Veterans Group Hits Obama on Afghanistan and Iraq
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By Ed O’Keefe Having targeted Sen. Barack Obama’s stance on the Iraq war before, the pro-McCain group Vets for Freedom that week begins airing a hard-hitting letter accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of focusing more on his campaign than on his Senatorial oversight duties of...
On Social Policy Questions, Palin Sticks to Personal Views
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By Alec MacGillis Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stood by her opposition to abortion in cases of rape or incest and her skepticism that global warming is caused by human activity, but she stepped back from her past position favoring the teaching of creationism in public schools. The comments came in Tuesday’s...
Go Home Already: Humpty Dumpty
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Photo by christaki
Washington area home prices have fallen 15.8 percent by the final year, and that’s apparently good news. [Washington trade Journal]
It should soon be a lot easier and faster to get amidst Richmond and D.C. by train. [WaPo]
Fans of Post Secret are now texting their secrets...
Crafty Bastards 2008 in Photos
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The Washington City Paper’s yearly Crafty Bastards event looked to be a big success on Sunday, with the entire recreation area in front of the Marie Reed Center in Adams Morgan packed with craft peddlers, buyers and lookie-loos. Many of our photographers were plus there to catch the action. Did...
Schools Roundup: The Blame Game Edition
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Some notable finger pointing by the past week: a list showing 90 unfilled teacher vacancies surfaced, prompting complaints of a teacher shortage caused by Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s firing 270 teachers that summer; the long-awaited schools modernization plan was criticized by the D.C. council as incomplete...
Obama Spending Plans Little Changed by Wall Street Crisis
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By Perry Bacon Jr. RENO, Nev. — Barack Obama essentially ruled out any reductions in his major domestic spending proposals, even as he touted a $700 billion financial sector rescue plan and urged Congress to support it to help avert an profitable crisis. “People have asked whether the size...
Olsson’s Books and Records Abruptly Closes Updated
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UPDATE:Olsson’s has since posted a press release on their web site announcing the closing of all five locations. They’ve plus created a blog-style testimonial page for fans of the local chain to leave their thoughts on the news.
Olsson Enterprises, Inc., trading as Olsson’s Books &...
Olsson’s Books and Records Abruptly Closes
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The Dupont Circle location of local bookstore chain Olsson’s abruptly closed nowadays, with signs having been taped in the window thanking customers for 16 years in the Washington area. A restricted flower had been placed in the doorway, appearing to be the beginnings of a shrine.
The signs on...
Obama’s Two Minute Ad on Taxes
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By Ed O’Keefe Amid continued claims by the McCain campaign that he would raise taxes on lower-income Americans, Barack Obama lays out his tax proposals in a two-minute commercial release by his campaign nowadays. “On taxes, John McCain and I have very different ideas,” Obama says in...
Black Kids @ Black Cat
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When we final saw Jacksonville’s Black Kids, they were priming the Black Cat mainstage crowd for Aussie electro-pop sensation Cut Copy. that day, they sold out the Black Cat in their own right, despite their former tourmates playing a larger venue just down the street. whether there were any questions...


