August 19, 2008
Go Home Already: At Least Tomorrow Is Hump Day
Teddy Roosevelt (albeit shorter than he was some hundred years ago) strolls around his old stomping ground. Photo by philliefan99.
- More questions about the policing in Prince George's County: Police say that officer Steven Jackson shot and killed Manuel de Jesus Espina, 43, when Espina forcibly tried to grab Jackson's handgun; eyewitnesses say that Jackson relentlessly beat Espina with his baton before shooting him in the chest while he lay bloodied on the floor. Jackson has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident. [WaPo]
- The baseball might be horrible, but at least the soundbites are good for WaPo's Nationals beat writer Chico Harlan. [City Desk]
- Didn't get your fill during Restaurant Week? No worries! Plenty of good eateries are extending their RW offerings through at least this weekend, including Cafe Atlantico, Oyamel, and PS 7's. [DC Foodies]
- Recent Hall of Fame inductee Darrell Green was voted as the Redskins all-time greatest "franchise player." [ESPN]
- You may want to prep the video of frolicking puppies before viewing: a family who had occupied a house for five generations will be forced to leave the property and watch the home bulldozed, in order to make way for the construction of an interchange to the Intercounty Connector. [ABC7]
- Yup, we'd say this certainly qualifies as a big-time typo. [Talking Points Memo]
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Waddya mean a typo? That's the most accurate description of Lieberman I've ever seen in print.
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BULL MOOSE!
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No, I'd say the AP nailed that one right on the nose.
Every time I see that man I keep expecting purple lightning to be shooting out of his hands while he cackles maniacally.