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June 2008

It is supposed to be HOT this weekend. From the National Weather Service: …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING… …EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… … A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO …

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC want ad of the day. LOOKING FOR A LAWYER TO DEFEND ME … Could be one of many GOPers.

Top 30 Animated Movies of All Time [DC Girl] Neighborhood Safety Zones [district diaries] Nighttime at Nats Park [inside and out] A Logo You Can Believe In [JoMa] Dear Everything Bagel [love] Meet Barack Obama [oppo]

On the historic eve of this Nation’s first ever African American Presidential nominee, the RNC ad geniuses introduced Sam, their brand new “white” elephant. As if a white elephant wasn’t offensive enough, this double entendre might be the gift that doesn’t keep on giving for the RNC. White Elephant: [defined] …

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC want ad of the day. Need Crawlspace Cleared… Is Hillary looking to hide disappear for a while?

Your FlatTop Brings All the Boys to the Senate [anti-dc] YOU’RE AN OLD FRENCH FRY! [sticks and stones] Field Guide to DC Apartment Hunting [hey pretty] Hey! I Know Those People [pork and beans] We’ve All Wondered This [Creole Princess] Love U Obamas!!! [thinking black man] Zipcode, I’m also addicted …

Dear Jane, In order to represent the people, it’s imperative that you act like the people. Just because you write the laws, doesn’t mean you’re above them. Although, we do love your SUV – very foreign of you. Is it a hybrid? Regards, FDC Editors 2601 PARKING AND OTHER NON-MOVING …

The family indicted together … stays together. John Bresnahan: William Jefferson’s brother, sister, and niece indicted The brother, sister and niece of indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) were indicted themselves today for allegedly skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from non-profit groups they controlled, according to the Associated Press.

Play video games.…Obvi! Claudia Parsons: Retired Justice O’Connor Unveils Video Game America’s first female Supreme Court justice unveiled a videogame project on Wednesday to teach children how courts work, saying she wanted to counter partisan criticism that judges are “godless” activists.

Before the tornadoes and monsoons hit our fair city yesterday, Jenny McCarthy and Jim Caarey were out on the mall protesting kids or something. In all seriousness, they were protesting for the group, Green Our Vaccines, to urge the government to eliminate toxins from children’s vaccines. Here’s a pic from …

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer stops by the WaPo and pronounces newspapers and magazines dead. Kim Hart: Steve Ballmer Swings By the Post Steve Ballmer’s favorite TV show is “Lost,” but he refuses to pay a buck to get it on iTunes–he’d rather deal with a few ads. He still isn’t sure …

From Ambinder: So the RNC, in its video on Democrats who’ve criticized Obama, plays a sound bite of Sen. John Edwards noting Obama’s “high-falutin” language. The accompanying translation posted by the RNC also has Edwards talking about hot air… just hot air of a different kind.

From several Cap Hill tipsters: “The U.S. Capitol Police have just issued an alert of tornado warnings in the metropolitan area. We have been advised to stay inside & move away from the windows.”