observation some time back that The Little Monument (aka the Washington Monument, but so called by me because the one we Texans have at San Jacinto is taller), when lit up at night with its 'hazard to aeronautical navigation' lights, unfortunately…
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Liveblogging Hillary Clinton's Best Victory Speech Of The Year [West Virginia Mountain Holler Fun]
Mary Lou Retton also hails from the fair state of West Virginia. And if Hillary Clinton were an athlete, she would be Mary Lou Retton in a fetching flag-themed leotard. What does Mary Lou Clinton have to say to the voters of West Virginia? Click the clicky and find out! 8:23 PM — Suzanne…
Iraq...
So, today M and I went to a job fair. Generally at these things you shake hands and get someone to actually hold your resume as opposed to uploading it to a giant computer that gets you no where. At this thing today I got two people tell me to be prepared for phone calls and letters. One…
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Par For The Course
Bush makes sacrifices for the troops: "As violence in Iraq continues -- clashes today left 11 dead and 19 injured -- President Bush has for the first time revealed the great sacrifice he's made for the sake of our soldiers: he's given up golf."OH NOES. Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up…
DC Event: Social Rockstar Workshop - Friday May 16th
If your are in the D.C. Metro area on Friday afternoon May 16, 2008 tell you boss you need to head to Busboys & Poets for a social media workshop. Speakers sessions will be followed by interactive workshops. Here is the full schedule: Justine Lam ………….. Back to the future: How the…
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Still Liveblogging The 'Leave No Country Road Behind' Primary [West Virginia Mountain Holler Fun]
Look, we speak Bitterese: Hilry done gone inna West Virginnie done won it 'gainst the colored man. Colored man naw gon win no West Virginnie, haw haw, yeeeeesh siree. Done hear Hillary lost big 'lection already, but we ain't ne'er votin' no Mooslim terror-starter inna our WHITE House. Don't make…
Annika Sorenstam Retiring After 2008 LPGA Season
Annika Sorenstam one of the LPGA Tours best all time golfers announced at a recent news conference in New Jersey that she will retire from the LPGA tour at the end of this season. Sorenstam spoke of growing tired of “the daily grind”, and is looking to expand her business, golf ventures and…
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3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Oil in North Dakota and Montana!
3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Oil in North Dakota and Montana! 13 May, 2008 (15:25) | Washington DC | No comments Dear Speaker Pelosi, and Majority Leader Reid - please listen to this USGS Podcast regarding the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and Montana. According to this report it has 25…
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Go Home Already: Shine Some Light
>> Tonight is the 20th Annual National Police Week Candlelight Vigil, to be held at 8 p.m. at the 400 block of E Street NW. All are welcome. >> Some of those who didn't make it inside Nissan Pavilion for Sunday's Radiohead concert are reporting that Live Nation is offering them free lawn…
Liveblogging the West Virginia Primary Anticlimax! [West Virginia Mountain Holler Fun]
Who's that to our left? Why, it's famous West Virginian Don Knotts, pictured here outside a typical hometown polling place. Don Knotts would be rolling in his grave, and drinking shots with Terry McAuliffe's dad in Heaven, if he knew about all the Divisions and Distractions in the Democratic Party…
President Bush Gives Up Golf For Iraq [Fiction Writing Rendered Useless]
Well fuck all. The Politico's Mike Allen held an interview with President Bush today in which the Commander-in-Chief announced how he is showing his gratitude to the troops. "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf... I feel I owe it to the…
Explore D.C.'s Embassies with Passport DC
Last night Cultural Tourism DC threw a party with Ambassador of Morocco Aziz Mekouar to give invited guests a taste of Moroccan cuisine, music and culture. There are loads of other events still planned as part of the Passport DC festival, which runs through May 17. Unfortunately the Morocco…
Wonders of America
Last week Good Morning America began a series about the 7 Wonders of America. Last Monday and Tuesday, I wrote about the 1st wonder: The National Mall and the 2nd wonder: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Things just got busy and I didn’t have time to follow up on the others. 3rd American…
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Touring the Udvar-Hazy Center
Being completely obsessed with flying, the National Air & Space Museum was always my favorite part of a visit to Washington, DC. Five years ago the Smithsonian raised the stakes, adding the Udvar-Hazy Center as another facility where they can show off some of the amazing pieces that they've…
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7 hours, 4 year old and 1 camera
What do you get when you... have 7 hours in the car with a 4 year old little boy and 1 Aunt with a Camera= 20 funny faces, 2 silly people, 1 full flash card and many happy memories! Thanks for playing with us Garrett and giving us the "chance to talk to you!"Love,Aunt Mimi and Uncle Dug
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Happy Hour
Kittens-Coca Cola Box - For more funny videos, click here New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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health insurance seattle washington
McCain favors openmarket approach to health insurance Seattle Times30 Apr 2008 John McCain on Tuesday detailed his plan to solve the nation's healthcare crisis, calling for the federal government to give some money to states to help them cover people with illnesses who have been Seattle Cancer…
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Norton Named WaPo's Technology Editor
From an internal Washington Post announcement, obtained by FishbowlDC: We are pleased to announce that Monica Norton will be our new Technology Editor. Her experience directing education coverage (students are early adopters of technology), as well as her strong eye for interesting stories,…
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This Week In Hip-Hop
WEDNESDAY: >> It's been over a decade since Erykah Badu burst onto the scene with her nasally ode to the nature of the universe, "On & On". She'll be at Constitution Hall for two nights in support of her latest album, New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War. Joining her will be America's…
Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause Washington Times: Cindy McCain lags with public image Washington Examiner: Blog - Yeas and Nays N.Y. Times: David Brooks: The Neural Buddhists L.A. Times: Pastor who endorsed McCain apologizes for remarks about…
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Central Michel Richard
In the newly cool Penn Quarter, Citronelle’s casual sister is full of blond wood, illuminated wine racks, and splashes of chartreuse, aubergine, and gold. It’s too sleek to feel like a bistro. Still, chef Michel Richard’s food is comfortingly familiar—French classics such as onion…
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Welcome Home
Apparently that’s one of the marketing slogans being employed by the Washington Nationals. My wife’s cousin’s husband (got that) is an attorney in D.C. Sick sports fan. Wizards season ticket holder. Erstwhile Oriole season ticket holder. And now, he’s come home. He’s got two sets of…
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Balz, Gross To Address Columbia's J-School Grads
On May 20, Dan Balz will deliver Columbia's Pringle Lecture. The following day, NPR's Terry Gross will receive the school's highest honor, the Columbia Journalism Award and also be the school's main graduation speaker. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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my5-The hottest sites on the web for May 11, 2008
my5 on myfoxdc Every Monday check out the hottest links on the net with Paul Raphel and Lauren DeMarco. Check out all the sites for this 5-11-08 at this link.
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“Communist” statue for MLK Memorial is just all wrong….
(Picture:Taipei Times) It has taken about fourteen years to get the MLK Memorial to where it is now, and unfortunately it’s not looking too good. You see, the centerpiece of the project, the sculpture of King emerging from the so-called “Stone of Hope” has taken a left turn. Way Left.…
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Looming Large
Had I known Beowulf was such a rousing adaptation of the Old English epic poem from the Middle Ages, I surely wouldn’t have waited two and a half months since its February release to screen the unrated DVD. However, good things come to those who wait, and the film is a triumph of technology…
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Hooker Ads: The Week In Review
(An explanation of "Hooker Ads") It was a generally down week for Hooker Ads, starting with an above-average 12 and ending with a below-average nine. Monday continues to close in on 800 total ads, being only the second day to do so. Tuesday and Thursday are bringing up the rear as…
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Ice Creampocalypse: Day 3 @ Häagen-Dazs
According to Häagen-Dazs, today's ice creampocalypse may, in fact, help avert a real apocalypse: the collapse of certain crops worldwide. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., participating HD shops will be giving away 4 oz. scoops of their newest flavor, Vanilla Honey Bee. Today's freebie is meant to raise…
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are all political jokes mean?
Because this one seems about right to me: Presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain were flying to a convention. Barack looked at Hillary, chuckled and said, "You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy." …
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