Cory Booker, Surrogate ...

Steve Kornacki, Salon If Cory Booker went on “Meet the Press” on Sunday with the intent of helping President Obama, then his appearance was an utter failure. But anyone who’s followed the enormously ambitious Newark mayor’s career closely knows...

Obama ‘Slow Jams&...

Appearing last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon , President Obama popped on stage before his scheduled interview to take part in one of the show’s longrunning gags—”Slow Jam the News.” [ more › ] Read the original:  Obama ‘Slow Jams’ Campaign...

Clean Budget Autonomy B...

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced a bill yesterday that would allow D.C. to spend its money when and how it wants and set its own fiscal year. [ more › ] Continued here: Clean Budget Autonomy Bill Introduced, Action Expected on Two Home Rule...

Washington DC Family We...

Rapunzel at Imagination Stage Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30pm and 4pm through May 26 (the show extended through Memorial Day!), 4908 Auburn Avenue in Bethesda. (Special days: Princess Parade after 4:00 show on April 28, and a Wig Out Dance Party on May 18 after 7:00pm show– Get your...

The News Cycle, From Fl...

Brian Stelter, New York Times I DON’T remember how old I was when I first climbed up to the roof of my family’s home in suburban Maryland. Eleven, maybe? Twelve? But I do remember what I saw up there. It was the night of the Fourth of July, and it was turning dark...

Obama’s Economic ...

Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard Does President Obama have the foggiest idea how jobs are created in America? There’s not much evidence he does, beyond lip service to the helpfulness of the private sector.When the president begins a speech these days with praise for free markets,...

The "Eh, I Guess&q...

Maureen Dowd, New York Times “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” writers have devastatingly lampooned Mitt Romney as a corny, coreless candidate who evokes an “Eh, I guess” response in voters. Now they’re worried that we’re heading,...

GIVEAWAY: Seventh Gener...

As I wrote a couple weeks ago, I have been trying out Seventh Generation products for the first time [psst, in the future non-local, excessively mom-bloggy giveaways like this will be housed over at my new site, A Parent in America , but I had committed to host this giveaway here before...

Radiohead to Play Veriz...

Radiohead is coming back to town, and this time you won’t have to sit through hours of traffic and torrential rains to enjoy their show. [ more › ] See the rest here:  Radiohead to Play Verizon Center on June...

GIVEAWAY: Disney on Ice...

vintage 1980's Disney on Ice poster I used to see the television promotions for Disney On Ice when I was a little kid back in the early eighties. I thought the show looked so beautiful as I watched the commercials. But although my parents were great about taking us kids to lots of...