Jan 03, 2017
‘Grin And Bear’ It Wins The Day: Clintons, George W. Bush Will Attend Trump Inauguration
Before today, the only former president who had RSVPed “yes” was Jimmy Carter.
Oct 27, 2014
Another U.S. President Weighs In On DCision14
Bill Clinton has endorsed Karl Racine for Attorney General.
Bill Clinton turns 68 next week on August 19, but the birthday celebrating is starting NOW. The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation released a video of Kevin Spacey—as Frank Underwood—posing as Bubba making a call Hillary Clinton to find out what she’s getting him for his birthday:
How do you entertain young urban professionals? With a former president and an Internet musical darling, of course.
Yesterday might have been April Fool’s Day, but in one pocket of Northeast D.C., it was no joke when a large group of volunteers arrived to help residents with yard work and other maintenance with former President Bill Clinton leading the way.
Nov 30, 2007
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Display on the Mall
If you’re down on the National Mall this weekend and see, oh, 12,000 flags stuck in the ground, don’t be alarmed. The Federal Government hasn’t started an experimental flag farm, nor is the display an effort of the area’s squirrels to show their patriotism. The flags have been planted to represent the 12,000 members of the United States military who have been discharged under the practice of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The policy, which governs…
Sep 28, 2007
Weekly Columnist Roundup: Goodbye, RFK
Harry Jaffe: In writing something of a goodbye column to RFK Stadium, Jaffe recounts the many struggles the District overcame to attract a baseball team. And though plenty of people played important roles, he feels that one deserves extra attention — former Mayor Anthony Williams. “The hero of the piece has to be Williams, an unpopular mayor who — despite his wandering attention span — kept swinging away at an unpopular crusade to use public…
Aug 21, 2007
Morning Roundup: Hurry Up and Wait Edition
Good morning, D.C. If you live in Wards 1 or 2, don’t forget to turn out to vote today in the special election for District I member of the State Board of Education. There’s only one name on the ballot, that of veteran education reporter Mary Lord, but as we mentioned before, there’s also a write-in candidate, first-year teacher in DCPS Jason Crawford. Check out each candidate’s web site and decide for yourself. If…
Jul 22, 2007
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it’s important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. Sampaist was shocked when a passenger jet crashed into the center of Sao Paulo, killing at least 200 people. The airplane, an Airbus A320, skidded off the runway at the…
Jul 18, 2007
Barry Wax Statue Would Be in ‘Scandal Room’
Yesterday, we learned that former mayor and current D.C. Council member Marion Barry would be honored with a wax statue of his likeness in the new D.C. version of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. And of course, we joked about placing Hizzoner’s statue in any number of court or hotel room settings, playing up his ‘Bitch Set Me Up’ milieu while paying tribute to his superheroic invulnerability to getting into any real trouble. But leave it…