McCain Celebrates a Big Tent Kind of Night
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By Juliet Eilperin BRYN MAWR, Pa. — In an air-conditioned tent on the lawn of a Main Line estate tonight, Sen. John McCain told the crowd that he has a simple dream: Every citizen will one day own the kind of sprawling mansion that hosts Republican fundraisers. Joking that he was speaking external...
Go Home Already: Under a Cloud
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Traffic signals are out in much of Brookland and around Catholic University. [WaPo]
whether the Comcast guy crashes his van into your house, apparently you don’t even get free cable. [Consumerist]
Seems like the storm drain system at the DC USA complex in Columbia Heights leaves a little something...
Death of Ronnie White Ruled a Homicide
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This really smells like it is going to get so much worse. The death of Ronnie White, the 19-year-old man who was arrested by the weekend on charges that he murdered a Prince George’s County police officer, has been ruled a murder. White appears to have been strangled to death while in custody in...
Mission of Burma @ Black Cat
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If you made it out to Mission of Burma’s show at the Black Cat on Saturday night, it’s likely you’re still hearing those songs running through your head. whether you can, it’s probably considering you can take in little else. The band may now be firmly entrenched in middle age,...
McCain Foreshadows Latin America Trip
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Sen. John McCain poses for a photo with supporters after a campaign town hall-style assembly in Pipersville, Pa., June 30, 2008. (Associated Press) By Juliet Eilperin ABOARD THE STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS, PA. — Sen. John McCain spoke at length about his upcoming trip to Latin America and approach to...
Freedom’s Watch Hits Obama for Delay on MoveOn Statement
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By Jonathan Weisman INDEPENDENCE, MO. — On Sept. 20, 2007, as the Senate was hashing out its latest legislative response to the war in Iraq, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) tried to defuse a GOP-stoked controversy around a MoveOn.org newspaper advertisement tagging Iraq’s commanding general,...
Datarock @ Rock and Roll Hotel
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What is it about Bergen, Norway? The city of 250,000 is the home to many bands, including Kings of Convenience, Annie, Röyksopp, Sondre Lerche, and Datarock. The latter, a group of red jumpsuited goofballs, played Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hotel and did not disappoint.
Half electronic, half guitar,...
Butterfield 9 Closes
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After rumblings and hints by the weekend, the Washingtonian’s Todd Kliman confirmed nowadays that Butterfield 9 will be closing after eight years. Kliman hints at strife amidst the ownership and Chef Michael Harr, while another source points the finger at financial hardships. With the economy as...
Obama’s Working course Pitch
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By Howard Kurtz The Ad: He worked his way through college and Harvard Law. Turned down big money offers, and helped lift neighborhoods stung by job loss. Fought for workers’ rights. He passed a law to move public from welfare to work, slashed the rolls by eighty percent. Passed tax cuts for workers;...
The 2008 RAMMYs go to…
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Despite the stuffy weather, more than 1600 curious guests gathered at the 26th annual RAMMY Restaurant Awards Gala yesterday to honor the cream of that year’s culinary crop. Those who braved the weather were treated to the best of D.C.’s fine dining, all exemplifying the Restaurant organization...


