Mara Lee: A Tough Initiation to D.C. Renting a place on a limited budget in the Washington area is already hard enough. Most young college grads can’t afford more than $1,000 a month, and even most basement apartments and studios cost more than that in the neighborhoods young people are …

Howard Kurtz: At Sparkly Newseum, The Glory Of the Story Goes Above the Fold The new incarnation of the Newseum is dazzling, innovative and absorbing, a first-class addition to the capital’s cultural institutions. … It is also, in some respects, an overpriced monument to journalistic self-glorification. Not that there’s anything …

Mary Ann Akers soberly files: Major-League [Expletive] Newsman Finds Redemption [The Panama Canal?] Politicians who have been maligned by the media find redemption all the time. So why shouldn’t that be the case for journalists who have been maligned by politicians? It seems to have happened for Adam Clymer, the …

A story of love, Washington Post deadlines, commodities prices and Whole Foods [famousDC Love] Last week, while reporting a story about high gold prices, Washington Post staff writer Ylan Q. Mui asked District resident Noah Cuttler what effect the rising costs would have on his plans to surprise his girlfriend, …

Elissa Silverman: K Street’s Second Shift INTRO: Money for access. Influence peddling. Gucci. It’s just another Monday on K Street. Even at 1 a.m. KICKER: He then heads home to Springfield. He has a busy day at the office tomorrow.

Angelina Jolie pens op-ed to the Washington Post, says we should STAY in Iraq

Akers: Meltdown on House Floor Disrupts Lantos Memorial Service Steroids in Baseball – CHECK NFL Spygate – CHECK Pelosi’s Daughter’s Wedding – CHECK Political Gotcha – CHECK Terrorist Surveillance (FISA) – nah

 Weisman: McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes

Rothenberg vs. Cillizza Stu: “Too many observers, I’m afraid, seem to think that every campaign development is important and changes the political equation,” write Stu. “Even smart people, like Chris, who will tell you that most endorsements by individual members of Congress don’t matter much, get swept along with the …

Giuliani Campaign staffers forgo paychecks