An Ode To Magical September
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September, we were told final May and June and July, was supposed to be the magical month. The only hints that the ability of the month might be waning came during August, which was uncomfortably and suspiciously shut to September yet held no magic of its own. Before that hottest part of summer, though,...
Every Line a Green Line
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Former Editor-in-Chief Ryan Avent writes a weekly column approximately neighborhood and development issues.
Brookland recently got the news that Dwellings, a domestic furnishings store and one of our most promising main street retailers, was closing due to slow growth in sales. The announcement touched...
Book Review: A Man You Could Love
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A Man You Could Love
By John Callahan
Fulcrum Publishing
Golden, CO, 2007
Fiction doesn’t generally find a place on the front page of political blogs, but that exquisite first novel by John Callahan isn’t ordinary fiction–it’s a literary feat and at the same instance a political...
Thompson Raises increasingly Than $8 Million in Q3
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ABC News’ Christine Byun Reports: Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign will report raising increasingly than $8 million in the third quarter of that year, according to Thompson campaign Deputy Communications Director Karen Hanretty.
Since announcing his candidacy on September 5 on NBC’s...
John Rich Joins Thompson on the Trail
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ABC News’ Christine Byun Reports: Marking his moment swing through Iowa since announcing his candidacy, Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson will bringing a little bit of Nashville star ability to the Heartland tomorrow.
John Rich, of the country music duo Big and Rich, will be joining...
As Polluter, D.C. Area Outpaces Countries
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The Washington area produces increasingly carbon dioxide than several medium-size European countries, according to a new estimate of local emissions, as the region’s crawling traffic and coal-fired capability plants give it a pollution “footprint” out of proportion to its size.
Original...
15-Year-Old Fatally Shot in NW Washington
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A 15-year-old boy from Southwest Washington was killed nowadays and two other humans were wounded in an early dawn shooting at a bus stop on 14th Street NW, police reported.
Original post by Lexie Verdon and Donna St. George
The Once and Future American Car
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How enlarged is the collective American memory? approximately ten years. As evidence, I offer the example of what happened after the Arab oil embargo of 1973. America reacted with a swiftness and force that included a national 55 mph speed limit along with solid and tightening standards for vehicle...
POLL: Newsweek Iowa Caucus
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A new Newsweek statewide survey (story, results) of 1,215 registered voters in Iowa (conducted 9/26 through 9/27) finds:
Among all registered Democrats (+/- 5% margin of sampling error), Sen. Hillary Clinton narrowly leads Sen. Barack Obama (31% to 25%) with former Sen. Edwards at 21% and Gov. Bill...
President Clinton Says Hillary is Right on Torture
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ABC News’ Tahman Bradley Reports: Former President Bill Clinton tried to clear up what arised to be a difference he has with his wife, Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton, by whether the U.S. should condone a formal exception to torture whether the nation faces a grave shield...


