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>> The Senate might have to work all weekend, in advance of a possible vote on Sunday on whether to take up a $50 billion war funding bill that calls for a troop withdrawal from Iraq in 12 months, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned. Be prepared to hear all your Senate staffer friends complain about this at happy hour tonight. [The Hill] >> Foxhall Road will be closed to traffic between MacArthur Boulevard...

Just when we need encouragement to brave the oppressive evening air and go out among the living this summer, instead of ordering bad Chinese takeout again from the comfort of our air-conditioned sofas, along comes the Restaurant Week parade. There is not one, not two, but three chances to get out there in the next month or so and test drive that swanky new place you’ve always wanted to try or the neighborhood favorite you haven’t checked out yet.

This is an event we're all bound to want to celebrate -- the District's speeding cameras brought in a record $2.98 million in fines in December 2005, the single biggest take in the program's five-year history, according to the Washington Times.

I have been wanting to eat some good sushi that isn't too expensive. Do you have any suggestions?

This DCist doesn't normally find himself in the Palisades. There's really no reason for us to venture out to MacArthur Boulevard; sure, there are some pretty old houses, and the rather strange movie theater turned CVS, but the prospect of an hour and a half on the D6 frightens us. Saturday night was, however, an atypical night. We decided to enjoy a change of pace by taking a late evening drive and checking out Kotobuki, the tiny second floor sushi joint next door to Makoto that both Sietsema and amateur critics have raved about. And the meal we enjoyed there was good enough that we've added the restaurant to our "Reasons to go to the Palisades" list, bringing the grand total to one.

It's military base closure and realignment time! Can't you feel the tension? A day after Northern Virginia went on alert that as many as 50,000 Defense Department workers could be leaving the area because their buildings do not meet federally mandated terrorist safeguards, a quiet corner of Bethesda might be the next area to see a Pentagon retreat. The Post reports that the Defense Department is considering consolidating agencies like the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on larger military reservations. In this case, the agency's facilities are too close to Sangamore Road. As anyone familiar with the area can tell you, the agency's campus is tightly interwoven with the surrounding leafy neighborhood, its shopping district and the Capital Crescent bike trail.

A quick roundup of what's going on in our neighborhoods ... Palisades In an article sure to further feed the passions of people with real estate interests near MacArthur Boulevard, the Post highlights the Palisades, a neighborhood this DCist used to call home. We'll pick out a few fun descriptions: "Architectural variety" ... "Arts and Crafts bungalows" ... "folksy Fourth of July parade" ... and neighborhood-grown grapes making wine that's "not great, but drinkable." We...

Today will be mostly cloudy with highs around 40 and a chance of snow showers. The photo is by John W. via Flickr. Snow Storm Falls Short Predictions: The area papers noted yesterday's storm fell short predictions, but closed schools in the area, to the frustration of parents. WTOP notes the snowfall set a record at Dulles Airport. Indian Lobbying Up: The Examiner reports that lobbying expenditures by Native American tribes is up recently. They...

Lots of automated traffic enforcement news!

Watch out D.C. drivers, the District is deploying four new photo radar cameras for "final testing." That means that while the cameras will flash and take your photo if you are speeding, you will not be issued a ticket.

The District is declaring victory in its multi-year initiative to reduce speeding and agressive driving.