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Sightings: Schwarzeneggers hit The Palm for graduation celebration
Alicia M. Cohn
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The Schwarzenegger family ate together downtown at the Palm on Sunday evening. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with estranged wife Maria Shriver and the rest of the family, were in town to celebrate daughter Christina Schwarzenegger's graduation from Georgetown University on...
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Lehrer reveals his favorite founding father
Alicia M. Cohn
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Veteran news anchor Jim Lehrer is approaching 80 years old, but he wants to make one thing clear: He didn't know any Founding Fathers personally. He does have a favorite, though, and he's the reason the retired "PBS NewsHour" host read a few lines from his 2005 novel "The Franklin Affair" on...
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'Lean In' debate rages in D.C.
Alicia M. Cohn
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
Controversy over Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" movement drew a large crowd of mostly young, professional women from the D.C. area on Thursday. "We're not going to have a catfight" tonight, the Washington Post's "On Faith" editor, Sally Quinn, announced at the start of the Independent Women's...
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Horton's Kids brings lawmakers, local celebs to Nationals Park
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., CNN host Jake Tapper and D.C. chef Spike Mendelsohn all donned Nationals helmets and swung a bat on Wednesday night for the annual Home Runs for Horton's Kids at Nationals Park. Organizers estimate the event raises about a third of the budget for Horton's Kids'...
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Astronaut invites 'Star Trek' cast to space station
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Chris Cassidy, speaking from the International Space Station -- where the new movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" was beamed up for the astronauts to screen this week -- has two space berths ready for the movie's cast. "Whoever can rush to a rocket first, you got a place to sleep," Cassidy said...
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'Star Trek' star Zachary Quinto gets political
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Spock left the spaceship Wednesday night, transported (as actor Zachary Quinto) to the District the same evening his new movie, "Star Trek: Into Darkness," opened nationwide. So does the sequel, which delves into space politics and terrorism, have something to say to real-life politicians? "I...
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Redskins running back Keiland Williams competes at rock, paper, scissors
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
Competition was so fierce Tuesday night it brought out a Washington Redskins player who was looking to prove his mastery of rock, paper, scissors. Remember that playground game? That's "roshambo" to serious players, like those who work for Playworks -- an anti-bullying, pro-organized-recess...
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Speakeasy: GOP gives Vice President Biden the 'Arrested Development' treatment
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Wed, May 15, 2013
"Next time on 'Arrested Economic Development,' Joe has a squirt gun fight, and then takes a nap." - A line mocking Vice President Biden in a video released Wednesday by the House Republican conference. Narrated in the style of the popular sitcom "Arrested Development" (which returns for a...
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Sightings: Chris Evans filming 'Captain America 2' on National Mall
Alicia M. Cohn
Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013
The First Avenger is in the District. Chris Evans, aka Captain America, was spotted (wearing a gray T-shirt, not his star-spangled uniform) filming next year's superhero sequel Tuesday on the National Mall. Filming will continue in the District until at least Thursday. Co-star Anthony Mackie,...
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