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Gridlock all over
Despite the Virginia General Assembly’s multiple attempts to resolve transportation funding, the solution remains in a similar state as the problem: stuck in traffic. The only difference is that drivers know that they will eventually get to their destination; we have…
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Patriotic Tours of the US Capital
photo credit: chadh It’s exciting to know that, on a nearly year-round basis, you can take your family on a guided tour of Washington, DC, our US Capital and a fascinating city to visit. This is a good city for families to visit as it teaches children how our government works and there are…
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March
Anyone going to the Green Our Vaccines march in DC on the fourth? I wish I could go, but Ro’s Dad is going out of town. Anyway, it’s starting to catch on…I am less of a quack mother every day now! Yay! http://www.wsaz.com/blogs/mntv/19330614.html
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more on Inauguration 2009's horoscope
It was time for an update of my WordPress Page on the noon chart for Inauguration 2009 so I've added details on a few synchronistic historical links which will occur between Jan 20, 2009 and 1748 here if you'd like to mosey by for a visit. And have you heard of former counter-terroism chief…
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more notes on Inauguration 2009
Having just updated some notes on Inauguration 2009’s Page (see sidebar) you may wish to check it out especially if America’s historical links between 2009 and 1748 might be of interest to you. Do you believe that the White House just a big white lodge? When considering the thoughtfully…
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Pentagon Submits Emergency Funds Transfer Request to Congress
Focus on Defense: Proposed Reprogramming Action Needed to Cover the Absence of Supplemental Funding WASHINGTON, May 28, 2008 -- The Department of Defense yesterday submitted to the Congress reprogramming actions proposing to transfer a total of $9.7 billion to the Army and defense-wide…
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Forces in Iraq Nab Dozens of Suspects, Find Weapons Caches
Dispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, May 28, 2008 -- Forces in Iraq captured dozens of suspects and found multiple caches of weapons in recent days, military officials said. Iraqi national policemen discovered a substantial munitions cache early this morning in the Aamel area of Rashid, in…
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Larry Sinclair announcement, press conference, Washington DC, May 28, 2008, video, reporter, Jeff Rense interview
Larry Sinclair is in Washington DC and is ready to be interviewed and answer questions about his alleged encounter with Barack Obama in November 1999. Sinclair will be interviewed by Jeff Rense tomorrow and has contacted the MSM with an offer to answer questions. Sinclair has brought along a…
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Damn Goalie Set Me Up
We just might be hearing that someday soon in Washington, with the news that DC City Councilman Marion Barry wants to build a $150 million soccer stadium. But what would they name such a taxpayer-funded behemoth? Simple. Surely they’ve got to recognize DC’s most famous politician. …
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Wouldn't It Be Nice
Wouldn't it be nice to wake every morning knowing that the honorable people in Washington, DC were working to make this the best country for you and me? Knowing they are working in harmony, you know bi-partisan effort. Shunning the efforts by the lobbyist. Refusing to take bribes of any sort. …
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stray bullets in DC
This is a common sight in even some of the nicest areas of the nation’s capital. Bullet holes are often in business-zones where people don’t hear them at night, when most workers vacate their offices. They are also seen in residential areas - but more so in areas of high crime and low…
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JIM GIBBONS DIVORCE INSANITY: America's worst ... [America's Worst Governor]
JIM GIBBONS DIVORCE INSANITY: America's worst governor and alcoholic adulterous sex-assaulter crook Jim Gibbons and his power-crazed wife Dawn are finally getting the divorce everybody always knew they'd get, and it's going to be ugly, and the court documents are hilarious. [My Silver State/Las…
Foggy Bottom
No, I'm not talking about my bottom! I went to Foggy Bottom! It's a neighborhood in DC where George Washington University is. I swear, I'm not making this up... they even have a metro stop: But I couldn't find a Foggy Bottom t-shirt in my size. For those of you who are curious, "Foggy Bottom"…
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Go Home Already: Simple Pleasures
>> Did you catch this over the weekend? Washington Post feature writer Linton Weeks uses the first letter of each paragraph of his article about John Updike to express his sentiments about taking the buy out. [Romenesko] >> Nationals Park is nice and green. [Money Changes Things] >> The…
Books: In Plane View
In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight The many types of aircraft held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC no doubt attract their fair share of aerophiles. But now even those with just a passing interest in aviation can marvel at the beauty of flight…
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InCase You Didn’t Know…
This is what the White House will look like once Obama is elected president. Just sayin’.
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Scott McClellan Can't Ruin George Bush Junior's Day [Happy As Ever]
The great George W. Bush delivered the commencement address at Colorado's Air Force Academy today, the same day that his former hobbit slave was publicizing mean books about him. Here he is this morning "chest-bumping" a graduate, who has probably already died in Iraq. [AP Photo]
Fort Reno Park Reopens
On the heels of a press conference with Mayor Fenty this afternoon, NBC4 is reporting that Fort Reno Park in Northwest D.C. is now open after soil samples found that arsenic levels were "well within safety limits." Previously, satellite imagery analyzed by geographer Dr. Terry Slonecker…
John McCain's Biggest Fan: 'Your Name' [Outdoor Advertising]
Ooh looky it's another Kustomized Kampaign Trinket for you, the reader! For just $250, you can show the world that YOUR NAME totally supports JOHN MCCAIN. But are there any names or phrases that Gramps McCain won't accept on his Prideful Outdoor Banners? We encounter this stern warning:…
Auschwitz or Buchenwald... who cares?
Auschwitz or Buchenwald... who cares? Barack Obama's Grandfather and/or Great Uncle helped to liberate tortured Jews from a Nazi death camp in World War II. That is a great thing and the Obama family should be proud beyond words at the role their family members played in such a significant event.…
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California Plans To Lower Its Prison Population By mixing Races, Increasing Cell Mate Deaths, By Court Order- GENIUS!
California Plans To Lower Its Prison Population By mixing Races, Increasing Cell Mate Deaths, By Court Order- GENIUS! By newsroom | - 4:53 pm - Posted in Court House News, Political News, US News Now, Washington DC, police reports California prisons are bracing for more inmate violence as…
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Even Little-Girl Hillary Was A Conniving Monster [Abc Afterschool Special]
We usually don't like to encourage the comedy YouTube jokes because none of them are funny, or it's something you can watch on the TeeVee, later, on your sofa or whatever, eating your "carry out." But this is great, although it's unrealistic to have an ultimately likable little girl in the role.…
New MPD Accident Reporting System on Tap
It seems that we read a lot of stories like Jonathan Lieber's. Long story short: Mr. Lieber, who was being accosted at gunpoint, attempted to flee through the intersection at 13th and Euclid NW, collided with a car, and — after receiving his stitches — was presented with a $50…
McLellan Tell-All: Fiction Or Fact?
Scott McLellan’s book is getting alot of buzz this morning, mostly on the basis that it sounds like it’s written by the Daily Kos. I’ll reserve judgment on whether the snippets now being discussed are reflective of the book until I read the book but I don’t need to wait to pass judgment…
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Burma Nixes U.S. Military Help; China Accepts Aid
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Burmese troops unload humanitarian relief supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sonya Croston.) News in Balance: WASHINGTON, May 28, 2008 -- The Burmese government has yet to…
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Scott McClellan's A Big Hit! [Mission Accomplished]
SEE WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING ABOUT SCOTT MCCLELLAN'S NEW #1 BOOK, GEORGE BUSH JR. MADE VAGUE ERRORS! "I would think if he harbored such deep feelings about things he wouldn't have and shouldn't have accepted the press secretary job in the first place." — ARI FLEISCHER, bald press secretary…
Maryland Highlights
I’ll have to post some pictures when I am not bogged down with catch-up work and the intracacies of adjusting to the new daycare drop-off/pick-up routine (since Joe started his new job today), but here are some highlights of our trip to Maryland: The plane rides were decent (considering that…
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About Tonight
FILM: AFI is showing Kim Dae-woo's Forbidden Quest, the story of a Korean scholar who embarks on a journey to write an erotic novel. The show is at 9:45, and tickets can be purchased ahead of time. MUSIC: Clinic (and their masks) take the stage at the Black Cat this week, with BBQ. Their…
Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq Washington Times: Episcopalians want law voided, property back Washington Examiner: Blog - Yeas and Nays N.Y. Times: A Tiny Fruit That Tricks the Tongue L.A. Times: Alleged tagger seen on YouTube is arrested USA…
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Rocketing Down The Rails To D.C.
For me personally, the only way to get anywhere between Boston and D.C. is by train. It can be a little more costly, but far more economical when you look at the big picture and of course much better for the environment than driving a car and more comfortable than a bus. There's something about…
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U.S. Defense Department Submits Emergency Budget Request to Congress
Focus on Defense: Proposed Reprogramming Action Needed to Cover the Absence of Supplemental Funding WASHINGTON, May 28, 2008 -- The Department of Defense yesterday submitted to the Congress reprogramming actions proposing to transfer a total of $9.7 billion to the Army and defense-wide…
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The Mixtape About Nothing Official Cover Artwork
The mixtape drops this Friday. Countin down the hours...
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Black Moth Super Rainbow and Efterklang @ the Rock and Roll Hotel
On the surface, Danish post-rock band Efterklang, experimental Oakland hip-hop act Subtle and mysterious Pittsburgh psych-poppers Black Moth Super Rainbow have little in common. The three acts hail from different parts of the world, write songs that occupy different bands of the emotional…
Your Wonkette Is Moving, Tonight! [Announcements]
Hello Peoples! Remember that whole thing about your Wonkette getting a new home, and all that? Well, it is still true — and tonight, Wonkette will suffer the miracle of transmigration. What will this mean? How will you, the Wonkette Community, be affected? Will it hurt "down there"? Find…
Lowest Violence in Four Years Attributed to Improved Iraqi Forces
News in Balance: WASHINGTON, May 28, 2008 -- Last week, Iraq experienced the lowest level of “security incidents” since March 2004, a reduction that military officials attribute in part to improvements in Iraqi security forces. “The collective efforts … to increase the capacity of the…
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The Black Squirrel: Trying to Find the Right Fit
Written by DCist contributor Alyse Kraus When The Black Squirrel opened in late February, it seemed at first glance that the new dining spot would be a standout among the restaurants and bars along Adams Morgan's 18th Street strip. An early review by the Washington Post was positive and it…