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Photography book inspires mini-Bush reunion, lots of Barney talk
Updated: 9 hr ago
Five years later and George W. Bush's White House still sticks together. "We're like family," Tony Fratto, Bush 43's deputy press secretary, gushes between greeting guests Wednesday night at a...
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Rand Paul tweets idyllic photo with dad
Updated: 9 hr ago
Sure, sure, the Internet was making a big deal Thursday about the fact that President Obama got lei-ed at his 1979 high school prom in Hawaii. (Time Magazine released three pictures of POTUS...
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For Memorial Day, D.C. gets a lot of Gary Sinise
Updated: 12 hr ago
A handful of celebs and singers will be heading into D.C. this weekend for official Memorial Day festivities. First, there's Lt. Dan actor Gary Sinise, who is the host of Sunday's National...
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Sightings: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley lunches at Lincoln
Updated: 12 hr ago
On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley lunched at Lincoln Restaurant in downtown D.C. with a group of 13. The governor and his gang took over the Flag Room at the restaurant. The Democrat...
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Kelly Rowland hosting Memorial Day party
Updated: 12 hr ago
Singer Kelly Rowland is heading to the District this weekend to be the featured guest at the Park at Fourteenth's Memorial Day fete. The party kicks off with a dinner at 7 p.m. Sunday and carries...
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Entertainment, Politics, Yeas and Nays
AFI Docs festival gets bigger and more star-studded
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
What was once Silverdocs, an annual documentary festival held in Silver Spring, this year has become AFI Docs. And with a new name comes new territory. The documentary festival, being held June 19...
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Sightings: Diddy talks Ciroc at the W
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Hip-hop artist and businessman Diddy dipped into the District on Tuesday on business for his vodka, Ciroc. The mogul was spotted at the W hotel's POV Lounge, according to report from the Fab...
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Rob Lowe and family take on the town
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Actor Rob Lowe seemed to be showing up everywhere in Washington this week. On Tuesday night, he and his wife, Sheryl, had dinner at the new NoPa Kitchen + Bar with friends Jack and Susanna Quinn...
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WikiLeaks draws a crowd to documentary
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
One good way to rile up a District movie audience is to show them a WikiLeaks documentary. At the Landmark E Street Cinema on Tuesday night, a brief but heated argument broke out in the audience...
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Sightings: Cookie Monster on Capitol Hill
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Hopefully Cookie Monster didn't try to influence policy on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, because we suspect all his legislative ideas consist of "me want cookie!" Fortunately, it sounds like Rep....
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Carole King honored for pop music
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., showed off her knowledge of Carole King's discography at the Library of Congress award luncheon for the singer-songwriter Tuesday, dropping references...
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Aid worker retells SEAL Team rescue
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Humanitarian aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm will discuss their book, "Impossible Odds: The Kidnapping of Jessica Buchanan and Her Dramatic Rescue by SEAL Team Six," on Wednesday...
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Bartender Sam returns to Washington
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
Bartender Sambonn Lek was something of a fixture at the Mayflower Hotel's Town & Country bar. He poured strong drinks and did magic tricks for his patrons. But then, in January 2011, Town...
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Speakeasy: Carol Burnett's reaction to winning Mark Twain Prize
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
"It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington." - What Carol Burnett had to say upon hearing the news that she was to be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor...
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'Saturday Night Live's' Obama impersonator approves of Arlington audiences
Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013
According to "SNL's" Jay Pharoah, Arlington residents aren't "too sensitive" to enjoy his kind of comedy. "People in Arlington don't have sticks up their butts. It's great," the comedian told...
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Blogger and author Quin Woodward Pu releases book No. 2
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
In her first book, "Type A+," Quin Woodward Pu wrote about her last six months of college and her decision to forgo medical school and instead pursue a career as a writer. This month she's...
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RGIII's fans take care of his wedding registry
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has some super-savvy fans. Griffin tweeted Sunday that his fans had found his wedding registry at Bed Bath & Beyond and fulfilled every single gift...
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National Archives hosts Mary Tyler Moore fans
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
A few "Mary Tyler Moore Show" fans tried to out-trivia one another Monday at the National Archives.
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Sightings: Schwarzeneggers hit The Palm for graduation celebration
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The Schwarzenegger family ate together downtown at the Palm on Saturday evening. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with estranged wife Maria Shriver and the rest of the family,...
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Sightings: 'America's Most Wanted' host John Walsh dines at Graffiato
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
"America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh dipped into Graffiato Saturday night for a late dinner with a party of eight, a restaurant rep reports. The group sat on the second floor and ordered five...
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The Brezhnev Doctrine, Iran-style
By: Elliott Abrams
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A Toxic Combination
By: Jeffrey H. Anderson
Of all the scandals in his administration that President Obama knows nothing about, the one Americans find most appalling is the decision by the Internal Revenue Service to target the...
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Benghazi Investigation Deepens: Lawmakers Seek Interviews of 13 Officials Involved
By: Stephen F. Hayes
As the investigation into the Obama administration’s handling of the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi intensifies, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are seeking to conduct transcribed interviews...