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Inauguration Part 3: The Big Day

This is the final installment of my Inauguration Day photo posts. We watched the festivities from the District Court for DC. If you missed the first two installments: Inauguration Part 1: The Concert Inauguration Part 2: Monday’s Setup On Tuesday, … Continue reading

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Inauguration Part 1: The Concert

Obviously there was a lot going on in DC the past week.  I’m going to try to post my pictures in a couple of posts scattered throughout the next couple of days. These pictures are from the pre-inauguration HBO We … Continue reading

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Print – Looking for the Rain Vote from D.C. Wire Blog

This was an interesting story: Pannell: Looking for the Rain Vote. Actually it wasn’t much of a story at all, but I found the notion that people should be accommodated because they are unwilling to vote because it is raining … Continue reading

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Print – Federal Grants Aimed to Enforce Underage Drinking Laws

Good Use of Federal funds?  You be the judge: The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times : Federal Grants Aimed to Enforce Underage Drinking Laws.

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Print – Drive Small Cars and Wait for the Wind

I couldn’t resist commenting on this post from the Washington Post’s Capitol Briefing blog. Every week the blog invites top congressional staff to summerize the pending bills in congress. But this invitation opens the door for some comical partisan mudslinging. … Continue reading

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Kosovo, An Independent State

Earlier today Kosovo declared it’s independence from Serbia after nine years of UN peacekeeping. The newly declared state is expected to be quickly recognized by both the European Union and the United States. Once recognized Kosovo will become the 193 … Continue reading

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Bill Clinton – Giving

I like to read books from both sides of the political spectrum in order to better understand our country’s political landscape. Even though I expect politics coming in books written by politicians, I was surprised by the type of politics … Continue reading

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