Too funny. You’ll recall we pointed out the other day that the McCain campaign’s Arlington headquarters was holding a big fire sale to liquidate all its computers, Blackberries and other office equipment and furniture. Well FOX 5’s Tisha Thompson says she bought one of the McCain Blackberries, and it was filled with confidential campaign information. Thompson reports that one Blackberry she purchased from the campaign for $20 “contained more than 50 phone numbers for people…

In the market for a used computer or Blackberry? Would you consider buying one from Sen. John McCain? The failed presidential candidate’s campaign staff is liquidating their Arlington offices, reports The Sleuth, and there’s some decent stuff for sale: Among the hot deals listed for sale on the price sheet: – A Dell Latitude D620 laptop for $417.00. – A Dell Latitude D820 laptop for $570.00. – Brother multifunction printer for $189.00. – RIM Blackberry…

For several hours on Wednesday, the re-election campaign web site of D.C. Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss, paulstrauss.org, displayed the message, pictured at right, that it had been “taken down due to a lack of payment.” We asked Strauss about it, and by the time he got back to us, the message had been removed. Several hours later, a new splash page, this time with the message “Site under construction,” appeared. Then late last night, the…

Flickr user erin m spotted this sign in a souvenir shop in D.C.’s Union Station. Is 75 percent off enough to tempt you?…

The Examiner reports that voter turnout in the metro area last week was not historically high. The DCBOEE was predicting about 63 percent voter turnout this year in the District once all absentee votes were counted. In 1984, when Walter Mondale was running for president, voter turnout in D.C. was up at 77 percent. Virginia and Maryland similarly fell short of setting records this year. That seems pretty weird, considering the long lines we saw…

When a measure that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives fell three votes short of making it through the Senate, voting rights advocates were both frustrated and hopeful. Frustrated because the Senate’s arcane rules of procedure allowed three senators to hold up legislation that had overwhelmingly passed the House; hopeful because whether through intense cajoling or electoral victories, three new votes aren’t impossible to come by. With the recent…

Here’s a few more reports by DCist contributors from all over the city last night. Spontaneous celebrations erupted across Washington when Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 2008 presidential election. The scene in Chinatown wasn’t nearly as crazy as U St. (judging from the pictures, at least), but those who were out were as ecstatic and elated as I could imagine. Cars honked repeatedly as they drove down the street; people poured champagne…

Finding a newspaper by 9 a.m. this morning was a more difficult task than getting out of bed for the long trudge into work. But while trying to obtain a tangible piece of paper journalism for posterity might have been a futile task, your second best option is the Newseum’s humongous online collection – 682 of this morning’s front pages, all accessible from the comfort of your desk (or, depending on how late you were…

While we soak in Barack Obama’s historic victory over Senator John McCain (who delivered a moving and honorable concession speech), we can’t ignore the change that came to our own backyard. Few of the results caught any of us by surprise. We did, though, rid ourselves of a pesky ANC commissioner, though. Yes, fellow District residents and ping-pong lovers alike, ANC 3F04 commissioner and ardent nightlife opponent Frank Winstead was handed a crushing defeat last…

Video from 11th and U Streets from voteprime Video from near the White House from JCardinal18 Video of dancing in front of Dukem at 12th and U Streets NW by Sommer Mathis…