Obama Silent on Chicago...

Michael Daly, The Daily Beast Twelve year-old Nazia Banks was in his last 90 minutes of life when Air Force One landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Saturday night.As President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were greeted on the tarmac by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his wife,...
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Veep, Week 5: Like a Ro...

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper’s Arts Desk about Veep , HBO’s series about the vice presidency. [ more › ] The rest is here: Veep, Week 5: Like a Robot...
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New Mexican Restaurant ...

El Chucho’s, a long-awaited new Mexican restaurant in Columbia Heights, is now expected to open in June. [ more › ] View post:  New Mexican Restaurant in Columbia Heights Expects June...
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As Fight Over D.C. Abor...

It’s been a banner week for D.C. autonomy—one Republican wants to ban all abortions in D.C. after 20 weeks, and now another wants to exempt all military personnel from the city’s gun laws. [ more › ] See the rest here: As Fight Over D.C. Abortion Rages, Republican...
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D.C. Officials React to...

Just as Chuck Brown’s music defined D.C. for so many, his death evoked reactions of sadness from people across the city. In the hours after the news was announced, D.C. officials from Mayor Vince Gray on down expressed their sorrow for Brown’s passing and passed their...
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Veep, Week 4: Network t...

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper’s Arts Desk about Veep , HBO’s series about the vice presidency. [ more › ] Original post: Veep, Week 4: Network to Get...
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Help Us Build Our Readi...

Politics & Prose asked us to pick three books to feature in the store’s front window next month. Martin picked one, Ben picked one and we’re leaving the final selection up to you, dear readers. [ more › ] View post: Help Us Build Our Reading List for Politics &...
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At Least Someone on the...

A municipal swear jar, a rat shelter and a fund to relocate NIMBY residents to other jurisdictions: these are among the policy proposals circulated by D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) in a humorous memo ahead of a vote on the city’s budget. [ more › ] See the original...
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Go Home Already: Trail...

In today’s Go Home Already: Not all the Phillies fans made it back to the City of Brotherly Love, stop nailing stuff on trees and the 787 Dreamliner lands at Reagan National. [ more › ] Read the rest here: Go Home Already:...
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Looting Detroit As Nati...

Walter Russell Mead, American Interest Policy, Politics & Culture Few readers will be surprised to learn that decades of incompetence and entrenched corruption in Detroit's government have not only helped wreck the city; firms linked to former Democratic mayor Kwame Kilpatrick...
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