Sunday, May 18, 2008

Washington, DC

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Tiger Woods Gets His Own D.C. Drink

Ever since Tiger Woods sank roots in Washington, the golf phenom has been the talk of the town. Now he's the talk at bars. more >>

A Real Washington Fourth of July

Now here's how to dress up a government building for the Fourth of July. It's the storied Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, all prettied up in red, white, and blue. more >>

Cartoon

—Matt Davies, The Journal Times more >>

Spring Heat In D.C.

Source: Paul Bedard more >>

He Shot, Then 'Sort of Gave Up'

The massacre at Virginia Tech, while the focus of the national media, has a greater importance among lawmakers and especially their staffs and other Washington industries because many know Tech students and their families.. more >>

Even Ambassadors Get Ticketed

There were Cherry Blossom princesses and tables full of sushi and tempura. But when the ambassador of Japan hosted a reception celebrating Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival, he had something else on his mind: dollars and yen. more >>

Thursday Roundup

George Will has weighed in on the bill to give the District of Columbia voting representation in the House. He's against it, for the sound constitutional reason that Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution provides that the House should be made up of representatives "of the several states," and the District is not a state. more >>

Andrew Roberts

Last week British historian Andrew Roberts had lunch at the White House with George W. Bush and a glittering array of other writers: Norman Podhoretz, Paul Gigot, Michael Novak, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Irving Kristol, and Irwin Stelzer. more >>

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