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Marion Barry charged with stalking
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry has been charged with stalking a woman. I think he was desperately in need of her vote.
Main Street 4th of July - Antioch, Illinois by Jacquie Kubin
Main Street is still there. And it is still lined with great buildings in classic art deco motifs. The Las Vegas Diner still serves the best breakfast and their parade is still one of the best. Not because of fancy floats, but because you can't help but smile when you see the bright smile on this year's Miss Junior Peanut. And you can't help cry a little when everyone, from the smallest child to the oldest adult stands up and cheers when the Veterans of Foreign Wars guys march proudly by. (Photo: Alison, Age 4/By Jacquie Kubin)
A Capital Fourth for the Nats
Washington rallies to beat the Braves 5-3, rewarding John Lannan with his sixth win.
Dunn hits 300th career homer
Nats slugger sends solo shot into second deck down right field line to lead off bottom of seventh, gets curtain call.
Is there a pattern here?: Sotomayor's views on quota type rules shown again
Is there anyone else on the Supreme Court who opposes tests on the basis they didn't pass subjects by race at a particular rate?
It’s not too early to think of autumn and hunting
Even if it is summer, hunters should begin to think of upcoming hunting opportunities in Maryland.
Zadzooks: Star Wars, Republic Heroes & Harry Potter, Half-Blood Prince
Zadzooks High Definition Video Game Minute for July 3, 2009 - Washington Times reporter Joseph Szadkowski previews LucasArts third person action game Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes developed for all consoles, PlayStation 3 and PC, and reviews Electronic Arts' third person action game Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Video Game
Detwiler, bullpen lead to 9-8 loss
Pitching was the problem early, and pitching was the problem late in the Nats' 9-8 loss to the Braves tonight.
The Organization of American States threatens to suspend Honduras, but Venezula and Cuba are fine
Honduras is anti-democratic when it follows its constitution, but Cuban and Venezula are OK?
Thru 3: Nats lead despite Detwiler's struggles
Good thing the Nats' new-look offense is working tonight, because I don't think we're going to see a long engagement from Ross Detwiler tonight. Washington leads 4-3 after three, even though the left-hander gave up seven hits in the first three innings.
Congressional travel expenditures have risen by 50 percent in two years
A 50 percent increase in travel spending by congress in just two years?
White House won't give Republicans Sotomayor documents claiming that they are irrelevant
Democrats won't give up information on Sotomayor.
Stuart Taylor explaining why the Supreme Court rejected Sotomayor's position by a 9-0 vote, not 5-4
Stuart Taylor has an excellent discussion of the New Haven fire fighters case.
Obama appoints a lot of donors to be Ambassador Corps
Obama is nominating an unusually large number of donors to be ambassadors.
