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Why Safire Is Loved
From this weekend's "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" on NPR: PETER SAGAL: Now, you went off, you left the Nixon White House. You became a conservative op-ed writer for the New York Times. WILLIAM SAFIRE: Right, I was the resident right winger there. SAGAL: Yes. And did they always make…
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Reader, Meet Author
TUESDAY: Carl Hiaasen will make an appearance at Politics and Prose to discuss and sign copies of his book, The Downhill Lie. A downhill lie must be like when you tell a friend that you love their favorite band, even though you don't, and then they say, "Well, I have an extra ticket to their…
Katharine Ham LeavesTownHall.com For DCExaminer.com
From the release: Townhall.com managing editor and regular Fox News guest Mary Katharine Ham is joining The Washington Examiner as online editor for the publication's forthcoming new web site, dcexaminer.com, the newspaper announced today. As online editor of dcexaminer.com, Ham will be…
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D.C.'s Memorial Day Weekend in Photos
So many of you headed out to take in the traditional Memorial Day parades and events over the weekend, we just had to share some of our favorite shots from the DCist Flickr pool. There is an image gallery to this entry which you can view at DCist
Random Shots: Hypnotizing view in DC
acnatta/Flickr I’ve spent a portion of the weekend uploading images from some of my travels during the last year. This one was taken in January while I was in Washington, DC completing my coursework for my Certification in Professional Main Street™ Management (yep, I’m now a certified Main…
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INTERNET IS ABUZZ WITH STORY THAT THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR CRIMES, I.E. A FILE IS OPENED
INTERNET IS ABUZZ WITH STORY THAT THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR CRIMES, I.E. A FILE IS OPENED By Kevin Stoda NEWSWEEK magazine (May 20, 2008) kicked off the story last week that a 370-page government report reveals the FBI has been putting together a case of War Crimes…
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Fox Embed Aaron Burns Goes Dancing With The Stars
...Hillary Clinton, that is. Read Burns' description of his two second long jiggy with Clinton in Puerto Rico and watch the video below: New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Second Half Rally Snaps United's Losing Streak
Saturday's early game storyline must have seemed awfully familiar to D.C. United. After dominating possession for several stretches in the opening minutes, a momentary lapse of coverage in the defense led to a successful opposing counterattack. To add to the similarities, the protagonist of…
Today on Raw Fisher Radio: The MLK Memorial Controversy
The appearance of the planned memorial statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has turned out to be a controversial topic, as some were critical of original designs that were -- in some minds -- reminiscent of those sometimes found in totalitarian states. Today's edition of Marc…
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A REAL 2-BR WITH HUGE FULL LOFT. OPEN SUNDAY…
A real 2-br with huge full loft. Open sunday 1-4. Glorious light-filled home. Not a 1br w/loft cut in half. Parking is included list price. Its optional. This is the brightest and quietest unit. Set back from porter street, 9 windows and 3 skylights create an intimate bond with nature…
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NBA All-Stars Join the Celebrity Line Up for Big Tigger’s 7th Annual Celebrity Classic
NBA All-Stars Vince Carter, Kenyon Martin and Caron Butler Along with NFL Greats Clinton Portis, Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens Join the Celebrity Line Up for Big Tigger’s 7th Annual Celebrity Classic June 5-7, 2008 | Washington DC Washington, DC – BET host and internationally…
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Morning Roundup: Staring at the Sun Edition
Photo by cstein96 Welcome back to work, Washington. As you gingerly settle down in your desk chair, careful not to disturb that painful sunburn you picked up over the holiday weekend, you may be interested to hear that the FDA is considering adding new rules to sunscreen labeling. The rules…
Morning Reading List, 05.27.08
Good morning Washington. Sunburnt? Sadly our dream of a President Tucker Carlson will have to remain just a dream... On Friday's picture, two readers -- Elizabeth Cronen and Matt Wuerker -- correctly guessed the location: the campground at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA. Test your…
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POLITICS: Lobbying for Change?!?!?!?!
Brandon Bell is choosing a non-traditional route for young people to make a difference — as a Washington lobbyist. “If you don’t have a seat at the table, then how can your voice be heard?” Bell says. Click here to read full article.
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Pictures Of Morning Papers
Click on the papers below to see full images. continued... New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Record gas prices: 20 straight days - CNNMoney.com
Record gas prices: 20 straight days CNNMoney.com - 56 minutes ago Price for gas tops $4 a gallon in 11 states and Washington, DC, according to AAA survey. By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer By the end of 2008 The record-high price of gasoline is putting a strain on American…
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Back for a Breather
The posts here have been pretty light (er… nonexistent) for the last few weeks. The primary reason is that we have been traveling so much, though when the weather is nice around here it is equally hard to sit down at a computer and ramble on for a bit (even more so when Caleb happens to be…
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How We Are Hungry [Daily Briefing]
Another reason we will all be starving soon: with no more illegal immigrants to pick crops, upstate New York farmers aren't planting as much food anymore. [New York Times]Compounding the problem is the now-insane price of fertilizer, so crops cost more to produce. [Wall Street Journal]The junior…
I Went to Dewey and All I Got Was This Front Page Story
I Went to Dewey and All I Got Was This Front Page Story Yes folks, even the Washington Post can still tie one on. WaPo reporter Megan Greenwell covered the “tamer” side of Dewey Beach and her story ended up on page A-1 of the Monday edition. Megan Greenwell: To Entice Families, Dewey…
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Alco-Pops And The Timid Governor
Why would Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley choose to make it easier for the makers of sweet-flavored malt beverages to market their wares to teenagers? Depending on whether you consider them an insidious invitation to underage drinking or a refreshing way to get young adults into drinking alcohol,…
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G(l)ory
When I am on the road and staying in a hotel I always have a hard time going to bed because I watch TV in a way I don’t when I am home; mostly because these nights on the road there is an abundance of time. I wentt to bad too late and slept through my alarm. It’s rush hour now; none of this…
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A Lesson from Mom
A bike ride this week resulted in a fun encounter with a newborn fawn and its protective mother. The fawn was so young, it was still having problems with balance and moving faster than a slow, and somewhat unstable, walk. It was too cute. Watching them interact, it seemed too easy to add some…
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Services Provided by Building Construction Companies
Building Construction Companies provides various types of services to their clients. These services include start to end projects covering every task from sketching of building to finishing and furnishing of finalized construction as well as individual tasks ranging from underpinning, sagging…
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Services Provided by Building Construction Companies
Building Construction Companies provides various types of services to their clients. These services include start to end projects covering every task from sketching of building to finishing and furnishing of finalized construction as well as individual tasks ranging from underpinning, sagging…
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Good Grief Camp Comforts Children Of The Fallen
Children who lost loved ones serving in the military are spending Memorial Day weekend together. The 300 kids are finding comfort in the Good Grief Camp run by TAPS.
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Some chocolatey sitings in Washington, DC
Chocolate mouse from the bakery Chocolate pie that Meghan made From the US Botanic Garden, the best tree of all, Theobroma cacao! (No pods growing.) Also from the botanic garden, two more plants I noticed with “chocolate” in their description: Cryptanthus “Chocolate Soldier”,…
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Congressman Warns Of Dangers of Ethanol Mandate
Congressman Warns Of Dangers of Ethanol Mandate 05 27th, 2008 Washington DC -May 26- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-West Virginia) spoke at the City Club of Cleveland where he declared the rush to food-based ethanol a faulty energy policy that is contributing to worldwide…
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California Grill — Golden Triangle
My friend was craving a Philly Steak sandwich but didn’t have a lot of time to run out for lunch so we decided to try out California Grill (when you click, there’s a link to the menu). Food: I love turkey reubens like no one else so that’s what I ordered. It was solid and decent…
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Lawmaker Protests Anti-Ethanol Smear Campaign
Washington DC -May 26- Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) continued to encourage Iowans to fight back against a D.C.-hatched attack on ethanol. Grassley has sent letters to the Iowa Retail Federation and the Iowa Restaurant Association asking their leadership to contact each national association in…
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And in that moment…
My life in Washington, DC came full circle. I came here ready to love the city, hated it for the duration, and I leave it knowing that maybe I did love it. Never did I know, however, that it would come in the form of a former homeless crack addict.
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Billion Dollar Lawsuit May Change You Tube Experience
A billion dollar legal fight between media titans may change users ability to express themselves through You Tube.
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