Obama Says ‘Boo’ to Reporters
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By Shailagh Murray GARY, Ind. — Halloween got a little scary for Sen. Barack Obama’s press corps tonight. The Democratic nominee took a short break from the campaign trail to spend the evening with his family in their Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago, but he wasn’t happy to see reporters...
Schwazenegger Derides Obama as a ‘Skinny’ Wealth-Spreader
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By Juliet Eilperin COLUMBUS, Ohio — Headlining an event titled “Judgment Day,” California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight delivered an impassioned pitch for electing GOP presidential nominee John McCain before a packed arena of supporters. While the former bodybuilder and moderate...
Hillary’s Halloween Message
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Duberstein Abandons McCain
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By Glenn Kessler In a surprising rebuff of an old friend, former White House chief of Staff Kenneth Duberstein said nowadays he was abandoning his support of John McCain and instead would back Barack Obama for president. Duberstein, who worked for President Ronald Reagan, told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria...
Go Home Already: OoooOOOOOOooooo!
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>> Check out our Halloween Picks for all the spooky/costumed/drunken events that weekend.
>> Move your clocks back one hour on Sunday daylight; daylight savings is by. [NIST]
>> Next week, D.C. kicks off about six months worth of celebrations, exhibits and events in honor of the Lincoln...
Biden Barnstorming in Small Towns
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By Perry Bacon Jr. KETTERING, Ohio — While Gov. Sarah Palin is at the center of speculation about both her clothes and her future within the GOP, her counterpart is making headlines in local but not national news, just like his aides like it. Republicans have continued to highlight a comment that...
Today’s Top 5: Colt Brennan a Victim of Video Editing
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1) I’m not certain why he’s speaking out about that now, but Redskins backup quarterback Colt Brennan wants you to know that his now-infamous No. 1 fantasy pick of LenDale White, deemed [unfortunate slang for lame] by commissioner Chris Cooley, was not his first pick after all: As I remember...
The Weekly Feed: Offally Good Edition
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Dish of the Week: Offal
It may be a bit kitschy going with a Halloween theme for the dish of the week, but offal is delicious, though perhaps a little stomach-turning for some. In olden times, it only seemed obvious to assemble something out of every part of the animal. But in a world of industrial food...
‘Skins Week Nine Preview: v. Pittsburgh
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Something Old: The Steelers and Skins final faced each other in 2004. Big Ben was a rookie, Clinton Portis was in his first year with the Redskins, and Antwaan Randle El was in a Steelers’ jersey. The Steelers won the game 16-7, but that, of course, was pre-Zorn.
Something New: Both teams have two...
Jim Zorn on Facebook
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Jim Zorn, Facebook sensation. (By Toni L. Sandys - TWP) Bog correspondent Lindsay Applebaum: The title of that entry might be a bit misleading, considering I don’t think Jim Zorn, rookie Redskins Coach and rookie texter, has his own Facebook detail. That being said, there are three “Jim...


