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Check out my latest poster for The Global Fund from my work with their nonprofits in Uganda by clicking the link below. uganda11
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US In North Korea To Assess If Famine Is Occuring
US In North Korea To Assess If Famine Is Occuring By newsroom | - 9:52 pm - Posted in Washington DC, World News, food news Staff from the UN World Food Programme have been given rare access to North Korea’s countryside to assess the seriousness of food shortages there. The audit, being…
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Michelle Obama Embroiled In Terrorist Fist Bump Issue
Michelle Obama Embroiled In Terrorist Fist Bump Issue By newsroom | - 9:43 pm - Posted in Election News, Feature Story, Interviews, Political News, US News Now, Washington DC The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has insisted that she did not call him “pathetic” in…
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McCain Campaign Can’t Spell ‘Barack’
Why can’t John McCain’s campaign spell “Barack”? Why has this been sitting on the McCain website’s front page for a million hours? At least they didn’t call him “Osama,” this time. [November Blog]
America Drove 1.4 Billion Miles Less
America Drove 1.4 Billion Miles Less By newsroom | - 9:15 pm - Posted in Feature Story, Government Reports, Travel, US News Now, Washington DC, economy Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles last April than they did during April of 2007, the Department of Transportation said…
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Politicians, Journalists Pay Tribute to Russert
Political leaders joined TV journalists as they fondly remember one of their own in tribute to fallen colleague Tim Russert. Russert, the NBC ‘Meet the Press’ anchor, was eulogized at a memorial service in Washington D.C. (June 18)
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Congress Overrides Bush Farm Bill Veto Twice
Congress Overrides Bush Farm Bill Veto Twice By newsroom | - 9:13 pm - Posted in Congress, Political News, US News Now, Washington DC Congress passed a $300 billion farm bill over President Bush’s veto for a second time Wednesday, a step made necessary by a clerical error when the…
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House Reaches War Funding Bill
House Reaches War Funding Bill By newsroom | - 9:12 pm - Posted in Congress, Military News, Political News, US News Now, Washington DC House Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a deal on a war funding bill, according to several Congressional sources. The bill includes $165…
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Combat Camera: Sadr City Security by Night
U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Martin a native of Doylestown, Pa., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division provides security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad as U.S. Army engineers arrive to set up concrete barriers around the city April 8, 2008.…
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Scene: Double Rainbow Over D.C.
Photo: FredoAlvarez (flickr) In case you missed it earlier, here’s a shot of the double rainbow that appeared over the D.C. area this evening around 6:20 local time. Rainbows in D.C. are rare as is, let alone a double rainbow. My iPhone camera didn’t do it justice, but this was definitely…
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Strongbow Cider in DC: Rocket Bar
Came across 500mL cans of Strongbow during last night's YPE happy hour at Rocket Bar in Chinatown (714 7th Street NW). Updated list: - Fado Irish Pub in Chinatown (draft) - Elephant & Castle Pub (draft) - Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (draft) - 51st State Tavern (draft) - Chevy…
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Watch: Luke Russert's Eulogy to Father Tim
Tim Russert's friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to honor the late newsman. Now, watch the heartfelt eulogies delivered by Russert's son, Luke, and California first lady Maria Shriver. Raising a partially filled glass of water, Luke…
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Claim and Support
Tadoodles for the Snickerdoodle Of writers they (whomever they are) say, once you find and claim a spot of your own you can successfully sit down and let your thoughts flow. Most of the time I find this to be true, but lately it seems that every corner or spot I claim it's…
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Museums and Dim Sum in Warshnin
I headed down to the DC area today for a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and a little bit of something else to boot. A Little Bit of This: Sharper Image goes out of business Get to a Sharper Image soon because they have been liquidated! Every Sharper Image store in the nation is…
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We’ll tell you who the real boob is: Puritan Promise Keeper Robert Hurt
We’ll tell you who the real boob is: Puritan Promise Keeper Robert Hurt Anybody remember the good old days, when we laughed our butts off at John Ashcroft for the same idiocy? A Chafed Texan in the Naked City Washington is a town filled with boobs. They’re everywhere, from the…
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NBA
Google Web Alert for: nba newsletters CMP Information - NBA Newsletters - Awards Updates Receive the latest announcements from The National Business Awards, the Regional Programmes and The National Business Awards for Scotland by signing up for … NBA Newsletter - 1.22.08.pub Editor? We…
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NBA
Google Web Alert for: nba newsletters CMP Information - NBA Newsletters - Awards Updates Receive the latest announcements from The National Business Awards, the Regional Programmes and The National Business Awards for Scotland by signing up for … NBA Newsletter - 1.22.08.pub Editor? We…
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The Maker's Mark
Want to know what greeted everybody upon departing today's Kennedy Center memorial tribute to Tim Russert? This: New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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‘Weighty’ News Release Provides Big Laugh
I couldn’t help but laugh at the words used in the opening paragraph of a news release I came across today: In what was the largest gathering in the history… If not for the cause being touted in the news release, those words would not have seemed so funny. Read the rest of the opening…
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A Toast To Luke
Television and Washington has a new idol: Luke Russert. Perhaps Betsy Fischer put it best during her remarks at the Kennedy Center today, when she summarized what she would tell Tim Russert if she could have one more conversation: There's a son, your son, that has comforted us and lifted us…
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«Untitled»
HA HA, THAT LARRY GUY’S IN JAIL NOW: So that career criminal who somehow rented (with John McCain’s American Express?) the Holeman Lounge (ha ha, “holeman”) at the National Press Club today, to give a “press conference” about how he dreams of having gay drug…
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“The Blonde’s Ambition”: an update
It makes perfect sense that arguably the first member of the law-enforcement community to implement any serious maneuvers to offset the spike in violent crime on the streets of this beleaguered country is a woman. Cathy Lanier, age 40, is Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the…
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Concert of the Century
I just found out this morning that 2 Skinnee J’s will be playing a reunion show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday, August 6th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (6/19) at 10 am online at the 9:30 Club’s website. Cheri and I will definitely be in attendance. If you never witnessed…
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Maria Shriver's Poem Reading To Russert
If Maria Shriver's reading of this poem during today's ceremony didn't move you, then, well, your heart's not beating: The Little Ship I stood watching as the little ship sailed out to sea. The setting sun tinted his white sails with a golden light, and as he disappeared from sight a voice…
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Go Home Already: Between the Lines
Photo by Kyle Walton >> Another family says it wasn't notified by the city when their relative died. [WaPo] >> Some guy on our new professional tennis team is a complete tool. [D.C. Sports Bog] >> One blogger takes a tour of National Harbor and finds it to be a little creepy: "like a…
John McCain And Harriet Christian Fall In Love!
So that’s John McCain on the left, you knew that, but who is that “elderly American woman” wearing the sunglasses indoors while posing for a photo? That’s Harriet Christian, the famous Hillary Clinton diehard who threw a fit at the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee over its…
22 DCPS Assistant Principals Shown the Door
Last month, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee drew some heat for not renewing the contracts of 24 principals, including the principal of Oyster Adams Bilingual Elementary, where her daughters attend. This afternoon, she continued her crack down on administrators, firing 22 assistant…
Did you really think John McCain would respect women?
Did you really think John McCain would respect women? June 18, 2008 by anunlovedone Let’s have a look at the respect John McCain gives women. 1) He didn’t say anything to one of his supporters, who called Hillary Clinton a b****. He also just just assumed that “that bitch” is the…
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Air Force Statement on GAO's Decision Regarding KC-45A Tanker
Pictured above is a KC-135 Stratotanker, which has been slated to be replaced by the new KC-45A. Focus on Defense: WASHINGTON, June 18, 2008 -- The following is a statement from the U.S. Air Force regarding GAO's decision on the KC-45A tanker. Earlier today, the Government Accountability…
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Adele @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
Laura Burhenn has a beautiful voice. Pure, strong, clear, emotive. I've heard her live many times before, both as part of Georgie James and in solo performances, but her voice may never have sounded so astoundingly lovely as it did inside the acoustically perfect Sixth & I Historic…
Terrorists Use Roadside Bombs as Strategic Weapon
News in Balance: WASHINGTON, June 18, 2008 -- Terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq employ improvised explosive devices as a weapon of choice to sap the willpower of the American people, a senior U.S. officer said here today. Terrorists use IEDs “as a strategic weapon to wear our will down,…
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Orange Whore Charlie Crist Drops Opposition To Oil Drilling, Because Of… States’ Rights!
Gay Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been actively opposed to drilling for oil off of Florida’s coast his entire political career. Many Florida politicians oppose it, in fact! Short version: it ruins the environment which would ruin tourism. Long version: “It would harm beaches vital to…
Troops in Northern Iraq Kill 1, Detain 23
Dispatches from the Front: WASHINGTON, June 18, 2008 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops killed one enemy fighter and detained 23 suspected terrorists during recent operations in northern Iraq, military officials said. Coalition forces targeted al-Qaida in Iraq operatives in and around Mosul, killing…
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Pindorama—The True Story of the Seven Dwarves @ SILVERDOCS
Little people have been a comedy staple for years. Most humor in the area tends to stem from the disconnect between the psychological desire of bigger people to in some ways infantilize little people, and the reality of their being just like anyone else, only smaller. The theory goes, you show…
미국 식품안전 위험성 심각
GAO, 연방의회 공청회에서 FDA의 ‘식품보호계획’ 문제점 지적. 한국 등 미국에 식품 수출하는 외국 매체들에 대한 점검 강화 촉구 수입식품을 포함, 미국내 식품안전 위험성이 심각한 수준에 달해 공공사회 건강을 위협하고…
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Live-Blogging Russert Memorial
Above: Maureen Orth 3:32 pm: Dan Rather..."Tim was all about heart ... He fought the good fight, finished the race, kept the faith. ... So much is said about Tim as a professional ... Not enough was said about him as a person and a man. Tremendous character and never forgot his roots in…
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