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  • Former Hill Staffer Maxes Out on Softball

    Roll Call: Around the Hill
    15 May 2012 | 10:19 pm
    Chandler Lockhart is a softball junkie.

  • Senate panel approves benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees

    Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis
    Joe Davidson
    16 May 2012 | 2:22 pm
    A Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing same-sex partners of federal employees to receive employment benefits. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act with a bipartisan voice vote. It must be approved by the full Senate and the House before enactment. Read full article >>

  • HHS Sec Sebelius To Address Georgetown Grads Amid Flap

    Washington, DC News
    16 May 2012 | 12:37 pm
    A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit school.

  • Florida: Connie Mack IV Gets Mitt Romney Endorsement

    Roll Call: Daily News
    16 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Florida Rep. Connie Mack IV (R) today got the endorsement of presumptive GOP White House nominee Mitt Romney, boosting his effort to win the GOP nomination to take on two-term Sen. Bill Nelson (D).

  • Gingrich's Iowa bounce helped by Cain backers

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    Hayley Peterson
    18 Jan 2038 | 9:14 pm
    Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff Writer DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann are attracting most of businessman Herman Cain's former Iowa supporters, according to Steve Grubbs, Cain's top Iowa adviser. Cain lost roughly 25 percent of his Iowa supporters in the month of November, after several women alleged Cain sexually... washingtonexaminer.com
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  • Senate panel approves benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees

    Joe Davidson
    16 May 2012 | 2:22 pm
    A Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing same-sex partners of federal employees to receive employment benefits. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act with a bipartisan voice vote. It must be approved by the full Senate and the House before enactment. Read full article >>

  • Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight

    David Nakamura
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
    President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade. Read full article >>

  • Herman Cain formally endorses Mitt Romney

    Felicia Sonmez
    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Businessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article >>

  • John Edwards’s defense rests following medical details about Rielle Hunter

    Manuel Roig-Franzia
    16 May 2012 | 12:57 pm
    GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s come to this: in a trial steeped in salacious private revelations, jurors now even know how long Rielle Hunter’s menstrual cycles typically lasted. That would be four to five days, in case you’re wondering. This last tidbit of information was read to a federal jury here Wednesday by Abbe Lowell, the lead defense attorney for former senator John Edwards, who is accused of violating campaign finance laws by allegedly failing to report $1 million spent to cover up his affair with Hunter during the 2008 presidential campaign. Read full article >>

  • As G-8 world leaders head to Camp David, a test looms for the euro zone

    Howard Schneider
    16 May 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Top world leaders will gather in Camp David on Friday as they confront renewed financial tensions in Europe for the first time since the euro region put in place extraordinary measures meant to combat its problems. Read full article >>
 
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  • HHS Sec Sebelius To Address Georgetown Grads Amid Flap

    16 May 2012 | 12:37 pm
    A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate choice for the Jesuit school.

  • Snapshot of a vanished Washington

    16 May 2012 | 12:37 pm
    These names, perhaps unfamiliar to some, show up on an old Washington map that retired Army Col.

  • Obama meets with Taylor Gourmet founders

    16 May 2012 | 12:37 pm
    While at the sandwich shop, the president and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills held a discussion with business owners, including Taylor Gourmet founders Casey Patten and David Mazza and Kathy Rachels, president of Yes! Organic Markets, according to a report by NBC 4 Washington .

  • Stein-Backed McDuffie Wins in Landslide: Next Ward 5 councilmember considered a strong LGBT ally

    16 May 2012 | 10:32 am
    With 100 percent of precincts reporting, not including absentee and provisional ballots, McDuffie won 44.5 percent of all votes in an 11-way contest, besting his nearest challenger, Delano Hunter, by more than 20 points, in the May 15 special election to replace former Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr.

  • Project Infinite Green Goes to Washington

    16 May 2012 | 7:23 am
    Students participating in Project Infinite Green-the Lemont-based after-school program designed to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education-have been invited toA present their green business plans to the STEM Education Caucus in Washington, D.C this week.
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    Roll Call: Daily News

  • Florida: Connie Mack IV Gets Mitt Romney Endorsement

    16 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Florida Rep. Connie Mack IV (R) today got the endorsement of presumptive GOP White House nominee Mitt Romney, boosting his effort to win the GOP nomination to take on two-term Sen. Bill Nelson (D).

  • Groove Thing

    16 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    A panoply of songwriters serenaded solons Tuesday night during the annual “We Write the Songs” show, an invite-only performance spotlighting the Library of Congress’s burgeoning American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

  • Mike Johanns: Club for Growth Sank Don Stenberg

    16 May 2012 | 1:24 pm
    As Republicans sought to interpret Deb Fischer’s upset victory in Tuesday’s Nebraska Senate primary and what it portends for the 2012 elections, Sen. Mike Johanns (R) told Roll Call that the third-party groups who spent heavily to boost Don Stenberg are responsible for his last-place finish.

  • Hawaii: VoteVets on Air for Tulsi Gabbard

    16 May 2012 | 12:55 pm
    A liberal veterans group is going on the air in Hawaii to support Honolulu City Councilwoman Tulsi Gabbard in the open 2nd district.

  • FreedomWorks Backs Three Upstarts for Open House Seats

    16 May 2012 | 12:52 pm
    FreedomWorksannounced its support for three upstart Republican House candidates today, pitting the conservative grass-roots group against local elected officials in each state.
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  • Gingrich's Iowa bounce helped by Cain backers

    Hayley Peterson
    18 Jan 2038 | 9:14 pm
    Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff Writer DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann are attracting most of businessman Herman Cain's former Iowa supporters, according to Steve Grubbs, Cain's top Iowa adviser. Cain lost roughly 25 percent of his Iowa supporters in the month of November, after several women alleged Cain sexually... washingtonexaminer.com

  • Romney's watchwords in Iowa: Divide and conquer

    Michael Barone
    3 Jan 2025 | 7:05 pm
    Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst Elections are contests held during a moment in time between candidates who have records stretching back, often far back, into the past. So there is always a tension between the man (or woman) who is running and the moment. That tension is greater than usual when the contest is for the nomination of a political party dominated by a... washingtonexaminer.com

  • Police search Freedom Plaza Occupy camp, remove some tents

    Aubrey Whelan
    5 Feb 2012 | 7:10 pm
    Aubrey Whelan Examiner Staff Writer U.S. Park Police continued their sweep of the District's two Occupy encampments with an afternoon inspection of the tents at Freedom Plaza that saw several shelters removed from the square for violating a camping ban there. The inspection was markedly different from Saturday's... washingtonexaminer.com

  • THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: Caroline Cunningham

    Examiner Staff Writer
    5 Feb 2012 | 7:05 pm
    Cunningham is president of Trust for the National Mall, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, working to restore and maintain our monuments. Did you grow up with the National Mall? Yes. When I was young we'd come to Washington every summer because my cousins lived in Arlington. The fireworks and the Lincoln Memorial were my first experience of the Mall. Having lived in Washington 25 years this month, it never ceases to inspire and amaze me. The Mall is... washingtonexaminer.com

  • Mayor Gray to hit familiar themes in State of the District address

    Alan Blinder
    5 Feb 2012 | 7:05 pm
    Alan Blinder Examiner Staff Writer D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray will for a second consecutive year focus much of his State of the District address on the city's fiscal health, its school system, crime rate and economic development, a top aide told The Washington Examiner. "The mayor has a general overarching group of themes that he's talked about before," mayoral spokesman... washingtonexaminer.com
 
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    City Desk

  • Photo: Looking at Bones

    Darrow Montgomery
    16 May 2012 | 11:31 am
    Museum of Natural History, May 1

  • Fewer People Have Died In Traffic Accidents This Year

    Shani Hilton
    16 May 2012 | 10:49 am
    TBD's lone ranger John Hendel reports that only six people have died in traffic accidents since the beginning of the year—putting D.C. on track to having fewer traffic fatalities than it's had in 17 years. This drop in traffic fatalities suggests that perhaps all our initiatives, from traffic safety officers to better biking infrastructure to signs warning against blocking the box and educating drivers about safety through concerted local campaigns and broader regional efforts like Street Smart, may have an effect. Last year there were 32 traffic fatalities total, 25 the year before that,…

  • District Line Daily: Are The Fojol Bros. Racist?

    Shani Hilton
    16 May 2012 | 9:16 am
    A morning roundup of news, opinion, and links from Washington City Paper and around the District. Send tips and ideas to citydesk@washingtoncitypaper.com. Sign up: To get District Line Daily — or any of our other email newsletters — sent straight to your mailbox, click here. Good morning from Washington City Paper! It's Wednesday! We are still dealing with all the feelings created by last night's episode of Glee. How about you? LEADING THE MORNING NEWS: Kenyan McDuffie wins the Ward 5 special election. [WAMU] Inspector General releases critical audit of the Metropolitan Washington…

  • Photo: Man Buttoning Shirt

    Matt Dunn
    16 May 2012 | 7:30 am
    Yards Park, SE.  May 12th.  © 2012 Matt Dunn

  • The Needle: Clear Of The Opening Doors Edition

    Shani Hilton
    15 May 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Please Stand Clear Of The Opening Doors: Riders on a Red Line train this morning were treated to a fun new trick: Doors that opened while the train was still moving. Passengers were taken off the train, and the cars were taken out of commission while WMATA tries to figure out what happened. Really makes us reconsider ignoring that warning about leaning on Metro doors. -5 Ward 5 Votes: If you live in Ward 5, you have until 8 p.m. to cast your ballot for one of a dozen candidates who are vying for Harry Thomas Jr.'s seat. That's good, since early rain kept people from heading to the polls. The…
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  • Central Springfield renewal: Restaurants, hotels replace blight

    16 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    A revitalized gas station is rarely something to celebrate. Neither is a Noodles & Co., or a Homewood Suites. But when they all go up at the same time, on the same block along the same aging commercial corridor, it suggests a revival is stirring. Central Springfield’s Old Keene Mill Road corridor, between the Springfield Interchange and Commerce Street, was crushed a decade ago with the launch of the Mixing Bowl overhaul. Restaurants, such as Long John Silver’s, Chi Chi’s and Al’s Place,...

  • Charles Landgraf leaves Dewey & LeBoeuf for Arnold & Porter

    16 May 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Charles Landgraf, a senior partner and top D.C. lobbyist at the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, has abandoned the struggling firm for a new home at Arnold & Porter LLP, the firm announced Wednesday. His move marks the end of a tumultuous few months for Landgraf, who was appointed to managing parter of Dewey's D.C. office after former chief Abraham Shashy bolted on Feb. 1. Then, Landgraf was appointed to a new five-person Office of the Chairman when the firm restructured its management as partner defections...

  • First Potomac Realty Trust CFO's fate in question

    16 May 2012 | 1:22 pm
    First Potomac Realty Trust could be forced to make some executive-level changes as an internal investigation into its financial controls continues to preoccupy the Bethesda-based real estate investment trust. CEO Doug Donatelli made a point of noting, and then declining to discuss, why company Chief Accounting Officer Michael Comer signed off on First Potomac’s first-quarter earnings report issued Tuesday. He added that Chief Financial Officer Barry Bass, who typically prepares the company’s...

  • LightSquared pledges to push forward after bankruptcy filing

    16 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    Reston-based wireless startup LightSquared Inc. said in its bankruptcy filing Monday that it will continue to try to win over the Federal Communications Commission to get its satellite venture up and running, a process that can take up to two years, The Washington Post reported.

  • Appropriators want $5.3B more for Defense weapons buys

    16 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    In a new report, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee asks for $5.3 billion more in the Department of Defense's acquisition accounts for 2013, Federal Times reported. The money would be used for items such as 17 more Alenia Aermacchi C-27J cargo planes, installation of a back-up oxygen system on the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-22A Raptor, additional Raytheon Patriot missiles and upgrades to the BAE Systems Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
 
 
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    Business&Lobby

  • Top Dewey & LeBoeuf lobbyist moves on

    16 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Charles Landgraf, part of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s managing team, is leaving the law firm. Read more...

  • Lobbying World

    15 May 2012 | 7:13 pm
    • Christine Sequenzia Titus has joined the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists as government affairs manager. She previously worked as a federal policy adviser/lobbyist for Read more...

  • Online sales tax receives lobbying push from states

    15 May 2012 | 6:56 pm
    Retailers are waging a state-by-state campaign to pressure Washington to approve legislation authorizing an online sales tax — a tough election-year sell to a Congress Read more...

  • Labor board suspends rule on union elections

    15 May 2012 | 3:28 pm
    The move comes after a federal judge said the ruling was "invalid" because the NLRB vote failed to meet a quorum. Read more...
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    Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post

  • Deb Fischer’s win should not erase the discussion of the war on women

    Suzi Parker
    16 May 2012 | 2:27 pm
    Sarah Palin strikes again. On Tuesday night, Deb Fischer, chairwoman of the Nebraska state senate, beat GOP favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate primary. Palin endorsed Fischer while former presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum supported Bruning. Read full article >>

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    16 May 2012 | 2:27 pm

  • On the debt ceiling, student loans and ‘fake fights’

    Felicia Sonmez
    16 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    On MSNBC Wednesday, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) accused House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and congressional Republicans of turning the raising of the country’s debt ceiling into “a made-up issue.” Read full article >>

  • Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight

    David Nakamura
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
    President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade. Read full article >>

  • Herman Cain formally endorses Mitt Romney

    Felicia Sonmez
    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Businessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article >>
 
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    Roll Call: Around the Hill

  • Former Hill Staffer Maxes Out on Softball

    15 May 2012 | 10:19 pm
    Chandler Lockhart is a softball junkie.

  • Capitol Lens: For the Children

    15 May 2012 | 3:42 pm
    Jimmy Wayne, a former foster youth and now a spokesman for Court Appointed Special Advocates, performs in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room in Longworth as part of a briefing in conjunction with First Focus, a children's advocacy organization. Wayne is a country singer and the author of the novel "Paper Angels."

  • On the Map

    15 May 2012 | 3:40 pm
    In a two-day conference kicking off Friday, "Visualizing the Nation's Capital: Two Centuries of Mapping Washington, D.C.," the Library of Congress will bring together almost a dozen experts and scholars from a variety of disciplines, all of whom use maps and geographical history to shed light on how the city evolved.

  • Rainy Days and Mondays

    14 May 2012 | 9:58 pm
    The classic Carpenters’ tune “Rainy Days and Mondays” would have been a perfect play Monday night against the backdrop of a wet, soggy and desolate National Mall.

  • NASA Gets First Softball Team Thanks to One Woman

    14 May 2012 | 9:54 pm
    Lauren Worley single-handedly piloted the NASA softball team, Deep Space 9, off the launching pad.
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    Post Politics: Breaking Politics News, Political Analysis & More - The Washington Post

  • Deb Fischer’s win should not erase the discussion of the war on women

    Suzi Parker
    16 May 2012 | 2:27 pm
    Sarah Palin strikes again. On Tuesday night, Deb Fischer, chairwoman of the Nebraska state senate, beat GOP favorite Jon Bruning to win the Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate primary. Palin endorsed Fischer while former presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum supported Bruning. Read full article >>

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  • On the debt ceiling, student loans and ‘fake fights’

    Felicia Sonmez
    16 May 2012 | 1:46 pm
    On MSNBC Wednesday, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) accused House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and congressional Republicans of turning the raising of the country’s debt ceiling into “a made-up issue.” Read full article >>

  • Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight

    David Nakamura
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
    President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade. Read full article >>

  • Herman Cain formally endorses Mitt Romney

    Felicia Sonmez
    16 May 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Businessman Herman Cain formally endorsed Mitt Romney’s presidential bid in an event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The move marks Cain’s third endorsement since suspending his own White House run last December amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year affair. Read full article >>
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    Congress: Congressional News, Schedule, Votes & More - The Washington Post

  • Senate panel approves benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees

    Joe Davidson
    16 May 2012 | 2:22 pm
    A Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing same-sex partners of federal employees to receive employment benefits. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act with a bipartisan voice vote. It must be approved by the full Senate and the House before enactment. Read full article >>

  • Rachel Manteuffel: PostScript: Rubin and a ‘war on women’

    Rachel Manteuffel
    16 May 2012 | 2:18 pm
    Jennifer Rubin blogged this morning about 10 things to take away from Deb Fischer’s win in Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary, but commenters and the blogosphere at large wanted to dispute and/or cheer one in particular: “7. With more and more female candidates, the Democrats’ ‘war on women’ meme becomes sillier and sillier.” Read full article >>

  • Greg Sargent: GOP Senator pressures House Republicans on Violence Against Women Act

    Greg Sargent
    16 May 2012 | 1:51 pm
    It’s been widely reported that house Republicans are in a difficult spot over the Violence Against Women Act, at a time when the battle over the female vote has intensified between the parties. Now, with a high stakes vote on a version of the measure set for later today, things could get a bit harder: A female Republican Senator is joining with Democrats to call on House Republicans to drop their opposition to the Democratic version of the bill, which extends protections to same sex couples. Read full article >>

  • Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight

    David Nakamura
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
    President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade. Read full article >>

  • Jonathan Bernstein: The four reasons the Nebraska Senate race matters — a lot

    Jonathan Bernstein
    16 May 2012 | 10:39 am
    You wouldn’t know it from watching the cable networks, but what happened yesterday in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary, where no-name State Senator Deb Fischer defeated state Attorney General Jon Bruning, is a major story, with several nationally important implications. Here are four of the most critical. Read full article >>
 
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    The Fix

  • Scott Walker leads in new Wisconsin recall poll

    Rachel Weiner
    16 May 2012 | 1:08 pm
    Gov. Scott Walker (R) is up six points over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) in a new Wisconsin gubernatorial recall poll from Marquette Law School. Walker leads Barrett 50 to 44 among 600 likely voters in the school’s first survey since the May 8 Democratic primary. Their last poll, released May 2, showed a dead heat. Read full article >>

  • How Deb Fischer pulled an upset in Nebraska

    Rachel Weiner
    16 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Attorney General Jon Bruning was supposed to win the Nebraska Republican Senate primary — unless he was upset by state Treasurer Don Stenberg, who had the support of national conservatives. Neither man won. Instead, Nebraska’s GOP nominee this fall will be state Rep. Deb Fischer, who surged in the past few weeks with little money or help. She’ll be the one to take on former senator Bob Kerrey (D). Read full article >>

  • Why we’re headed for more debt limit brinksmanship

    Aaron Blake
    16 May 2012 | 11:07 am
    House Speaker John Boehner gave the political world a dose of deja vu on Tuesday when he said Republicans would again hold their ground when the debt limit again comes to a vote in 2013. “We shouldn’t dread the debt limit,” Boehner said at the Peter G. Peterson Fiscal Summit. “We should welcome it. It’s an action-forcing event in a town that has become infamous for inaction.” Read full article >>

  • Crossroads launches $25 million, monthlong ad campaign hitting Obama

    Aaron Blake
    16 May 2012 | 8:29 am
    Republican-aligned Crossroads GPS is going up with a $25 million TV ad buy over the next month seeking to set the table for November’s general election and define President Obama. The massive TV buy from the policy arm of the American Crossroads super PAC will focus on jobs, the economy, Obamacare and government debt. Read full article >>

  • Obama’s April fundraising haul: $43.6 million

    Rachel Weiner
    16 May 2012 | 8:03 am
    President Obama and the Democrats raised $43.6 million in April as the campaign against former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ramps up. That’s a drop from March when Obama and various Democratic committees together raised $53 million, even though the campaign had 169,500 new donors last month. Obama dwarfed Romney in fundraising in March, when the Republican candidate took in only $12.6 million. Romney has yet to release his April numbers. Read full article >>
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    Pundits Blog

  • Obama can thank 'Julia' for his drop in the polls

    16 May 2012 | 10:38 am
    If “Julia” taught us anything, it’s that the Democrats' agenda — a set of cradle-to-grave policies designed to “protect” women and keep them under the auspices of government control — is doomed to fail come November. Yesterday’s CBS/New York Times poll that found that women support Romney over Obama 46-44, revealing that playing gender politics actually doesn’t win you women’s — or men’s — votes. The fact is this “gender split” really just mimics the general vote split, suggesting that these ideas are widely unpopular.

  • Misplaced blind allegiance

    16 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    Many believe that President Obama will be reelected regardless of our economy. It is the mentality of individuals like state Rep. Emitt Burns (black minister from Maryland), who has forcefully come out against Obama's approval of gay marriage, but will still vote for him.This is a man who was morally outraged by what he perceived as something that was in total opposition to biblical and moral belief. Yet he and many like him are willing to subjugate such an important part of their belief system to blind political allegiance. There are many individuals in the black, Hispanic, gay and lesbian…

  • John Edwards walks, disgraced

    15 May 2012 | 1:54 pm
    The odds are 11-1 the jury in the federal case in North Carolina trying John Edwards for campaign law violations will convict. There might be a holdout. That’s why I set odds at 11-1. Edwards has been portrayed as such a despicable human being — politician and husband — that the jury is likely to be unsympathetic to his legalistic defense. But I also think that if there is a conviction, the odds are that there will be a reversal based on the trial judge's ruling yesterday. She kept out of the trial the testimony of a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission that in his opinion…

  • ‘Revolution’ in the air: Romney, Obama and ‘The Hunger Games’

    15 May 2012 | 8:48 am
    Mitt Romney is bound to be a great president because the world is falling apart. Possibly any of the past presidents except Franklin Pierce would have been great if the world had fallen apart on their watch. Those sent to preside over petty tasks like the Clintons and Obama will be destined for scorn: It is not the measure of the candidate which makes the great president. It is the depth and velocity of the breakage he faces in his tenure and his ability to survive it standing. Romney will be in that category if the world falls apart on his watch. It looks like it will and it looks like he…

  • Government, fix God’s mistakes

    15 May 2012 | 8:02 am
    Democrats take their complaints with God to the altar of government.To say that it is not “fair” that someone live in poverty while others are wealthy, or, to use a more melodramatic example from Nancy Pelosi, that “women die on the floor,” is a complaint to God; it is to ask for a theodicy.
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  • Rep. Rangel: I will 'leave with dignity,' but I'm still running

    16 May 2012 | 1:58 pm
    Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that he didn't believe seeking his 22nd term in Congress was contrary to President Obama's 2010 suggestion he be given the opportunity "to end his career with dignity."

  • Defense rests in John Edwards trial

    16 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
    In what was set up as a pivotal day of testimony in the trial of John Edwards, his defense team surprised court watchers by resting on Wednesday without calling the former senator, his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, or his daughter, Cate Edwards, to the stand.

  • Romney endorses Mack in Florida Senate primary

    16 May 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Mitt Romney is endorsing Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) in his contested primary for the Senate."Connie Mack is a friend, a strong conservative and the type of principled leader we need in Washington to restore fiscal responsibility. By electing Connie Mack, the people of Florida will be sending a clear message to [incumbent] Senator [Bill] Nelson [(D-Fla.)] and President Obama that their failed policies have not worked to change the borrow and spend ways of Washington," Romney said in a statement Wednesday.Mack is locked in a tough primary battle with former Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.), a former…

  • Poll: Tight race in swing-state North Carolina

    16 May 2012 | 11:39 am
    President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 1 percent in North Carolina, according to the latest survey from left-leaning Public Policy Polling.

  • Obama to pitch his 'to do' list over hoagies

    16 May 2012 | 11:31 am
    President Obama will have more than just a "to do" list to offer congressional leaders on Wednesday at the White House. After meeting with small-business owners to push his plan for a tax credit, the president took time to pick up hoagies for his private lunch with leaders from the House and Senate. Obama bought “an assortment of sandwiches,” according to the White House pool report.“I’m going to offer them some hoagies,” Obama said.The tax credit that Obama touted at the event is one of the five items on his “to do” list for Congress, a five-point plan he proposed Congress…
 
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    Ben Goddard

  • Don’t wait until lame duck

    14 May 2012 | 4:56 pm
    If policymakers truly cared about the national deficit, they would do nothing for the next year. Read more...

  • Not recalling is worse

    14 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    Last week Team Romney again seemed as if it’s not ready for the big leagues, caught off guard and unprepared for a negative story about Read more...

  • Opinion: Tax hikes will exact steep price

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    If current law goes into effect, 2013 will bring a massive increase in taxes, leading to a significant economic slowdown. Read more...

  • Opinion: Issa’s monstrous witch hunt

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    Rep. Issa has abandoned all restraint trying to prove Eric Holder lied about his involvement with “Fast and Furious.” Read more...

  • ‘Forward’?

    7 May 2012 | 5:40 pm
    It was Satchel Paige who said, “Never look back. Someone might be gaining on you.” Read more...
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    David Keene

  • Don’t wait until lame duck

    14 May 2012 | 4:56 pm
    If policymakers truly cared about the national deficit, they would do nothing for the next year. Read more...

  • Not recalling is worse

    14 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    Last week Team Romney again seemed as if it’s not ready for the big leagues, caught off guard and unprepared for a negative story about Read more...

  • Opinion: Tax hikes will exact steep price

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    If current law goes into effect, 2013 will bring a massive increase in taxes, leading to a significant economic slowdown. Read more...

  • Opinion: Issa’s monstrous witch hunt

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    Rep. Issa has abandoned all restraint trying to prove Eric Holder lied about his involvement with “Fast and Furious.” Read more...

  • Obama needs to tip the balance

    9 May 2012 | 6:49 pm
    Virtually every poll in the last two weeks — Gallup, Democracy Corps, USA Today, Rasmussen, New York Times/CBS — shows that Barack Obama and Mitt Read more...
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    Dick Morris

  • Romney to win undecideds

    15 May 2012 | 5:15 pm
    From May 5-11, 2012, I conducted a survey of 6,000 likely voters. On such a mammoth sample, the margin of error is less than 1 Read more...

  • Don’t wait until lame duck

    14 May 2012 | 4:56 pm
    If policymakers truly cared about the national deficit, they would do nothing for the next year. Read more...

  • Not recalling is worse

    14 May 2012 | 4:53 pm
    Last week Team Romney again seemed as if it’s not ready for the big leagues, caught off guard and unprepared for a negative story about Read more...

  • Opinion: Issa’s monstrous witch hunt

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    Rep. Issa has abandoned all restraint trying to prove Eric Holder lied about his involvement with “Fast and Furious.” Read more...

  • Opinion: Tax hikes will exact steep price

    14 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    If current law goes into effect, 2013 will bring a massive increase in taxes, leading to a significant economic slowdown. Read more...
 
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    Sports: Sports News, Scores, Analysis, Schedules & More - The Washington Post

  • Tim Duncan, Spurs are still winning the old way

    Matt Brooks
    16 May 2012 | 1:58 pm
    One year ago today the San Antonio Spurs were watching the second-round of the NBA playoffs from the comforts of their respective living rooms. After becoming only the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 8 seed in a best-of-seven series, the Spurs’ title window appeared to be closing as quickly as the hairs were disappearing from the top of Manu Ginobili’s head. Read full article >>

  • Junkies producer puts Icy Hot in uncomfortable place

    Dan Steinberg
    16 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    I don’t know much about the radio industry, but I know a good gimmick when I hear one, and convincing a Junkies producer to liberally apply Hot Stuff to his private parts and then attempt to throw a baseball was a good gimmick. Read full article >>

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  • Wednesday kickaround: D.C. United vs. Colorado Rapids, U.S. Open Cup, Juventus friendly, Dani Alves injured

    Steven Goff
    16 May 2012 | 1:14 pm
    Until D.C. United kicks off against the Colorado Rapids at 7:30 p.m. ET (Comcast SportsNet/DC), a few items to peruse: *United is on firmer footing after missing the MLS playoffs four consecutive years, but with several injuries and a heavy schedule, the next 11 days will reveal a lot about this improving club. Read full article >>

  • Manny Pacquiao: “I’m not against gay people”

    Cindy Boren
    16 May 2012 | 12:51 pm
    Manny Pacquiao clarified his recent comments about same-sex marriage, issuing a statement in which he said he has nothing against gay people but opposes same-sex marriage. “I’m not against gay people,” Pacquiao, the champion boxer and Filipino legislator said in a statement, written by trainer and writer Keith Terceira, on his website. “I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way. What I’m critical of are actions that violate the word of God. I only gave out my opinion that same-sex marriage is against the law of God.” Read full article…
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    Redskins: Washington Redskins News, Schedule, Stats, Scores & More - The Washington Post

  • Kirk Cousins sees opportunity as Robert Griffin III’s backup

    Mike Jones
    16 May 2012 | 9:26 am
    If Kirk Cousins could have written the script, he wouldn’t have heard Redskins coach Mike Shanahan’s voice on the other end of the phone on Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Some other NFL team – one that wanted and needed to groom the winningest quarterback in Michigan State history into its starter – would have called. Read full article >>

  • Wes Welker signs franchise tender with Patriots, gives up leverage for long-term deal

    Matt Brooks
    15 May 2012 | 4:35 pm
    New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker signed his franchise tender on Tuesday, ending the threat of a potential training camp holdout. Welker announced the news, as previously reported by the Boston Globe, on his Twitter feed. Read full article >>

  • Donovan McNabb slims down, but will any NFL team want him?

    Cindy Boren
    15 May 2012 | 9:48 am
    Donovan McNabb’s last two stops in the NFL, in Washington and Minnesota, ended poorly but that isn’t keeping him from trying to resurrect his playing career. McNabb is losing weight, working out and studying with quarterback guru George Whitfield, whose students have included Andrew Luck and Cam Newton, as he tries to return “to this game we call football.” Read full article >>

  • Redskins unveil new throwback uniforms at 80th anniversary kickoff celebration

    Dan Steinberg
    10 May 2012 | 9:17 pm
    Eighty years ago this week, the Lindbergh baby was found dead, a key moment during one of the most spectacular true-crime stories of the 20th century.  I wasn’t expecting to hear about the Lindbergh baby at the kickoff to the Redskins’ 80th anniversary campaign Thursday evening, but this event included plenty of things I wasn’t expecting.   Read full article >>

  • Mike Shanahan names Robert Griffin III Redskins starting quarterback

    Mike Jones
    6 May 2012 | 6:32 pm
    Washington Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan named rookie Robert Griffin III the team’s starting quarterback Sunday after an impressive showing by the Heisman Trophy winner at the Redskins’ three-day rookie minicamp. Read full article >>
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    Wizards: Washington Wizards & NBA News, Schedules, Scores and More - The Washington Post

  • Wizards’ John Wall says he was ‘kind of the same’ in his second season

    Michael Lee
    29 Apr 2012 | 7:57 pm
    Depending on whom you ask, John Wall regressed, made some non-statistical strides or remained stagnant in his second season with the Washington Wizards. Wall might have unrivaled end-to-end speed on the court, but for varying reasons, the career of the 2010 No. 1 overall pick is developing at a much slower pace. Read full article >>

  • Wizards vs. Cavaliers: John Wall’s 21 points, 13 assists power Washington to fifth straight win

    Michael Lee
    25 Apr 2012 | 8:52 pm
    CLEVELAND — The Washington Wizards woke up Wednesday knowing they would finish the season with the second-worst record in the NBA. But they were far from discouraged or disappointed because as the season is winding down, the fun is just starting to begin. Read full article >>

  • Ernie Grunfeld happy to continue the job

    Michael Lee
    24 Apr 2012 | 8:43 pm
    The Washington Wizards are set to conclude the worst four-year stretch in franchise history — a period that has seen Gilbert Arenas bring guns to locker room, the team mistakenly build around a core of Andray Blatche,JaVale McGee and Nick Young, and continuous turnover for players and coaches. The shortcomings led to speculation among fans, agents, executives and scouts that the one constant through all of it — Ernie Grunfeld — wouldn’t return after his contract expired after this season. Read full article >>

  • Ernie Grunfeld, Wizards need to stick together

    Mike Wise
    23 Apr 2012 | 9:18 pm
    If the mandate from the boss was to go young, collect draft picks like baseball cards, save money for a sunny day and not worry about competing for a playoff spot in the foreseeable future — be real bad before good, in essence — then Ernie Grunfeld has done his job and deserves to return as the team president of the Washington Wizards. Read full article >>

  • Wizards have bonds starting to form as winning continues

    Michael Lee
    22 Apr 2012 | 7:12 pm
    The night before he bailed out the Washington Wizards with a beautiful, twisting layup with a half-second remaining in an 86-84 victory over in Miami, Nene bought dinner for a few of his teammates at a Brazilian steakhouse. Read full article >>
 
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    A Parent in Silver Spring

  • Walk for Flynn on Sunday in Rockville to Benefit Research Down Syndrome

    Jessica McFadden
    15 May 2012 | 1:27 pm
    This Sunday, take a stroll with your family for an important cause, Research Down Syndrome (RDS), and in memory of a beloved local son, brother and small but mighty RDS champion who passed away this year. A Walk for Flynn Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM North Lake Center at 15101 Bauer Drive in Rockville, Maryland (this is the holding school for Beverly Farms ES, previously known as Manor Lake ES). Donation:  $20 per person.  Make checks payable to Research Down Syndrome (RDS) RSVP:  Maureen Haynos at jep873@aol.com What to Wear:  Navy Blue and Kelly Green – Team Flynn colors! Rain…

  • Skate-A-Thon Saturday Evening May 12 in Rockville — Family Fun for a Great Cause

    Jessica McFadden
    11 May 2012 | 1:51 pm
    My IRL friend Jean, writer of the pee-your-pants funny blog Stimeyland, has a son who plays hockey for a unique team for kids with developmental disabilities, the Montgomery Cheetahs. Jean says of the Cheetahs, “It means everything to us.” Jean has three kids. I have three kids. The scheduling and driving and commitment required of us parents for our kids’ extracurricular activities is daunting. Admittedly, I would rather ditch the whole process and go play soccer as a family in the backyard, or take the kids along to a wine festival to play in the gravel while I savor a…

  • Free Mom’s Night Out with Madewell and DC Style Factory

    Jessica McFadden
    9 May 2012 | 4:25 pm
    Head to the Montgomery Mall location of Madewell (one of my favorite stores for casual chic clothes that last forever) for an evening of shopping tomorrow, May 10. Not only will there be drinks and nibbles, you can also receive assistance from a professional stylist (just like the celebs). Bring in an item of your clothing that stumps you and experts from DC Style Factory will show you how to wear it using touch with Madewell clothing and accessories. Because space is limited for this free service, please RSVP to dcstylefactory@gmail.com with “Shop Your Closet–Madewell” in subject line.

  • Free Workshop Monday Hosted by Takoma Women’s Business Network

    Jessica McFadden
    4 May 2012 | 2:42 pm

  • DC Family-Friendly Foodie Event: Taste the World in Silver Spring

    Jessica McFadden
    4 May 2012 | 7:37 am
    This is a Guest Post by Silver Spring Town Center Taste the World in Downtown Silver Spring’s Fenton Village Sunday, May 6, 1-5pm Nearly two dozen restaurants featuring cuisine from around the globe will be showcased in the second annual Taste the World in Fenton Village on Sunday, May 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. Fenton Village is located just south of downtown Silver Spring between Wayne, Georgia and Burlington avenues and Fenton Street. Pictured above: The band Eastern Standard Time plays at 4pm Unlike other tasting events assembled on sidewalks or public lots, Taste the World, in a “pub…
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    DCBlogs

  • DC Blogs Noted

    dcblogs
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Is this the trend among blogs generally? Your Drop in Comments Explained: The Incredible Shrinking Blog. Stirrup Queens. A Funny Story About My Mom and a 300 square foot studio apartment. Slinderwink on Daily Kos. The Secret to Every Successful Relationship. Sassy Marmalde. What she has learned in her 33 years. Heading into the Unknown. Comparing graduation with swimming in the Anacostia. Deborah Yi. The Mini Cooper as the car of choice in Alexandria. LIT’s Living on Capitol Hill (Hell!?) The earliest photograph of Glover Park, Red Hill, 1861. Glover Park History.

  • DC Blogs Noted

    dcblogs
    14 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Former DC blogger now in NC, writes: It has been a heartbreaking week to be a North Carolinian. Dancing through NC. Also writing on the marriage issue is the Preacher on the Plaza: I see so many of my pastoral colleagues being afraid to say anything at all out of fear of what their congregations might do to them. How does this happen? Terrifying Experience. Collective Action for Safe Spaces, formerly Holla Back DC. Dog Owner Seeks Info on Attack Dog in Glover Park. All Life if Local republishes the story of the incident. The account was originally posted on the Glover Park Listserv. ‘Dark…

  • DC Blogs Noted

    magnolia
    11 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Pretty pictures of fish at I Flip for Food. In the words of the old song, what the world needs now is love, sweet love. Fitting then, perhaps, that Hey, Love brings us this little dose of everyday kindness. The title of this piece could easily be Suburban Sweetheart, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hamburgers. (Especially that last one…) Another week, another media controversy about mothering. Stirrup Queens wrestles with this week’s highly inflammatory (and NSFW, in your humble editor’s opinion) Time magazine cover. Oh, the dangers of suggestion algorithms. Shopping…

  • DC Blogs Noted

    dcblogs
    10 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    Observant reporting: A Five Step Guide to Getting a Girl’s Number on Metro. Adventures of a Florida girl in DC is impressed. From IU to DC shows a little of IU in the post My Brother’s home! From a deployment in Afghanistan. The short story of a short documentary: ”One Day, They will run the world.” Une francophone à Washington. The blogger’s documentary work on women’s issues. Affordable to Whom? About the cost of housing in DC. R.U. Seriousing Me? DC Gentrification Story Goes Global, reports DCentric.

  • DC Blogs Noted

    dcblogs
    8 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    First, The Girl With the Red Stethoscope must deal with the identity theft problem, and then there’s the strange smell in the apartment. That post is called: This Day Just Keeps Getting Better and Better. Average Blogger writes: Long story short: I had an opportunity, I blogged about it, and that was the end of that. A Wash of Paint gets past the theft of her iPhone on the Metro and looks at the broader issues and emotions. She writes: You never know how you’ll react in those situations, and I did the best I could. I did fight back, even if I didn’t fight back enough, and at the…
 
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    DC Metrocentric

  • Under Construction: The District

    dcmetrocentric
    14 May 2012 | 9:01 pm
    A year and half after breaking ground the cleverly named “District” apartment project has finally topped off at its full 7 stories along 14th street. Things are also apparently still on track for the developer JBG to deliver by the end of this year! Happy to report that they have also managed to keep the sidewalk open and accessible during the construction phase, looks like projects are finally starting the follow the rules! [Photo: afagen]

  • Linked: Around Town

    dcmetrocentric
    14 May 2012 | 8:36 pm
    Downtown - Two vastly different stories of District owned theaters. Howard v. Lincoln. [Left for Ledroit] NoMa - After a half decade of being nothing more than an empty facade, the Gale School (pictured) finally breaks ground. [PoP] Mt Vernon Triangle - Kettler breaks ground on 440 K Street, the next phase of residential development Mount Vernon Place. [The Triangle] [Photo: Ronnie R]

  • Floorgasm: Rockwood NW

    dcmetrocentric
    11 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Feast your eyes on this 7,100 sq-ft, twenty two room colonial in Northwest. Centered around a massive central atrium great room this house has some major space for entertaining, both indoors and out on the large terrace. Check out the virtual tour for lots of crown molding, a bland kitchen,and a room with green carpet (which is why we assume the realtor says the home has “stunning potential”). It’s all yours for $2.85 M! As always click on the floor plans for a closer look!

  • Rendering: The New AIA

    dcmetrocentric
    8 May 2012 | 9:14 pm
    Check out these great looking renderings from STUDIOS architects of the major restoration effort for the historic AIA headquarters building. Even from looking at the renderings you can tell there is a major green element to the design, and given AIA’s leadership position, they are definitely leading by example! At the completion of construction, the renovation will reduce the building’s carbon-based energy consumption by at least 60%. This aggressive energy reduction requires the use of passive strategies such as natural ventilation and day-lighting. Both will be accomplished…

  • Thomas Circle in the 1900s

    dcmetrocentric
    7 May 2012 | 6:33 am
    Back in the day, Thomas Circle was a mostly residential area, including the now demolished Portland Flats (pictured), designed by architect Adolf Cluss. You can just make out the Washington Monument in the background and the six story Renaissance Revival style building was apparently one of the first apartments built in the District. Eventually demolished in 1960, the building was replaced with the commercial property that stands on the site to this day. [Photo: NCinDC]
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    FishbowlDC

  • Wendy Wednesday

    Peter Ogburn
    16 May 2012 | 9:46 am
    As we like to chant in the Fishbowl, if it’s Wednesday, it’s Wendy Wednesday. It’s our weekly look at the life of D.C. publicist Wendy Gordon. Wendy is well known for her outgoing personality and flamboyant poses with her frequent postings and photos on social media. Today, we find Wendy letting her hair down and roping up a steer to go bareback! She climbs on top of a mechanical bull and realizes she hasn’t had this much power between her legs since she straddled Tiger Woods a few weeks ago. So, toss on a ten-gallon hat, rustle up some vittles and say hello to Cowgirl…

  • Weigel’s Warning: Avoid Whitman-Walker Clinic!

    Eddie Scarry
    16 May 2012 | 8:26 am
    Health care and sexuality have come to define large parts of Barack Obama‘s presidency and we’re seeing it everywhere. Perish the thought of asking Slate‘s Dave Weigel to turn his head and cough, but this morning he warned his some 60,000 followers to stay away from the Whitman-Walker health clinic on 14th st. NW. “Advice: Nobody in DC ever use Whitman-Walker if you can avoid it,” Weigel tweeted. Metro Weekly White House Correspondent Chris Geidner took offense. In his first tweet of the day he shot back, “Whoa, buster! What up? Although it has expanded its…

  • Will You Read Ed Klein’s ‘The Amateur’?

    Eddie Scarry
    16 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    At the start of this week Edward Klein‘s latest tell-all book The Amateur was published. It is a biography on Barack Obama‘s presidency filled with all the dirty details and shocking claims expected from Klein who has written similar books on Hillary Clinton, Katie Couric and Jackie Kennedy. So far, claims picking up buzz from the book, which is purportedly based on 200 interviews, include an alleged bribe of Obama’s former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright to keep quiet during the 2008 election, a feud between Obama’s wife Michelle and Oprah Winfrey and former president…

  • Whoa! Draper on Edward’s Witness List?

    Betsy Rothstein
    16 May 2012 | 6:05 am
    Somehow Robert Draper, contributor for NYT Magazine, GQ and National Geographic, has wound up on John Edwards‘ witness list. Unfortunately for Edwards, Draper is a little too far away to help. Draper has publicly discussed ghost writing for Edwards and his experiences with Elizabeth Edwards. “It’s fair to say they are a problematic couple,” he said in 2010. He also said he was overwhelmed by John Edwards’ superficiality. Watch an unflattering interview he gave on Edwards here. To Edwards defense team: not sure why I’m on your witness list, but I’m in…

  • Morning Chatter

    Betsy Rothstein
    16 May 2012 | 5:31 am
    Quotes of the Day Politico Dylan Byers’ “sexy-ass” beard gets noticed “@DylanByers Dylan, I saw u this AM on Bill’s show. WOW! U look better than the avatar. Nice hair, a sexy-ass beard. I luv a man w/a beard.” –unknown female named Rhonda. Byers appeared on Current TV’s Bill Press radio program Tuesday morning. Above is Dylan with and without his beard. Just like Fox News, we report, you decide. Tell us what you prefer at FishbowlDC@mediabistro.com. Weather Blues “Hopefully the rain will stop soon! It can make your day quite…
 
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    Frozen Tropics

  • Fate of a Salesman Screening Tomorrow

    16 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
    I received an interesting email from a man by the name of Ben Crosbie. He's DC filmmaker working on an H Street focused documentary called Fate of a Salesman. Here's the summary from the film's Facebook page: "After 60 years of business, Willie Carswell and his fellow salesmen are fighting to keep their store alive on a rapidly changing street in Washington, DC."He's still working on the final product, but you can view the work in progress tomorrow night at GWU at 7pm. A facilitator will moderate an audience feedback session after the film. Suggested donation is $10.

  • A New Day For Ward 5

    16 May 2012 | 9:18 am
    As I'm assuming everyone has heard, Kenyan McDuffie won by a landslide last night. Though I expected him to win, I thought it might be a pretty close election. Through the hard work of a broad coalition of awesome individuals, McDuffie was able to get nearly 45% of the vote. He took home 4,085 votes out of a total of 9,175. The total number of votes in itself was impressive for a special election (especially one held on a rainy day).I'm excited about this because it's a clear mandate for an ethical candidate for Ward 5, and one who will bring a brighter future to all of us. He leans more…

  • CP: A Gas Station Grows Near H Street

    11 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    Photo provided by the creators of the Shell No websiteHousing Complex has the latest on that pesky gas station coming to 14th & Maryland. The developer has sought for sometime to build a gas station at that location (which was previously a used car lot). The community has pushed back hard against the idea, even launching a major campaign against it in 2008. The developers have not been the best of neighbors over the past few years, freely allowing a very noticeable homeless encampment to develop.Recently, however, the developers obtained permits to build their station (or actually to…

  • Great Video from Kenyan McDuffie for Ward 5

    10 May 2012 | 9:48 am
    I love this video from Kenyan McDuffie. I think it highlights some of what I wrote in my endorsement of him the other day. On a day when some Ward 5 email lists are seeming especially race baity, it's nice to see a video about people coming together.

  • WP: Ward 5 Election Comes at an Anxious Time

    10 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    I've been reading and rereading this article while discussing it with friends over email this morning. It's Washington Post coverage of Ward 5 just prior to our special election on Tuesday. Maybe I'm groggy from the meds, but there's a lot that strikes me as absurd about this article. Take a gander, and tell me if I'm off.
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    just up the pike

  • will the station arts center plan work?

    16 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    A group of Silver Spring residents want to turn an old police station into an arts center modeled on the Gateway Arts Center in Prince George's County. However, building an artist community in Silver Spring will require something that's hard to find here: housing that artists can afford.The Mount Rainier Artist Lofts. Image from Google Street View.The Gateway Arts Center is successful partly because it's located in a more established artist enclave, the Gateway Arts District, located along Route 1 in Prince George's County. Like downtown Silver Spring, it's one of 19 Arts & Entertainment…

  • residents propose turning old police station into arts center

    15 May 2012 | 9:15 am
    Next year, the Montgomery County Police Department's Third District station will move to a new facility in White Oak, leaving their current building at Sligo Avenue and Grove Street in Fenton Village. While some neighbors worried that the site would be redeveloped as housing, resident Karen Roper saw a chance to bring local artists together. The Third District police station today. Image from Google Street View. Roper, who lives in adjacent East Silver Spring and sits on the board of their civic association, has long been active in local affairs. When the police department announced…

  • what's up the pike: highway removal edition

    4 May 2012 | 8:34 am
    It should be no surprise to longtime readers that with the end of each semester comes period with little to no new posts, followed by a humbled mea culpa by yours truly. What's my excuse this time? I was busy taking down the Southeast Freeway in the District. I'll explain more later, but in the meantime, here's a look at what's happening in East County:- Metro is selling nearly four acres they own in downtown Wheaton. The site, located near the corner of Georgia and Blueridge avenues, is zoned for multi-family housing and retail. I'm glad WMATA is trying to find someone who actually knows…

  • can a parking deck be "green"? new glenmont garage isn't

    26 Apr 2012 | 9:15 am
    County Executive Ike Leggett calls the new garage at the Glenmont Metro a "boon to transit and a boon to the environment." A truly "green" garage at a transit station would make room for people, not just cars.The new Glenmont parking garage. Photo by Ben Schumin.Last week, Montgomery County officials cut the ribbon on the new parking facility, located on the west side of Georgia Avenue at Glenallan Avenue. A press release notes that the garage, which earned LEED certification, was built from recycled materials and has energy-efficient light fixtures. Meanwhile, WMATA cut…

  • montgomery county loses out by losing rollin stanley (updated)

    20 Apr 2012 | 9:04 am
    UPDATE: The Post reports that Stanley will be heading to Calgary to run their planning department.Yesterday, Maryland Juice reported that Montgomery County planning director Rollin Stanley has resigned and will take a "much bigger job" in another city. While he was an outspoken and controversial public figure, he had great ideas for the county. And despite claims to the contrary, he created a more open and transparent Planning Department.Stanley was appointed planning director in 2008, three years after the seat was vacated and the once-vaunted planning department became embroiled in…
 
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    UrbanTurf DC

  • Under Contract: Off the Market in 7 Days or Less

    UrbanTurf Staff
    16 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    In Under Contract this week, UrbanTurf looks back at properties it has featured over the past couple weeks that were snatched up by DC's alert buyers in a week or less. Keep reading »

  • Best Place For New Grads? DC Ranks 18th

    Shilpi Paul
    16 May 2012 | 11:15 am
    Since new data seems to consistently reveal the DC area's pull as a destination for young people, it was a bit of a shock to see the region place 18th on The Atlantic Cities recent ranking of the "Best Places for New College Grads," behind places like Ithaca, San Francisco, and New Haven. Keep reading »

  • Sponsored: Exclusive Offer for Select Townhomes at Palisades’ New Foxhall Ridge

    UrbanTurf Sponsor
    16 May 2012 | 9:15 am
    With limited opportunities remaining to secure one of Foxhall Ridge’s Enclave townhomes, the luxury development is now offering a complimentary upgrade: The Haute Cuisine Package. Ending on May 30th, the offer includes an ultra-high-end Viking kitchen appliance upgrade for those Enclave home sites facing tree-lined MacArthur Boulevard. Keep reading »

  • What $330,000 Buys You in DC

    Shilpi Paul
    16 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    In What X Buys You this week, UrbanTurf takes a look at properties on the market in the $325,000 to $335,000 range to give readers an idea of what type of homes are available in this price point in the DC area. Keep reading »

  • Bye Big Homes: Report Predicts the End of McMansions

    Shilpi Paul
    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    The Demand Institute recently released a report that harkens the end of large, sprawling single-family homes miles from the nearest walkable town center. Keep reading »
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    Cleveland Parker

  • Cleveland Park Condos (May 16, 2012)

    Cleveland Parker
    16 May 2012 | 10:37 am
    Newly renovated kitchen inside the new 1-bedroom listing at 3900 Connecticut Ave What’s it take to own property in Cleveland Park? For many young professionals this means taking a look at the condo market along Connecticut Ave. Regularly, we will be looking at the price level of condos available in Cleveland Park. Our survey area will be all condos for sale with a Connecticut Avenue address from Macomb to Tilden. We add a 1-bedroom and see 3 condos move off the market.  The market continues to be brisk for those property owners willing to sell at market value. Total properties: 10…

  • Chipotle Cleveland Park on Track for May Opening

    Cleveland Parker
    15 May 2012 | 12:59 pm
    Although nothing is certain in the world of restaurant openings, Chipotle is on track to open its Cleveland Park location by the end of the month. Via Twitter, the store will open “by the end of the month” if “all goes well.” As we mentioned on Twitter two days ago, the location is actively hiring for this location. Chipotle will be opening in the old Cereal Bowl / Starbucks location near the Uptown Theater and the soon-to-be McFadden’s. Here’s to celebrating Memorial Day weekend next to the pool with Chipotle in hand! Tweet This Post Post to Facebook

  • Envy My Food – Edition #14

    Cleveland Parker
    15 May 2012 | 9:13 am
    Welcome to out weekly feature Envy My Food. Each week we hope to share a wide array of restaurant food from Washington, DC. Want to contribute to the fun? You can join our Flickr group, @CleveParker on Twitter, or send us an email with your picture. Bon Appetit! Creme Brulée from K Town Bistro – photographer blog Veggie Burger from Elevation Burger – photographer blog Photo credit: AK_Wong (via Flickr) Tweet This Post Post to Facebook

  • Free Ice Cream Tonight in Cleveland Park

    Cleveland Parker
    14 May 2012 | 10:12 am
    Great news! Tonight at Dino (well the patio outside Dino), you can get free samples from the Sinplicity Ice Cream Truck. From 6-8 PM tonight, the truck will set-up alongside Dino so you try its myriad varieties of ice cream and sorbet. Even better, Dino will extend its Happy Hour so you can grab an cheap drink or bite after the event. Take a look at Sinplicity’s full menu, I’m sure that you’ll find something that sounds delicious. It’s not every day a food truck stops in Cleveland Park, let alone one giving away freebies, be sure to stop by! Tweet This Post Post to…

  • Tweets from this Weekend – Cleveland Park Style

    Cleveland Parker
    14 May 2012 | 9:32 am
    Our weekly installment that takes a look at tweets from in and around the Cleveland Park area over this past weekend. The Wire loves Cleveland Park From @kvinod R Emory Bright from the ‘wire’ just picked some kebabs, spicy chicken chettinad etc from Indique in Cleveland park. Metro fail as economic stimulus?! From @Sunfire2109 @ellievhall I’m actually almost to Cleveland Park already. Since Metro track work is slow I padded my time. I’ll explore! Metro fail as … well just metro fail… From @christina_kiser 25 minutes wait and counting at Cleveland Park.
 
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