Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who now runs the Motion Picture Association of America, is dismissive toward the blackout many websites are conducting today in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act.

Photo by absentmindedprof. Last weekend, we were quick to declare 13th Street as the newest sledding hotspot in town. Well, with roads (albeit quite sluggishly) getting back to handling cars instead of humans, it’s not really an option this weekend. Where, oh where will the poor tobogganers go? How ’bout the lawn of the Capitol? Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) petitioned for a special waiver to allow residents to take a turn on the normally…

>> An early morning fire struck some vacant buildings located at 14th & Maryland. [Frozen Tropics] >> Could potential supporters of the D.C. Voting Rights bill in the Senate, such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd, end up being out campaigning and miss the vote, thus leaving it open to a filibuster threat? [Free Ride] >> The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is trying revoke the business…