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May 2010

Today was “Bike to Work Day” in Old Town, Alexandria. [although not according to the website] The City of Alexandria annually recognizes national Bike to Work Day by celebrating and promoting bicycle commuting as an affordable, efficient, and environmentally friendly way of getting to work. Thousands of area commuters will …

Albritton scooped up DCist’s Sommer Mathis for TBD.com, House floor speeches can be boring, Clinton Portis has a stripper pole in his basement, @BlairDC gave us her favorite top 5 rooftop bars, bring it Mayweather, so what’s the deal?, Chris Frates finally took a vacation, public service for Congressional press …

Best. Campaign. Website. Ever. [jump shot] Friends, Family, and Enemies I would like to say that the new Congressman is a valued constituent of the 9th Congressional District. I (Kevin Millen) pledge to you all to uphold the laws of the land and help each constituent whom has a problem …

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Apparently size matters. “They’re too small.” Srsly?

Send us your caption ideas to [email protected].  Winning caption is named Person of the Week. h/t Bob Basler

We’re not sure how this would play in Arizona.

10th [Commandment] Ready to fight [Obama] Twilight [contracts] Metro [image] The Hills [DC]

If you once thought it impossible to blow a 50 point lead in a gubernatorial race even though you had access to $68 million, [think again.] Despite spending $68 million of her fortune on a half-year torrent of TV ads, billionaire former eBay CEO Meg Whitman’s once-robust lead over Insurance …

Fresh off his win in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary, Dr. Rand Paul is already tossing haymakers.  [bring it on] What I tell to the national Democrats is bring it on and please, please, please bring President Obama to Kentucky. We would want him to come and campaign for my opponent …

We know you press secretaries out there have a lot to deal with. Angry reporters. Policy staffers who think they’re communicators. Aggressive colleagues. Passive aggressive committee staffers. Tickle fights. It’s a rough life. And if you stick around long enough, chances are your boss will be caught in a sex …

This morning’s USA Today ran a piece about anti-establishment candidates, specifically, Sen. Arlen Specter, who lost last night in his PA primary. A growing wave of discontent with government crashed down on “establishment” candidates running in primaries Tuesday as voters turned five-term Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter out of office … …