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  • These are a few of our favorite Yeas

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/13/13 06:55 PM

    We surveyed the Yeas & Nays alumni association -- Politico's Patrick Gavin, Urban Daddy's Jeff Dufour, Susan G. Komen for the Cure's Kiki Ryan, the New York Post's Tara Palmeri, Clyde's Restaurant Group's Katy Adams and Washington City Paper's Jenny Rogers -- to give you, loyal readers, some...

  • D.C. warms up with summer events

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/13/13 06:35 PM

    With the end of the column, here are some events we're missing but you shouldn't: Capitol Hill guests next week include actors Dan Grimaldi ("The Sopranos") and Charlotte Rae ("Facts of Life") lobbying on Tuesday for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Friday, Redskins receiver Josh Morgan...

  • So long, but not for long

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/13/13 06:20 PM

    In the fall of 2006, The Washington Examiner launched the Yeas & Nays column to cover the world of people, power and politics. In those almost seven years, the print column has entertained hundreds of thousands on their daily Metro commutes. Now, with the print edition gone after Friday,...

  • Andy Cohen: 'Project Pantsuit' a go

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/12/13 04:55 PM

    Hillary Clinton's first reality show pitch is "a go," according to Bravo executive Andy Cohen. The former secretary of state hit it out of the park with the "Project Pantsuit" idea she joked about earlier this month. "I thought it was hilarious," Cohen told Yeas & Nays. "10 episodes;...

  • Beatles in the District

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/12/13 04:40 PM

    Abbey Road was briefly in front of the Capitol earlier this month. On June 6, Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. brought George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to briefly walk the sidewalk there to promote the museum's new Beatles exhibit, which opened Wednesday. If you're...

  • Newsbabes join forces for breast cancer

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/12/13 04:25 PM

    The Newsbabes -- those pink-clad broads of broadcasting -- are back again this year with their annual breast cancer fundraising, this year raising money for the Howard University Cancer Center. The event, in its fifth year, will be taking place June 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hamilton in...

  • Jennifer Lopez pitches new TV project in D.C.

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/12/13 04:05 PM

    Jennifer Lopez wants D.C. to know she's still "Jenny From the Block," seeing as the multitasking superstar mentioned growing up in the Bronx within the first three minutes of her interview onstage Wednesday at the Cable Show taking place at the Washington Convention Center. "I grew up watching...

  • Sightings: Rasika West End attracts D.C. A-listers

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/12/13 03:25 PM

    Rasika West End was overflowing with D.C. newsmakers Tuesday night. First, President Obama's nominee for national security adviser, Susan Rice, dined at one table with her family. Then, at another table, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer had a meal with PBS' Jim Lehrer. And finally, Shaun...

  • 'Scandal' shoots in the District

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/11/13 05:05 PM

    While "Scandal" has never been as bad as "Homeland" when it comes to portraying D.C. realistically, some of those scenes that are clearly green-screened in front of the White House are simply jarring. But perhaps season three will be better, as a crew from Master Key Productions was in town...

  • Like 'Game of Thrones'? Date a Republican

    By Alicia M. Cohn | 06/11/13 04:50 PM

    It turns out single Republicans like "Game of Thrones." And if you're in D.C., chances are you know one of them. About a third of the 7,000 users signed up on politically oriented dating sites RedStateDate and BlueStateDate are from the metro area, and it seems those singletons have a lot in...


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