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May 19, 2013 | 02:04 AM
alicia m. cohn
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  • White House cracks down on Tebow petition

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

    Looks like the White House has drawn the line at getting Tim Tebow a job. Sure, President Obama once complimented the ex-Jets quarterback's "winning attitude," but that doesn't mean he'll step in to convince Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager David Caldwell he should hire Tebow this season....

  • Toasting the history of drinking in the District

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

    World Cocktail Week kicks off on Monday, and DC Toasts wants to commemorate the District's favorite excuse to celebrate by throwing an educational event. Well ... sort of. On Friday, Howard Theatre will go-go to Chuck Brown-style music while drinking cocktails made by some of the best...

  • 'Captain America' filming in D.C.

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

    The sequel to "Captain America" is filming in the District this month, starting on Sunday when production closed down Roosevelt Bridge twice to take aerial shots. Although a crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of the filmmaking, not much more was visible than a helicopter flying overhead. Still,...

  • Marines parade for the public in Southeast

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

    Marine Barracks, Washington, kicked off its first parade of the season on Friday, with beloved former Virginia Sen. John Warner (also a former Marine) in attendance as the guest of honor. Despite an unusually chilly evening, pairs of Marines warmed up spectators in bleachers with an entertaining...

  • Buffett, Clinton slow to tweet, fast to followers

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

    Bill Clinton welcomed Warren Buffett to Twitter on Thursday with a tweet: "What took you so long?" He's one to talk. Clinton just started tweeting last week, though quickly became savvy and now even shares videos using Vine. Billionaire businessman Buffett, whose first tweet read "Warren is...

  • Netherlands Embassy celebrates new king

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Published: Wed, May 1, 2013

    Guests at the Netherlands Embassy in D.C. celebrated the coronation of the new Dutch king on Tuesday night by wearing festive orange and joining Dutch Ambassador Rudolf Bekink to watch the taped ceremony from that morning. New King Willem-Alexander is the country's first king since 1890, and...

  • Michelle Obama wins the arms race, say plastic surgeons

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

    We all know Michelle Obama is a trend-setter, but does she really deserve blame for a growing number of women getting plastic surgery on their upper arms? The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported this week that upper arm liposuction (or brachioplasty) procedures increased 4,378...

  • Congresswoman is mama-to-be

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

    "[M]y husband Dan and I are thrilled to announce that this fall, there will be yet another person in Southwest Washington who will -- for their entire adult life -- get to explain 'No, no, it's pronounced Butler.' " - Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., announcing she's pregnant with her...

  • First lady to sign books at Politics and Prose

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

    If you want to check out those arms in person, Michelle Obama will sign her book "American Grown" at Politics and Prose Bookstore on May 7 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets are free but must be reserved in person at the bookstore (also expect to purchase a book and undergo security...

  • Colbert Busch goes 'there' on Sanford in S.C. debate

    Alicia M. Cohn

    Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

    Moderator Brendan Clark spoke for most viewers Monday night when Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch brought up Mark Sanford's infamous 2009 trip to Argentina to see his mistress: "She went there." But for political bystanders watching the House race in South Carolina -- best known nationally as...