It’s dispensed 1,000 books since July 1.

Get it? Because Congress can’t pass a bill to reopen the government.

Good news for travelers — WTOP reports that JetBlue has won landing rights at National Airport.

JetBlue this week announced that its new flights out of National Airport, which are expected to begin in November, will service just three cities: Boston, Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. It’s good news for those of you who travel to Boston or Florida frequently, but to be honest, we had kinda been hoping for more. In a press release, the airline offered a sneak peek at its flight schedule out of DCA, which includes seven…

JetBlue announced today that it will start serving National Airport later this year. The airline already serves the D.C. area’s other two airports, BWI and Dulles. Starting in November, JetBlue plans to offer at least eight daily departures from DCA to select East Coast destinations. No word yet on what those routes will be, but White Plains, JFK, Boston, Syracuse, Buffalo, Burlington and Portland, ME are all likely candidates. JetBlue’s access to National Airport…

Written by DCist Contributor Josh Kramer The Hatchet — George Washington University >>David Horowitz, organizer of Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, spoke Thursday night at GWU. Horowitz criticized the university and for its reaction to the students who hung ironically critical posters on campus, but spent most of the talk explaining the history of the Ottoman empire and what he believes is the rise of “Islamo-fascism.” Horowitz also tried to claim that he is not a racist….

Well, it’s Monday again and it seems the malaise caused by Georgetown’s Saturday loss has subsided a bit. A dash of cherry blossoms and a pinch of kite festival always helps mend a broken heart. At least some Georgetown fans are finding a bit of solace in their prospects for next year. Solace came in another form at a Sunday mass for supporters and students in Atlanta when the presiding priest said, “I must admit,…

It may be cold and rainy, but there’s still plenty of reasons to smile on this fine Friday morning. Maryland and Georgetown won, VCU triumphed over Duke in one of those only-in-March exciting final two minutes, and … oooh, right. Sorry about that GWU. Ouch. How are your brackets doing this morning, Washington? More of course will be coming later from our crack team of sportsologists. Voting Rights That Much Closer: DCist already reported on…

Austinist gets arty with an interactive guide to SXSW, loved some local art galleries and a new art exhibit and lamented the possible loss of “Friday Night Lights” production to New Mexico. Bostonist was happy they finally found an Anna Nicole Smith connection to their fair city and that an Apple Store was opening up. They were less happy that new rules have been established limiting underage shows and that their Governor is spending…

Well, being that it’s Friday, make that three happy thoughts. But given that today marks the start of the World Cup and the last day that we’ll hopefully ever have Tom DeLay in Washington, it’s looking to be a great day. Host country Germany kicks off the tournament against Costa Rica — this DCist’s favored team — today at noon, at which time DeLay will be packing boxes in his Capitol Hill office and trying…