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UNACCEPTABLE WONKETTE AD NOTED, REMOVED: Argh, so we go out to dinner and come back to see the former nice Obama T-shirts ad “updated” with Barack Obama as a monkey. Sweet. Ad is deleted. Thanks for letting us know.
Pocket Dictionary of Legislative Terms: "General Debate"
General Debate: Term for period of time at the beginning of proceedings in the Committee of the Whole to debate a measure. The time is generally divided equally between majority and minority floor managers. This definition is from our Pocket Dictionary of Legislative Terms. …
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All Star Fugging
Fans of Washington, DC's shitty, shitty baseball team can sodomize each other's brownholes with the ugliest goddamn baseball keepsake to ever sear the innocent retinas of homo sapien. These are available for this years All Star Game. I'd say get them while they are hot but these will never be hot…
D.C Neighborhood Plagued by Violence becomes Police State…
Source: Washington Post Things of this nature has been talked about for years and we are seeing them come to fruition. It is kinda of scary in a sense cause who knows how far these measures will be enacted in violence plagued neighborhood. Here they come: By Allison Klein Washington Post Staff…
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Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy Take Fight Against Autism To D.C.
Jim Carrey and girlfriend Jenny McCarthy led a rally today in Washington, D.C. to urge the government to eliminate toxins from children's vaccines. The "Green Our Vaccine" rally took place today in front of the Captiol building. Carrey and McCarthy appeared on Good Morning America this…
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Set a time table for withdrawal
This war is lost. Let us set a timetable and leave, Allison Klein, Washington Post: D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced a military-style checkpoint yesterday to stop cars this weekend in a Northeast Washington neighborhood inundated by gun violence, saying it will help keep…
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A Realization.
We are watching Kaw, an original Sci-Fi channel shit-fest about a murder of crows that apparently turns murderous. I believe I have divined the formula for this fare. 1. Start with an Upright Citizens Brigade sketch. 2. Stir in earnestness. 3. Shit directly into your pants.
Art-o-matic this Friday and Saturday!
Come to the Dance Stage (5th Floor) on Friday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm to see a snippet of Other Life featuring Kelly Mayfield. We’ll be screening a few other works in between the fantastic dance numbers of Kelly Mayfield’s Contradiction Dance! It will be an amazing night, and best of…
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Administrative Services
At some point in our busy lives, I think we’ve all wanted a personal assistant to respond to emails, clear out our spam, or organize our incoming mail pile! We can help by taking care of all those little nuisances that take up your time and energy. We also offer services such as hand…
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Making a mint out of the Moon
From his office in Nevada, entrepreneur Dennis Hope has spawned a multi-million-dollar property business selling plots of lunar real estate at $20 (£10) an acre. Mr Hope exploited a loophole in the 1967 UN Outer Space Treaty and he has been claiming ownership of the Earth's Moon - and…
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Marshall Law Ordered In DC
Stung by an outbreak of violence, including eight killings last weekend alone, police are taking the unusual step of establishing vehicle checkpoints in a crime-ridden neighborhood in the nation’s capital. Starting Saturday night, officers will check drivers’ ID and turn away any who don’t…
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Grabbing a ray of light
Today it wasn’t as scary to look up to the sky… Photo by CFPereda
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Rolling Thunder 21
Cliff and I had the privilege of riding in this year’s Rolling Thunder Parade. We joined over 400,000 other riders in honoring our nations brave service men and women. We will ‘never forget’ our veterans who have given so much for our freedom. We all rode as a reminder of the sacrifice of…
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Go Home Already: It's a Twista
>> First earthquakes. Then tornadoes. And now, alligators. We've got the makings of a terrible disaster movie on our hands, D.C. [Associated Press] >> The person who found the woman in the Potomac yesterday was... Wonder Woman? [ABC 7] >> Snyder: "All yr Redskins coverge are belong to us."…
W.T.F.? Over.
Can you say Police State? The Examiner has the scoop on a controversial new program announced today that would create so-called "Neighborhood Safety Zones" which would serve to partially seal off certain parts of the city. D.C. Police would set-up checkpoints in targeted areas, demand to see ID…
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Popcorn & Candy: No Business, No Show!
DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. The Harder They Come Ask most people who was responsible for the influx of reggae and Jamaican culture into the U.S., and you'll probably get Bob Marley back as a…
Germans Celebrate Obama In Special Way That They Don’t Understand
Ha ha, here is some great newspaper from Nazi Germany that comically names the White House “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” because a slave may soon call it home. This is very offensive, according to the Internet, and of course we all know why: what a nasty way to detract from…
Podcast: So You Want to Be Vice President?
Podcast: So You Want to Be Vice President? By Sam Roberts Listen to the Podcast (mp3) Following is the script of the weekly “Only in New York” audio podcast. Listen at left or download the mp3 to a portable player. Browse a list of other Times podcasts here. Here’s some advice for…
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Jennifer and Dennis: Engaged!
Jen and Dennis (DENNIFER! perfect!) have been together for five years, and met in the student center at George Mason University. Jen is also Vanessa’s friend (who btw is Evelyn’s cousin!), and everyone went to GMU (except me, awwwwwwwwwwwww H-U!) Anywho, Dennis is supercool, because he gave…
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Maybe If They Had Called Them The Malvinas Apartments, Things Would Be Different
From Marc Fisher in today’s Washington Post: Rather than embrace the addition of much-needed housing to the new downtown that Montgomery County taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to develop, the county planning board has taken the first step toward declaring the Falkland…
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Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Clinton to Suspend Campaign Saturday Washington Times: Clinton to concede, loses grasp on No. 2 Washington Examiner: Man handcuffed, shot by men dressed as cable techs N.Y. Times: State Of the Art: Cell Services Keep It Easy, and Free L.A. Times: With 'Zohan,' Robert…
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Bahrain Transfers Command of CTF 152 to the UK
AHRAINI NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, Bahrain (June 5, 2008) Royal Bahrain Navy Brig. Gen. Abdulla Saeed Al Mansoori (left), outgoing commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 152 and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff (right), commander, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), salute during the CTF 152 change of…
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EnviorArts:Orion Online
EnviorArts:Orion Online June 5th, 2008 by Katie EnviorArts: Orion Online is a collaboration between the EnviorLink Network and The Orion Society. This site is home to the best of the Environmental Arts, featuring essays, poetry, interviews, and portfolios gleaned largely from the pages of the…
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BREAKING NEWS: Defense Secretary Announces Air Force Leaders' Resignations
News in Balance: WASHINGTON, June 5, 2008 -– Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the resignations of Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley following an investigation revealing a decline in the Air Force's nuclear program focus,…
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Bronson Leaves "Hardball" For Hollywood
"Hardball" producer Jeremy Bronson (also a David Muir look-a-like and a 2007 FishbowlDC Hottie) is leaving the MSNBC program and heading to Hollywood, where he'll be a writer a new Comedy Central show called "The Chocolate News." You'll recall he's also buds with "The Office" star B.J. Novak. …
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Barack Obama Now Threatening Congress With Old Man’s Maple ‘Stick’
Joe Lieberman got off easy! Now Barack Obama is resorting to assault and battery with members of Congress: “The man wobbled slowly to the stage and presented Obama with a maple wood walking stick as a gift. The presumptive democratic nominee, clearly feeling his oats, took the stick and…
david y. lee : sleeping, washington d.c.
david y. lee : sleeping, washington d.c.
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Correction of the Day
From the Washington Post: A May 31 Metro article about the Scripps National Spelling Bee misspelled last year's winning word. The correct spelling is serrefine. New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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DCist Studio Visit: Art Enables
Upon seeing the work of the Art Enables’ artists at Artomatic both last year and this year, our curiosity was piqued. The nonprofit art space labels their work “outsider art inside the beltway,” and they insist that they are not a school for disabled artists, but part outsider art studio…
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REPEAL THE 19th AMENDMENT! That old white lady at Salon says we all better start being nice to the “washed up old white women” who lost with Hillary. [Salon]
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
There are two different perspectives on summer in Washington. On the one hand, it's oppressively hot and humid. "Hell-like" must be a better description. But on the other hand, we're blessed with stunningly clear, sunny weather almost the entire summer (massive thunderstorm and tornado-watch last…
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Lieberman Harvesting Human Embryos To Vote For McCain
Terrible Sen. Joe Lieberman mustn’t have “gotten the message” when Barry Obama beat him up on the Senate Floor yesterday. Instead of backing off Obama, Lieberman is now growing advanced human embryos that will mature into 18-year-olds over the course of 5 months, at which point…
Washington, DC - Miami, FL | AA 2025 |14C
While the stay was short I had an excellent time in DC - seminars were great. As I was going through security, I noticed a new service called Clear - their tag line is speed through airport security, I NEED TO GET THIS. For $128 a year and giving up some of biometric info - security lines…
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There And Back Again--A Blogger's Tale
Ked and I got back to Portland last night from a week spent in Washington D.C.. It was a great trip, with full days and perfect weather (except for that last day--I'll have to tell you about that). I planned on photo-blogging the experience day-by-day, but our computer died the first night off the…
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