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  • Win two ALL ACCESS passes to the 2008 Capital Fringe Festival! 03 Jul 2008 08:04
  • D.C. Council Discusses Handgun Law Ruling 03 Jul 2008 02:08
  • "24" actor says he helped pave Obama's path 03 Jul 2008 00:32
  • Washington Wizards Guard Roger Mason Jr. to Host Bowling at Lucky Strike to Benefit National Kidney 02 Jul 2008 23:25
  • Nothing But Nets 02 Jul 2008 22:29
  • McCain skakes up staff again 02 Jul 2008 22:29
  • Washington Wizards Guard Roger Mason Jr. to Host Bowling at Lucky Strike to Benefit National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area 02 Jul 2008 21:59
  • Struever Bros. project in D.C. wins preliminary approval for $198M in public financing 02 Jul 2008 19:03
  • A Report on the 2008 Presidential Nomination Ads 02 Jul 2008 19:00
  • D.C. Council OKs $198M for Southwest waterfront 02 Jul 2008 18:22
  • D.C. Council to Meet on Handgun Law 02 Jul 2008 14:17
  • Words have Meaning 02 Jul 2008 11:59
  • Report recommends that Washington, D.C., spend $90 million on health care services in underserved areas 02 Jul 2008 11:35
  • Female U.S. Casualties More Common in Iraq War 02 Jul 2008 10:06
  • Robert Novak: Court's gun decision lets Obama off hook 02 Jul 2008 08:19
  • Outside editorial: Guns: The next step 02 Jul 2008 04:51
  • Win two tickets to Dakshina Dance! 02 Jul 2008 00:04
  • D.C. Council Considers New, Strict Gun Controls 01 Jul 2008 23:37
  • Economic Development: Birds or baseball? Washington Nationals want to build on parkland 01 Jul 2008 21:36
  • 14th St. Bridge To Stay Open During Fireworks 01 Jul 2008 19:59
  • Report Recommends That Washington, D.C., Spend $90M On Health Care Services In Underserved Areas 01 Jul 2008 17:06
  • The D.C. Council May Ban Power Shut-offs on Hot Days 01 Jul 2008 15:23
  • Scalia Saving Obama by Robert D. Novak 01 Jul 2008 13:38
  • D.C. bill to allow handgun registration 01 Jul 2008 10:34
  • Post- and pre-1976 gun ban 01 Jul 2008 09:47
  • Norton Forum Will Urge Federal Agencies to Move to Capitol Riverfront and Developing Areas (6/30/08) 01 Jul 2008 04:52
  • Win Two Tickets to the Closer Exclusive Screening Party 01 Jul 2008 01:36
  • Does new Obama ad inflate his record? 30 Jun 2008 23:50
  • The other Clinton also on board after phone call from Obama 30 Jun 2008 23:27
  • Nickles nominated as DC attorney general - 6/27 30 Jun 2008 23:04
  • Dole Defends McCain, slaps Gen. Clark 30 Jun 2008 21:49
  • Uphill Battle 30 Jun 2008 19:29
  • Money in the 2008 Elections 30 Jun 2008 18:58
  • U.S. Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions of the 2007-08 Term 30 Jun 2008 18:58
  • Bridging the Social Security Divide: Lessons From Abroad 30 Jun 2008 18:58
  • Food Fight: The Battle Over Eastern Market Has Capitol Hill Preservationists Running on Autopilot 30 Jun 2008 18:58
  • Kids Say the Darnedest Things 30 Jun 2008 18:58
  • Obama camp disavows surrogate attack on McCain 30 Jun 2008 18:34
  • Coverage & Access - Report Recommends That Washington, D.C., Spend $90M on Health Care Services in Underserved Area 30 Jun 2008 18:34
  • John Lott: Reaction to D.C. Gun Ban Decision 30 Jun 2008 18:15

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    • Gallup Poll: As Independents Shrink, Democrats Gain [03 Jul 2008 - 11:02]
    • Team Obama Goes Cherry-Picking: Hillary's Top Policy Advisers Fall in for the Nominee [03 Jul 2008 - 07:01]
    • ...Clinton Surrogate James Carville Gives to Obama [03 Jul 2008 - 07:05]
    • Obama and Lobbyists: Did Obama Campaign Violate Its Own Rules by Accepting a $2,300 Contribution From Gabriel Guerra? [03 Jul 2008 - 07:20]
    • In Colorado Springs, Obama Talks of Sacrifice and National Service [03 Jul 2008 - 07:23]
    • ...Obama on GOP Turf [03 Jul 2008 - 12:19]
    • >> 'I am Asking You to Change History's Course': Barack Obama's Speech in Colorado (Video From my.barackobama.com) << [03 Jul 2008 - 07:39]
    • McCain Campaign Leases Office Space in Colorado [03 Jul 2008 - 07:26]
    • Obama, McCain View Mountain States As Pivotal [03 Jul 2008 - 08:18]
    • McCain Campaign Buys Ad Time in Historically Red Virginia [03 Jul 2008 - 11:50]
    • Quinnipiac University Poll: Barack Obama Leads John McCain by 21 Points in Connecticut [03 Jul 2008 - 08:09]
    • McCain and Obama Differ on Same-Sex Marriage Initiative [03 Jul 2008 - 08:19]
    • Obama Backs Supreme Court Gun Ruling, But NRA Says It's Not Enough [03 Jul 2008 - 07:03]
    • The 'Mushy Middle' Hard to Reach: Barack Obama and John McCain Competing for the Center, an Elusive, Disengaged Yet Crucial Crowd [03 Jul 2008 - 10:46]
    • McCain Camp Cranks Up Pressure Ahead of Obama's Iraq Trip [03 Jul 2008 - 10:40]
    • Obama Faces Online Backlash for Centrist Views [03 Jul 2008 - 08:30]
    • Barack in the Middle: Keeping Tabs on Obama's Shifts Toward the Center [03 Jul 2008 - 11:31]
    • McCain Dogged by Economy Comment [03 Jul 2008 - 06:55]
    • Evangelical Voters Not Sold on McCain Yet [03 Jul 2008 - 07:42]
    • ...Evangelical Leaders Discuss Supporting McCain [03 Jul 2008 - 08:21]
    • How Obama Is Courting the New Evangelicals [03 Jul 2008 - 10:22]
    • McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista [03 Jul 2008 - 07:58]
    • Caroline Kennedy: Reluctant Public Figure Turns Into VP Vetter [03 Jul 2008 - 09:05]
    • McCain Townhalls: Supporters Say the Sessions Showcase the Arizona Senator As a Straight-Talking Candidate and an Expert on Policy Issues, Others Are Not So Sure [03 Jul 2008 - 08:17]
    • McCain's Career Shows Pattern of Combative Bipartisanship [03 Jul 2008 - 11:18]
    • Obama Watch: Until November, a Rotating Cast of 10 Journalists Will Trail Obama Everywhere He Goes [03 Jul 2008 - 07:19]
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    • Oregon: Sen. Smith - With Help - Fires Back at Merkley on Crime [03 Jul 2008 - 09:19]
    • New Mexico: Congressional Hopeful Lujan Won't Say If He Supports Fellow Democrat Jerome Block Jr. [03 Jul 2008 - 07:04]
    • Virginia CD-5: Democratic Newcomer Tom Perriello Faces Long — But Better — Odds Against Rep. Goode [03 Jul 2008 - 11:08]
    • Alaska: U.S. Sen. Stevens, Gov. Palin Deny Rift [03 Jul 2008 - 09:15]
    • ...Senate Candidate Mark Begich Introduces a Five-Point Plan to Protect Alaskans' Civil Liberties [03 Jul 2008 - 09:16]
    • Maine: Local Help for Senate Candidate Tom Allen [03 Jul 2008 - 09:17]
    • Texas Senate Race: Cornyn and Noriega Slip on Oil Issues (Commentary) [03 Jul 2008 - 09:19]
    • Indiana: Challenger Jill Long Thompson Urges Gov. Daniels to Suspend Gas Tax [03 Jul 2008 - 10:32]
    • Missouri: Reform Is an Odd Tactic for GOP Hopefuls [03 Jul 2008 - 10:33]
    • North Carolina Gubernatorial Race: McCrory, Perdue Spar Over Lottery [03 Jul 2008 - 10:33]
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    • Christopher Hitchens: Believe Me, Waterboarding Is Torture [03 Jul 2008 - 11:57]
    • A Supreme Court on the Brink (NY Times Editorial) [03 Jul 2008 - 08:32]
    • Daniel Benjamin: George W. Bush Is No Decider, He's a Ditherer [03 Jul 2008 - 08:39]
    • No Proxy War With Iran: U.S. Must Send a Strong Signal to Israel That Bombing of Iran Is Not Acceptable (LA Times Editorial) [03 Jul 2008 - 07:07]
    • The Iran Dilemma (Australian Editorial) [03 Jul 2008 - 12:02]
    • Gail Collins: What We Learned in the War [03 Jul 2008 - 08:28]
    • Rosa Brooks: The Founders' Rights Stuff: Standing Up for Our Constitutional Rights Is Not a Sign of Weakness [03 Jul 2008 - 07:06]
    • David S. Broder: One Nation No More? Civics Needs a Boost, But Our Identity Endures [03 Jul 2008 - 08:37]
    • George F. Will: Independence Days [03 Jul 2008 - 08:37]
    • David Greenberg: Waving the Flag: How the Republicans Claimed the 'Patriotism' Mantle in Presidential Politics [03 Jul 2008 - 11:32]
    • Robert Scheer: Happy Oil Dependence Day [03 Jul 2008 - 10:24]
    • Karl Rove: Can Barack Buy the Presidency? [03 Jul 2008 - 07:50]
    • Hugh Hewitt: Obama in Focus on the Fourth [03 Jul 2008 - 12:15]
    • Thomas F. Schaller: Obama Unlike Any Politician, Black Or White [03 Jul 2008 - 08:21]
    • Donald Lambro: New Obama Makeover? [03 Jul 2008 - 08:35]
    • Jonathan Chait: The Flip-Flop Fallacy [03 Jul 2008 - 11:40]
    • Junaid M. Afeef: Obama Should Embrace His Muslim Heritage [03 Jul 2008 - 07:53]
    • Robert Dreyfuss: Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy [03 Jul 2008 - 10:24]
    • Thomas B. Edsall: What Obama Can Learn From Bubba [03 Jul 2008 - 12:06]
    • Steven Stark: Conservatives Missing the Mark on Obama's Vulnerability [03 Jul 2008 - 12:03]
    • Steve Kornacki: The End of Wes Clark's VP Campaign [03 Jul 2008 - 11:09]
    • FISA Follies: Sen. Obama Is Right to Support the Compromise on Government Surveillance (Washington Post Editorial) [03 Jul 2008 - 08:39]
    • Dan Payne: McCain Is No Maverick [03 Jul 2008 - 11:13]
    • Ann Coulter: McCain: Pump This! [03 Jul 2008 - 12:14]
    • Julia Sweig: Why Colombia? McCain Has Good Reasons to Travel to the U.S.'s Closest Ally in the Region [03 Jul 2008 - 10:41]
    • Faith Comes to Democrats (Washington Times Editorial) [03 Jul 2008 - 08:40]
    • John P. Avlon: Inside the Obamacans and McCainocrats [03 Jul 2008 - 09:07]
    • Deepa Fernandes: The Jindal Mystique [03 Jul 2008 - 10:25]
    • John McQuaid: The End of the Culture Wars? [03 Jul 2008 - 08:46]
    • Thomas F. Madden: America's Days Aren't Numbered [03 Jul 2008 - 07:52]
    • James Klurfeld: It's Best to Lead the World by Example [03 Jul 2008 - 08:09]
    • Robert D. Novak: Turning Away From Musharraf [03 Jul 2008 - 08:38]
    • Douglas J. Feith: Why We Went to War in Iraq [03 Jul 2008 - 07:51]
    • The Enemy Detainee Mess (Wall Street Journal Review & Outlook) [03 Jul 2008 - 07:49]
    • Robert A. Levy: Second Amendment Aftermath [03 Jul 2008 - 08:34]
    • William Drozdiak: America's President Must Back the Group of Twenty [03 Jul 2008 - 11:01]
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    State Political Storms

    • GOP Candidates to Visit Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Promote Drilling [03 Jul 2008 - 10:44]
    • Illinois Governor Calls Lawmakers Back to Springfield [03 Jul 2008 - 08:02]
    • Catholic Aid for Abortion Creates Stir in Virginia [03 Jul 2008 - 09:01]
    • Michigan: Push Is on to Lift Stem-Cell Research Ban [03 Jul 2008 - 07:44]
    • North Dakota Governor Wants to Dump Income Tax Credit Plan [03 Jul 2008 - 11:53]
    • Florida: State Turning to Warren Buffett for Hurricane Fund Bailout [03 Jul 2008 - 11:49]
    • Virginia: With the Special Session Stalled, Democrats Are Stuck [03 Jul 2008 - 11:49]
    • Massachusetts Starts a Green Era [03 Jul 2008 - 11:12]
    • New Hampshire: Parties Crowd Platform for Veterans Care [03 Jul 2008 - 09:18]
    • Synagro Technologies Scandal: Lawyer Says Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Is Willing to Talk to FBI; Probe Concerns Gov. Granholm [03 Jul 2008 - 07:47]
    • Detroit Text Message Scandal: Mayor Kilpatrick Renews Attack on Texts; His Team of Lawyers Aims to Prove Scandalous Messages 'Not Authentic' [03 Jul 2008 - 07:46]
    • Suffolk Eyes 4-Day Work Week to Ease Gas Price Woes [03 Jul 2008 - 07:36]
    • Georgia Bars Insurance Firm Over Violations [03 Jul 2008 - 09:01]
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    • Arkansas Thieves Take Bank ATM - But Not Its Cash [03 Jul 2008 - 09:13]
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