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Good morning, Washington! Here's what we're reading around the web this AM.
Published Friday, December 05, 2008
Photo by Flickr user Lori Greig Happy Friday, Washington! Going to any of the End of Prohibition Parties tonight? For the full scoop on activities, check out our list. And don't forge to vote in our photo contest runoff—voting ends today at 4 PM. Be proud, Northern Virginia—you have the rights to the top high school in the nation, according to US News & World Report. Now here's a hockey fan who takes it all very, very seriously. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to take up a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship.
Virginia's GOP leader may be in the hot seat after a series and setbacks for the party. Bundle up this weekend—while there's a slight chance of snow, mostly it'll be really, really cold.
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Politically, Virginia seems to be in transition: two Democratic Governors in succession, and two Democratic United States Senators, where not long ago it had two Republicans in the Senate. Its GOP could certainly use superb leadership. In the early years of the Republic its politics was dominated by Thomas Jefferson and its Democratic Republicans, as they were known.
Posted by: Candadai Tirumalai, Dec 05, 2008 08:51:23 AM
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A new craft cocktail happy hour, a chocolate-themed happy hour, journalists rocking out, and a, er, pantless Metro ride. All this and more in your deliciously busy weekend nightlife picks.
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