News + Politics
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Blog Me A Story
When Andrew Sullivan took the stage Sunday night at DC9, a hipster bar filled with punk sensibility, a handful of hisses and under-the-breath utterances floated...
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Shacking Up
Some of the more unsavory politicians have defended the sanctity of marriage by describing same-sex couples who have been faithfully cohabitating for most of their...
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Racing Against the Rules
The District of Columbia thrives on laws, rules and regulations. If you don't think so, try eating french fries on the Metro. The regulations regarding...
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AIDS Walk on the Rebound
After a number of uncertain years in which fundraising and attendance totals significantly decreased, organizers say that the 18th annual AIDS Walk this Saturday morning...
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Pink Bunny
My partner and I, the good aunts that we are, recently agreed to host two of our little nieces overnight while their parents took a...
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No Ifs, Ands or Butts
Washington's newest local celebrity is Mary. She's the central figure in a new campaign aimed at smokers who are trying to kick the habit. Ads...
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Outside the Box
Last night I got dumped by my loft. My one, true loft. The loft of my life. I was in Massachusetts for the weekend, inhaling...
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A Rodeo Hate Crime
Hyper-macho men chase, harass, and brutalize terrified victims. They do it simply for their own amusement, or because they are addicted to the rush of...
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Adult Zone Shut Out
When it comes to entertainment, Americans look to a variety of sources. Those who live in the Washington area and have an affinity for baseball...
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This Man's Army
By 71, a thoughtful person should reach a point where he has learned a thing or two. One thing Keith Kerr has learned is that...
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Booby-Gazing
It felt so stereotypically lesbian: My partner and I saved our money, conspired with a travel company, got our documents in order, wrote some big...
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'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Goes to War
Today, the Department of Defense can offer a count showing that military operations related to invading Afghanistan and Iraq -- operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi...
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Grand Old Protestors
There's been a lot of talk about elderly protesters lately. Women, specifically. From Kansas. Midwestern, blue-rinsed, female Medicare-recipients marching with U.N. flags. It's a hot...
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Setting the Course
Boston may have gotten the Democrats, and New York the Republicans, but Washington hosted a major political conference of its own last weekend as the...
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An Office of One's Own
Wednesday, Sept. 8, was a gray day in Washington. Among Mayor Anthony Williams's announcements at that day's routine press briefing were what flood preparations the...
