Photo by philliefan99 Here’s some fun for the end of the day, stemming from that Northrop Grumman news we mentioned below. About halfway down Jonathan O’Connell’s Washington Business Journal story on today’s D.C. Council proposal to offer the defense contractor $25 million worth...

Robert Parsons, Rick Foucheux and Sarah Zimmerman in “The Rivalry.” Photo by T.Charles-Erickson. It was a classic case of the lanky, brainy, agitating underdog versus the stouter, more experienced, more appeasement-minded line-tower. But must we reopen O’Brien v. Leno while the wounds...

We know that you’ve all been glued to your TVs on Wednesday nights to catch the newest episodes of The Real World D.C. No? Well then you’ve been reading our weekly recaps . Oh, you haven’t? Fine. Whatever. But we thought we’d remind you that coverage of tonight’s State...

Photo by Matt.Dunn Good morning, Washington. Well it looks like Ted Leonsis and the Pollin estate didn’t come to an agreement before last night’s deadline for the Capitals owner to purchase the Wizards and the Verizon Center, as the Post’s Thomas Heath reports. That doesn’t mean...

Photo by ElliotVaughnRichter Good morning, Washington. Well, it looks like Scott Brown has won the special election in Massachusetts , knocking the Democrats’ majority in the Senate down to 59 seats. Exactly what this means for health care reform and President Obama’s larger legislative...

Rockville’s Collin McKenzie-Gude, the young man who pleaded guilty last year to possessing bomb-making chemicals, was sentenced to five years in prison today, the Post is reporting . Among other allegations against McKenzie-Gude, prosecutors alleged the chemicals, an arsenal of firearms and a...

President Barack Obama and his daughter, Malia, serve lunch at So Others Might Eat on Monday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Obama family showed up at So Others Might Eat ’s soup kitchen on Monday, as part of their contribution to the MLK Day of Service. The Washington Times provides a little color...

ABC7 reports that anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney rallied yesterday with demonstrators outside the White House to protest the War in Iraq outside the CIA to protest the use of Predator drones in Pakistan. Around 70 protesters joined Sheehan outside CIA HQ in Virginia,...

On this grim, gray Sunday, Washingtonians have a couple of options. They can stay in and root for their NFC East brethren, the Dallas Cowboys, as they face off against the dWashington DCMinnesota Vikings. Barring that — and I understand some Redskins are unable to acknowledge NFC East solidarity...

Silver Spring resident Rick Santos can count himself among the fortunate humanitarian aid workers who survived what sounds like a harrowing ordeal. The Washington Post reports that Santos spent 50 hours trapped in a tiny space under the rubble of the Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, returning Saturday...