Category: DC

I’m dusting off this old chestnut again because it’s the kind of obscure cultural reference that gets me off and just so illustrative of our current financial state.  I …

What would Obama do?  He’d latch on to some focus-group-tested, easily demonized entity d’two minute hate du jour then repeat it time and again until you’re pretty freaking sure …

When you live in a boom town it's hard to recognize, much less empathize, with problems in other parts of the country. Economic hardship is one of those elements …

According to the History Channel show I'm watching, the third of four explosions from Krakatoa in 1883 is the loudest sound in recorded history. Equivalent to 13,000 Hiroshima bombs, …

The House will stay at 435 as legislation to add seats falls short in the Senate, the Associated Press reports: A bill that would have given District of Columbia …

Last year we had some fun with Michelle Persaud, the "winner" of The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill 2006 edition. It turns out that in addition …

Springfield © Phil Foss The Washington Post today has a story on the completion of one of the largest interchange projects ever, the infamous "Mixing Bowl" in Springfield, Virginia. …

Well, now it's official. A Republican accused of a crime can expect Justice from a D.C. jury in 2007, to about the same degree a black man accused of …

Earlier this week we directed your attention to Michelle Persaud, Democratic staff council for the House Judiciary Committee, who topped the list of the 50 Most Beautiful People on …

According to The Hill, it's Michelle Persaud, Democratic staff council for the House Judiciary Committee. You can read the write-up about her at The Hill where she admits that …