James Carville and Mary Matalin will talk about their book LOVE & WAR at the National Press Club on Saturday.

WEDNESDAY Fast Company’s Charles Fishman has a dirty little secret: he loves him some savings at Wal-Mart. It makes him all hot and bothered. But he feels really guilty about it, because, apparently, the retail behemoth may have certain deleterious effects on the marketplace. Who knew? Join Fishman as he discusses The Wal-Mart Effect at Politics and Prose. 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 7 p.m. THURSDAY Pint-sized author and newly minted voiceover star Sarah Vowell will…

Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s. The photos shows an animated James Carville at Sunday’s Nats game, caught by a DCist reader shortly after he was selected the “fan of the game.” Mayor’s Poverty Initiative Examined: Mayor Williams’ New Communities Initiative would spur development in poor neighborhoods by seeking to draw middle income families to new housing, the Post reports. The program is due to what one observer called a…