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	<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jack Throws Support to Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/17/jack-throws-support-to-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Jack Evans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2008 Democratic Presidential Primary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[LL&#8217;s on the scene at the Kennedy Rec Center in Shaw, where Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans is holding his re-election kickoff party.
In the company of council Chairman Vincent C. Gray and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Evans announced minutes ago he&#8217;s throwing his support behind Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. 
Evans had been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return With Us Now to 7th Grade...</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/return-with-us-now-to-7th-grade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave McKenna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Washingtonpost.com teaser headline from last night:
&#8220;Bush Remarks Seen as Swipe&#8220;*
So who&#8217;s the asSwipe?
                                             
*the adults have regained control over at dot.com: According to the updated headlines, Bush&#8217;s Hitler routine is now being seen &#8220;as Jab&#8221; at Obama. Much more mature&#8230;Tho, now that I think about it, there&#8217;s a good chance I also called somebody an &#8220;assjab&#8221; in junior high.                         
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		<title>Colby King Advocates Immortality for Brizill</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/colby-king-advocates-immortality-for-brizill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Colbert I. King, longtime Washington Post editorial board member and columnist, was given a well-deserved lifetime achievement award last night by the D.C. Appleseed policy nonproft, a distinction he shared with schools expert Mary Levy and former Ward 4 Councilmember and Southeastern University President Charlene Drew Jarvis.
In his remarks accepting the award, King shared heartfelt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3200 Block of Mt. Pleasant Street NW, May 10</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/3200-block-of-mt-pleasant-street-nw-may-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 19:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrow Montgomery</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Darrow Montgomery]]></category>

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		<title>Fuego/Frio for May 16: The Sky is Falling</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/fuegofrio-for-may-16-the-sky-is-falling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/fuegofrio-for-may-16-the-sky-is-falling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 17:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Scheinman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Post]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Express]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Atlantic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, we one-up Elmore James, with the most fearsome Fuego/Frio to date. Pay close attention as Wemple discusses apocalyptic prophesies in the Atlantic,  superb investigative reporting from the Post, and a circulation scandal at the Express.
Don&#8217;t touch that remote! 


 
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		<title>Chill Out, Rick!</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/chill-out-rick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 16:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Wemple</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Loose Lips column features a fascinating look at contemporary gay and lesbian politics in the District. The dropback for the piece was this week&#8217;s endorsement forum of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the &#8220;voice of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered citizens in the Democratic Party in Washington, DC.&#8221;
The forum is a great opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Batshit Crazy Virginia Politician of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/batshit-crazy-virginia-politician-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 16:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That would be Delegate and Republican senatorial candidate Bob Marshall of Prince William County. Today, on WTOP&#8217;s Politics Program With Mark Plotkin, Marshall was a guest, and Plotkin asked what he, as the junior senator from Virginia, could do to help Virginia&#8217;s notorious transportation problems.
Volunteered Marshall, I&#8217;d build I-95 through D.C.
Let&#8217;s set aside for a [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/5316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 15:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jonetta Goes Down the Memory Hole: A minute in to the Politics Hour on WAMU-FM, host Kojo Nnamdi makes no mention whatsoever of the firing of his former co-host, Jonetta Rose Barras. Filling in for her is NewsChannel 8 host Bruce DePuyt, who is currently talking about&#8230;team tennis. &#8212;Mike DeBonis
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		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/5315/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Hess</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Palace of Wonders update: Last night&#8217;s &#8220;Weirdo Show&#8221; benefit for local side-show jack-of-all-trades Johnny Anderson raised $1,700. Proceeds will go toward Anderson&#8217;s surgical bills. -Amanda Hess
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		<title>Rockers Rally for a Hook-Handed Progressive from Oregon</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/rockers-rally-for-a-hook-handed-progressive-from-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 14:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Valdez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Novick launched his campaign to run for Republican Gordon Smith&#8217;s Senate seat in April 2007. He&#8217;s one of those prototypical Oregon progressives, with staunchly lefty views on war, taxes and health care. He also has an amazing story. He stands under five feet tall and was born with a missing left hand. Raised in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Morning Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/our-morning-roundup-71/</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/16/our-morning-roundup-71/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[People still don&#8217;t get it: Man with H.I.V. sent to prison for trying to contaminate a police officer with &#8230; his saliva.
California high court approves Satan&#8217;s plan.
Did two people need to die here? A former diplomat shot and killed his sickly wife after finding her collapsed on the sidewalk. Then he shot himself.
The Smithsonian pimps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: SIX Flagging</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/15/update-six-flagging-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave McKenna</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington Redskins]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dan Snyder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Snyder&#8217;s nauseous theme park chain, Six Flags, got lots of recognition this week.
Foremostly, in our continuing quest to become the clearinghouse of poop  on Snyder&#8217;s non-Redskins doings, here comes another cataloguing of things that have gone wrong at Six Flags of late.
Not EVERYTHING that&#8217;s gone wrong, of course. There&#8217;s not enough time or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council, Mayor Sparring Over Vegas Sked</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/15/council-mayor-sparring-over-vegas-sked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/15/council-mayor-sparring-over-vegas-sked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 21:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Retail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Early next week is one of the great annual events in District politcking: the trip to the yearly convention of the International Council of Shopping Centers in Las Vegas. There, from Sunday to Tuesday, local politicos, bureaucrats, and developers do their damnedest to land commitments from big-time national retailers.
In past years, Mayor Anthony A. Williams [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/15/5309/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 20:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Valdez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sad news: Marshall Thompson is closing the District Line, his British-ish clothing store in Georgetown, (also a Best of DC winner). Perhaps there will be a sale.
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		<title>Suburban Drug Dealers, Fort Reno and Skipping Class</title>
		<link>http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/15/suburban-drug-dealers-fort-reno-and-skipping-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 18:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Valdez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Anarchy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just stopped by Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest, hoping to talk to kids about the breaking news that at least one of their own is suspected in connection with a mostly-suburban drug ring with &#8220;plans&#8221; to sell marijuana to high school students. After finding more than $6,000 in cash and more than three [...]]]></description>
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