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27 Sep 2010 10:58

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U.S.: Would Obama put his daughters in a D.C. public school? No.

  • He says that they’re really bad. And they have the potential to get worse thanks to the uncertain future of D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, a controversial, high-profile education reformer who may not last when Vincent Gray becomes mayor. Obama has a stake in this whole thing because of his daughters, both of whom attend the snazzy Sidwell private school. When asked whether they could get a comparable public education, he was blunt: “I’ll be blunt with you: The answer is no right now.” While he says he could get them in a good public school due to his connections, most parents don’t have his advantage. source

20 Sep 2010 00:29

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Offbeat: Secret Services loses woman’s car, doesn’t help her find it

  • dumb A woman (illegally) parks in a handicapped spot outside of a dinner where Obama’s speaking; a police officer says it’s OK for her to park.
  • dumberUpon leaving, she learns that her car has been moved by Secret Service agents – and they don’t know where they put it. They can’t find it.
  • dumbestThe woman, after having given up and run through red tape, finds it herself the next day – less than a block away from the convention center. source
  • » How far did WaPo commenters read? Rather than get upset about the fact that the Secret Service lost her freaking car, they criticized the woman for parking in a handicapped spot, even though the tag was for her husband. Not to underplay the traffic violation, but the Secret Service lost somebody’s freaking car.

15 Sep 2010 01:35

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Politics: D.C. mayoral primary: Why Vincent Gray knocked out Adrian Fenty

  • winner a more traditional, well-established candidate in a city of haves and have-nots
  • loser liked at first but rampant cronyism, accusations of ignoring the poor and Michelle Rhee did him in source
  • » Yeah yeah, this is a primary but there’s no way Gray is going to lose – D.C. the city proper is strongly Democratic and no Republican decided to run. So this is effectively election day.

12 Sep 2010 21:54

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Politics: It’s 9/12! Guess that means a bunch of Tea Partiers were in D.C.

It’s kinda like two weeks ago, except minus Glenn Beck and plus a lot more signs. source

23 Jul 2010 17:48

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U.S.: D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee drops hammer on teachers

  • 261 teachers were fired just before the new school year
  • 165 were cited for having poor classroom performance
  • 737 more educators are on thin ice for the next year source

18 Jun 2010 09:29

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Offbeat: Lesson learned: Sell your valuable real estate before the market busts

  • This was Austin Spriggs’ property back in 2006. This was during the real estate boom. For some reason, he decided to hold out from the bevy of offers made for his D.C. property. Now, his property looks like this – and he can’t get anyone to buy it so that he can avoid foreclosure. It’s kinda like throwing away a lottery ticket, right? source

09 Mar 2010 09:53

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U.S.: A win for gay rights: D.C. marries its first same-sex couple

  • They got married right outside the courthouse. Robert Hawthorne and James Betz are now husband and husband. The two George Washington University students were among the first to pick up their marriage licenses and tie the knot this morning. They weren’t alone – a crowd that had waited since 3:30 a.m. had multiple couples ready to marry. Jeremy Moon and Bryan Legaspi married in the judge’s chambers. A great day for D.C. source
 

10 Feb 2010 09:14

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09 Feb 2010 21:52

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Offbeat: D.C. is getting more snow. God hates us. We like this video.

  • This video is like a 30-second explanation of our lives. First, when the teddy bear was a little covered, it was fun. Then the snow kept coming. Now we’re just annoyed.

26 Jan 2010 09:11

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U.S.: D.C.’s Metro once again fails at not causing accidents

  • 2 workers died before rush hour; this is not an isolated incident source