Dec 09, 2007 -
In all the years I have lived in DC, I never have been wowed by the National Christmas Tree. It is always a little lumpy and misshapen, and the ornaments are silly-looking. But that could be just my jaded opinion.
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Jun 16, 2009 -
Same-Sex Marriage Gains Traction
Council, Not Voters, Gets Say-So on Non-D.C. Unions
By Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
A ruling yesterday by D.C. elections officials suggests that only Congress or the courts can thwart the gathering momentum to legalize same-sex marriage in the District.
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Feb 05, 2009 -
Hi everyone.... I will be going with my Cub Scout Pack to Washington D.C. on Palm Sunday weekend (the first weekend in April 2009).
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Nov 23, 2009 -
What I find interesting about this is both how much has changed AND how much hasn't.
The Letter:
Tyler, Texas
November 24, 1963
President Lyndon B Johnson
The White House
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
In this time of mourning and appreciating how very busy you are, I still must write about existing conditions here in East Texas, even if you are too busy to read this, because I feel it is my duty to do so.
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Apr 08, 2008 -
Pregnant Angelina Jolie caused fan frenzy in Washington D.C. Monday morning as she took her boys, Maddox and Pax, to the Air and Space Museum, the Washington Post reports.
"Throngs of photo-snapping tourists" watched as 6-year-old Maddox (in a navy blue hoodie) and 4-year-old Pax (in an olive green jacket) "asked a lot of questions as they toured Space Hall, Skylab and the WWI and WWII exhibits," according to the Post.
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Sep 10, 2008 -
I saw the commercial for the upcoming "Shop 'Til Tou Drop Girls Night Out with Shecky's" on the Style Network. So, I clicked on the website: http://www.sheckys.com/
They have these nights:
Washington DC–Sep. 16th-18th
Philadelphia – Sep.
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Nov 20, 2009 -
For the second time in just over a week, Fox News is coming under fire for misusing old news footage. The latest flap is leading some people to charge that the cable news network is intentionally misleading its audience, while Fox claims a "production error."
Wednesday's incident occurred when Fox News host Gregg Jarrett mentioned that a Sarah Palin appearance and book signing in Grand Rapids, Michigan had a massive turnout.
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Nov 18, 2009 -
Nike KD2
Posted by HIJORDAN
The upcoming signature basketball sneakers, from Nike and Jordan Brand, have been receiving both positive and negative comments upon thearrival of detailed photos. Within the past couple of weeks, you havegiven us your two cents on the Zoom Kobe V and the Jordan CP3.III. Now, voice your opinion on the Nike KD2.
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Nov 19, 2009 -
Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune
November 19, 2009, 6:00AM
Source
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
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Nov 18, 2009 -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/15/michele-bachmann-president-sarah-palin
She is much more Religious Right then I like in Conservative politicians, but I still found her interesting.
The new wave of female firebrands striking fear into liberal America
Right-wing radicals are already pinning presidential ambitions on a mother-of-five from Minnesota who calls herself a 'fool for Christ' and condemns Obama as a socialist at the head of a gangster regime
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- Paul Harris in New York
- The Observer, Sunday 15 November 2009
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Michele Bachmann gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP
She is a striking brunette with a decidedly outspoken attitude.
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