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The Audacity Of Dopes: Campaign Finance Reform School
So, I have to say, when I heard that there was a chance that Barack Obama might opt to accept the $80-some-odd million in what constitutes "public financing," instead of pressing on with his highly successful online funding engine that's managed to build a campaign warchest on the backs of 1.5+…
Project Update
Project Update I have several projects going on right now, in different stages of planning/starting/finishing - 1. *** Finishing the DR “100 Fires: Living from a Landfill” documentary *** 2. Starting Drew De Four’s “music on the road” documentary 3. Finishing the screenplay for the…
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National Guard Boosts Forces to Fight Floods
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Don Reay hammers a stake into the ground to reinforce the Indian Grave Levee in Quincy, Ill., June 22, 2008. Reay is a member of the Illinois Air National Guard, which is working with the Illinois Army Guard to provide security and help recover areas damaged by widespread…
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Artistic Sole: It's D.C.!
Artistic Sole took place on Wednesday, June 18th and none other than Feeway730 made her way to the Nation's Capital for Artistic Sole's showcase. Check out the pictures of Artistic Sole's amazing work! For more information on Artistic Sole or to order customs directly, send an…
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Go Home Already: Pandamonium
Photo by Karon Ponder this headline: "Everything seemingly is spinning out of control." Decide whether it's from the Onion or a non-fake news outlet before you click. [via DCeiver]A driver destroyed the new LeDroit Park iron gate at the intersection of Florida Ave. and 6th and T Streets NE.…
SILVERDOCS Wrap-up: Trouble the Water
There has been no shortage of filmed analysis of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath during the last three years. And much of it has been quite good, particularly Spike Lee's sprawling (and riveting) four-hour documentary, When the Levees Broke, which also screened at SILVERDOCS this year. But…
Liberal Hobbit-Sized Canadian Car Shatters McCain’s Skull!
Reporters were devastated this morning to find their best friend, John McCain, wearing two band-aids on the top of his head. Was he having some of his trademark cancer again? Worse! When he was in Canada, some shift-eyed car attacked him: “I was getting out of the car in Canada and I hit the…
LEN DOWNIE RETIRES FROM THE WASHINGTON POST
The Politico's Michael Calderone says that Leonard Downie, Jr. announced today that he is stepping down as executive editor of the Washington Post. The move had largely been expected, as reports that a search for his replacement was already underway had been circulating through town for…
Big Post Meeting Today?
5:25: Check out the URGENT bulletin on Downie (and the misspelling of his name): URGENT! BC-DC--Washington Post-Downie,0140! URGENT! Down to step down at Washington Post! Eds: APNewsNow.! WASHINGTON (AP) — Leonard Downie Junior, the longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, has…
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Web Site Lets You Report Cars Parked in Bike Lanes
Let the bike vs. car wars continue! Toward the end of last week Matthew Yglesias linked to a new D.C. version of MyBikeLane.com, a site that allows users to upload photos capturing the license plate numbers of cars that park in city bike lanes. Yglesias promised to start uploading photos…
US Supreme Court to hear Second Amendment challenge today
I felt it timely to discuss the “supreme’s” today. No, not Dianna Ross and the Supreme’s of Motown fame. Today we cover the U.S. Supreme Court. June 23rd is the third anniversary of the dreadful Supreme Court decision regarding the Fifth Amendment as applied to the taking of Susette…
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Post Editor Downie: Politics And Wisconsin Avenue Rock 'N' Roll
"Hey, baby... "You're my rag doll. "Yeah, yeah. Rag doll." The words sung by three of the four members of the rock-'n'-roll band could be barely heard above the twanging, pounding and groaning of their own guitars, drum and saxophone. Competing with the music was the noise of shouted conversation…
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McCain Strategist Regrets Saying Terrorism Helps McCain
Top McCain strategist Charlie Black — the one who lobbies for Iran — dominated this afternoon’s 2-hour news cycle by saying in an interview with Fortune magazine that if we had a terrorist attack right now, “Certainly it would be a big advantage” for John McCain. This…
MD Business Owners Call for Congress To Act on Energy Crisis
Owners of some small businesses in Maryland say gas prices are gobbling up their profits. Some are calling on Congress to stop bickering and do something.
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Preview: The Flail @ Blues Alley
New York's The Flail is a rarity in today's world in that they are an actual jazz band. While most ensembles are collections of musicians under the direction of a leader, or a group given a name solely for marketing purposes, the five members of this group have been a tight unit since their…
New Communities Initiative
DC Metrocentric writes about The New Community Initiative: The New Communities Initiative is a comprehensive partnership between the District, neighborhoods and other public and private stakeholders which focuses on neighborhoods where older public housing developments are located and where…
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Click Click: Pearl Jam & Ted Leo @ Verizon Center
In the song "Elderly Women Behind The Counter In A Small Town", Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder sings, "I changed by not changing at all," a statement that also holds true for his band. Pearl Jam has made a career out of non-conformity, innovation and being one of the best live bands on the planet,…
Gay Governor Charlie Crist Makes Up Girlfriend In Interview
The New York Times Magazine’s Deborah Solomon has a reputation for being very “forward” in her weekly interviews. Or sometimes it’s just very unprepared, like that time she asked Stephen Colbert about his dad, and Colbert said his dad died in a plane crash when he was 10,…
SOCCER STADIUM PLANS LOOKING GRIM
As if it wasn't enough that key city officials have not been willing to agree to support $225 million in public financing for a new stadium at Poplar Point (they've been holding at $150 million for the last month), City Paper's Mike DeBonis reports that more than a dozen people were laid off…
Today's Most Popular Stories
Washington Post: Obama Moves To Reintroduce Himself to Voters Washington Examiner: The things I carried N.Y. Times: Thomas L. Friedman: Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave LA Times: 92% of Americans believe in God or a universal spirit, Pew survey finds USA Today: George Carlin, 71, questioned…
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The Hilarious, Racist South Dakota Ad Of Legend
Here’s an independent ad that was running in South Dakota before its June 3 primary from some Christian group, against Barack Obama. The Obama team complained about it shortly after its debut, and Obama has been referencing it recently as a typical attack ad he’ll see more of this…
Clean Energy for Washington DC - being voted on in City Council next week
On July 1st, the DC City Council will be voting on the Clean and Affordable Energy Act (Bill 17-492), an important piece of legislation that would direct investments into energy conservation and efficiency, instead of new sources of electricity - right here in our nation’s capital! Not…
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Rove To Republicans: Obama Is Totally ‘That Guy’ At The Country Club
Brilliant Republican strategist Karl Rove is not Arrogant, or an Elitist. He has helped his party help poor people and the underrepresented by flying young men and women to Iraq, which they may colonize for a brighter, more prosperous future. Rove knows what an Elitist is, and it is Elitist Barack…
Get Better Helen!
The following notice can be found in the White House press corps' work quarters: New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Ian Glinka Leaves Middle Distance Runner
Middle Distance Runner has long been one of DCist's favorite local bands. They've been a Three Stars subject, an Unbuckled band, Unbuckled DJs, interview subjects countless times, recipe contributors and more to the site. And our main source of blog-space enjoyment always came from the wacky…
Weekly Music Agenda
Photo from the 2007 Fort Reno Summer Concert series by M.V. Jantzen MONDAY >> If you happened to join us for Unbuckled 7, you're already familiar with v:shal kanwar, a local fixture in the burgeoning global electronica scene. He'll be joining the kindred spirits in Hypnotic Gurus for a…
Attacks in Iraq Down 80 Percent Since June 2007
News in Balance: WASHINGTON, June 23, 2008 -- The number of weekly attacks in Iraq has dropped from about 1,200 a week in June 2007 to about 200 a week now, the commander of the tactical unit responsible for command and control of operations in Iraq said today. Mirroring this reduction in…
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No 'D.C. for Obama' T-shirt?
Now that the Democratic party has a presumptive nominee, some District residents, who overwhelmingly support Sen. Barack Obama anyway, might be in the market for an Obama T-shirt -- and they're in luck. The Obama campaign wisely has a number of such T-shirts available for sale at its online…
Congrats Juliet and Andrew!
From the NYTimes wedding announcement (where else?): Juliet Eilperin and Andrew Ronald Light Jr. were married on Saturday in Washington. Stephen F. Eilperin, the bride's father, a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, officiated at the Swedish Embassy. Ms. Eilperin,…
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