The Morning Buzz

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Phew! Excuse us for being a bit slow this morning. We're still recovering from the excellent Washingtonian.com reader happy hour last night. Want to make sure to be informed of the next one? Follow us on Twitter or join our Facebook group, and we'll let you know! 

Wow, so that cold front came through, and it finally feels like fall. Hooray! Get out your scarves and down vests, as it'll be getting even chillier through the weekend.

Colin Powell will be on Meet the Press this Sunday AM. FishbowlDC is taking a poll on if he will endorse McCain or Obama. 

Tough financial times in DC (as everywhere else)—Fenty is cutting budgets across almost every agency to help make up for the District's $131 million shortfall. 

PQ Living alerts us to a sweet ice cream deal.