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Trembling Before G-d
I meant to say this last week, but forgot and then it slipped, but in the matter of the Anti-Defamation League/Commentary getting fangy and unhinged over Joe Klein, Spencer Ackerman really deserves kudos for calling out those motherfucking ganefs. Bookmark away!
Combat Camera: Iraqi Army Conducts IED Reaction Exercise
Soldiers from the Iraqi army 8th Division gather around for an after action review with U.S. soldiers from Operational Detachment Alpha team 0326 after conducting an IED reaction training exercise on July 2, 2008, at Camp Echo, Iraq. (Photographer: Airman 1st Class Matthew Plew, Joint Combat…
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Washington DC birds
As you may know, I love birds. Here are some Washington DC birds. This is part of an exhibition of photos taken by Barbara Bosworth at the American Art museum. Often in life, I find that opportunities pass me by. I was watching these birds go crazy in the water fountain. The one in the middle…
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Ovechkin on Fedorov, Jagr and Free Agency
Filed under: Washington, DC, General NHL, Rangers, Capitals, NHL Free Agency Once again, we’re the grateful recipients of another Sovetsky Sport translation through our friend Dmitry Chesnokov. Today, we have yet another Sovetsky interview with Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin. …
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Disruptive Physicians Heighten Hospital Risks at a Time When Collaboration Is Key to Effective Compliance
By Nina Youngstrom, Managing Editor, (nyoungstrom@aispub.com) Disruptive physicians — the kind who insult nurses, throw tantrums and toss scalpels around — have always been a problem for hospitals and their employees. But the threat is looming larger given new developments, such as mandates…
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Join Me for Dinner at Top Chef Spike’s Good Stuff Eatery Next Monday?
Over the last few months Top Chef Season 4 contestant Spike Mendelsohn has been working on opening a restaurant in Washington DC’s Capitol Hill. It’s called Good Stuff Eatery. Well, Good Stuff Eatery opens on Monday, July 7th. I definitely want to go check it out. It’s on the corner of…
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Executive Coaching/Anger Management: Emotional Intelligence III
Archie Bunker: What’s wrong with revenge? That’s the perfect way to get even. - Norman Lear Emotional Intelligence and Anger. The real test of our ability to understand, respond to, and manage our emotions is the way we handle anger. 1. Do we use it in productive or…
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Day 5
Mt. Vernon, the museum, and Hard Rock Cafe sums up Day 5. Mint green...what was GW thinking?? His dining room was mint green!! A beautiful home though and an excellent piece of property, Mt. Vernon was quite impressive. Location, location, location!! In addition to the tour of the house, we…
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Just Added “Wine Library Reserve” to My Apple iTunes Podcast List
I’ve really enjoyed Wine Library Reserve and have added it to my Apple iTunes podcast list. If you’ve hesitated to get into Wine Library TV before because it’s felt like a fire house, check this out. If you do subscribe, … Here is the original: Just Added “Wine Library Reserve” to…
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Tyra... a waxjob for sure
Talk about some serious need for wax! No, I am not talking about Brazilians. Perez Hilton has a point about Tyra's wax double at Madame Toussaud's looking better than the real thing.
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Veggie Hot Dog Eating Contest
That’s right a veggie hot dog eating contest, time for use veggies to gorge our faces till we puke! Sticky Finger Bakery will hosting the first ever veggie hot dog eating contest with Compassion Over Killing. This is a kick off to celebrate National Veggie Hot Dog Month (didnt even know there…
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DC: The Hip-Hop Theater Festival is Coming.
So my favoritest theater orgs in the world are probably The Lark (whose model for new play development should be emulated constantly, all over the place) and The Hip-Hop Theater Festival. My connection to the HHTF is a deep one–not deep in the sense that they developed my work or gave me…
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Go Home Already: Neighborhood Watch
Photo of neighbors on Georgia Avenue NW by Aziz Y. Blogger and local journalist Brian Beutler was shot three times in a mugging while walking towards Adams Morgan early this morning; latest word is that he's now out of surgery and with his family. Brian has many friends on the DCist staff,…
Blogger mugged and shot in gun-free DC
The old jobe is that a conservative is liberal who was mugged. Greg Sargent, TPM, reports Brian Beutler, was shoot in the course of mugging in DC: Brian Beutler, a well-known progressive blogger, was shot and seriously injured during a mugging last night in Washington, D.C. One bullet…
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Dear Nation’s Capital Tourist
Girl of Words writes a letter to the visitors: Hey, there. I couldn’t help but notice your AAA guidebook, visor and fanny pack when you got on the train this morning. Welcome to Washington. There’s a lot to see and do here, but as someone who’s been a Metro commuter for all of 40 days, I…
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But He Don’t Walk With a Limp
I feel like I ought to say something about this, now that the news is apparently out, but for the moment everything’s coming out as a string of profanities. So I’ll limit myself to this: (1) Brian Beutler is awesome. If you read his phenomenal reporting, count yourself lucky. If you know him,…
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D.C. Blogger Shot
Talking Points Memo reports: Brian Beutler, a well-known progressive blogger, was shot and seriously injured during a mugging last night in Washington, D.C. One bullet damaged Beutler’s spleen, and he had it removed during surgery this morning at the Washington Hospital Center. He’s…
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Pressure on Joe Lieberman intensifies: Groups hit Capitol Hill next week
Leading The News Pressure on Lieberman intensifies from left By Manu Raju Posted: 07/02/08 01:39 PM [ET] Liberal groups plan to deliver a petition to Capitol Hill next week calling on Democrats to oust Sen. Joe Lieberman from his committee chairmanship in the 111th Congress. The Independent…
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HEADLINE OF THE DAY: “Plea Deal for Woman Accused of Having Sex With Senator’s Husband.” (And here’s what it’s actually talking about, and here’s the hooker gal, too!) [Washington Post]
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We are home! Well, sort of home! We are in DC until next Wednesday! From here the kids and I are heading to Maine and Landon is heading to Kiev. Keep watching this place for more pictures of our summer adventures. The Washington monument My friend, George's, home We waited at the gate, but…
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PG Corrections Officers Warned to Cooperate in Murder Probe
State & federal investigators hit reluctance on the part of some in jailhouse murder of cop killer suspect.
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DC2NY LOBBIES COUNCIL AGAINST DEPOT MOVE
If you thought that local bloggers could rally hard against the proposed bus depot at L'Enfant Plaza, well, you obviously underestimated the bus companies in question. According to City Desk, DC2NY has now started directly appealing to customers via email, asking them to contact the DC Council…
Project Connects Wounded Warriors With Loved Ones
A cell phone project raises money to buy phone cards for deployed troops and wounded veterans
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Violence Increase in Afghanistan Raises Concern at Pentagon
News in Balance: WASHINGTON, July 2, 2008 -- Defense Department officials are very concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. “Violence is up significantly from a year ago,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said during a Pentagon news…
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Chris Cooley Is Selling an Adrian Peterson Autographed Rookie Card on eBay
Filed under: Redskins, Vikings, Minnesota, Washington, DCIf you go to eBay right now you can bid on an autographed rookie card of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. No surprise there. But it is a little surprising that the seller, identified as cooley717523, is none other than…
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Caption of the Day
DIRTY ARMY here is your beautiful picture for “Caption (Comment) of the Day”. Bush loves Mexican food? Please be funny and not racist. Link to yesterday’s winner - Envelope Please
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Progressive Blogger shot and wounded in Washington D.C.
Putting partisan Politics aside for just a moment. It seems that a fellow Blogger and human being in the Political scene was shot and wounded in Washington DC. Talking Points Memo has more: Brian Beutler, a well-known progressive blogger, was shot and seriously injured during a mugging last…
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»Fragments from the Edge of Los Angeles (detail 1)«, 2001, Preliminary image for »The Triumph of Democracy«, 2008, [IMG B5_EtherStudy_[Ze].jpg] »ether machine«, 2007, »www.automaticcity.com«, 2007 by Benjamin Edwards.
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DCist's July Theater Preview
One word pretty much defines the D.C. theater scene in July, and that word is FRINGE. We’ll be providing exhaustive coverage of the Capital Fringe Festival as it draws closer, but know that it runs July 10 - 27. A list of shows is available here if you want to start planning in advance how…
This Week In Pool Reports
This week's installment raises the question -- why aren't seal levels discussed more? continued... New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Media Consortium writer shot in Adams Morgan
Progressive blogger/writer Brian Beutler was shot last night during a mugging attempt in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C., reports Talking Points Memo. Beutler was shot three times near 17th and Euclid Streets of Northwest D.C. by a man who had demanded cell phones from Beutler…
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ZOMG Barack Obama Goes To Daughter’s Soccer Game
You might not want to watch this if you want to keep believing Barack Obama is a “cool dood,” because he wears his shirt tucked in AND he keeps his phone in a dumb little belt-clip. He is basically that earnest dork in your sales department who buys Costco rice pudding by the case and…
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About Tonight
MUSIC: Remember the Smoking Popes? The Chicago act was one of the raft of poppy punk bands that rode the Green Day wave back in the mid-90s, but actually managed to keep a cultish following throughout much of that decade with their distinctive Morrissey-meets-The Ramones style. We had no idea…
Priorities
Megan McArdle wonders about why the District of Colombia as such a terrible record on crime: it seems like a very good time to launch into a diatribe on the low quality of DC policing. DC has a lot of cops, a lot of wealth, and no excuse for its extraordinarily high crime rate. I was born on…
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Dear Nancy Boyda: Do Better
Dear Representative Nancy Boyda, I had such high hopes. I was actually ridiculously head-over-heels excited to see you elected to represent me in the United States House of Representatives. After more than a decade of truly horrendous representation, I was just so, so excited to see you sworn in.…
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Date Lab Update
Could it be? The most recent edition of the Post's Date Lab was a success. This gives Date Lab consecutive successful dates for the first time since March. This brings the overall ratio to 37 successful dates out of a total of 98, or just under 38 percent. New Career Opportunities Daily:…
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Betsy Rothstein Was Not Goosed By Jim Traficant
From Hotline's "Friday Feature: Betsy Rothstein, Capital Living Editor of The Hill, has been bothering press secs. for the past nine years. Before joining The Hill in '98, Rothstein was the press sec. for Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL). She worked as a reporter and features editor for Spanish weekly…
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