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Some D.C. powerbrokers are finding a new way to count time. Several clever entrepreneurs have created the Bush countdown clock, which measures the time left until the end of W’s administration: January 20, 2009. The key chains are calibrated down to the second. The owner of Backwards Bush says he uses the clock as “a coping mechanism,” and doesn’t mean any disrespect. The trinkets have been appearing in the hands of Democrats all over the…

FRIDAY: >> Here at DCist we like to pimp scrappy locals and industrious indies who are charging hard against the establishment. When it comes to stand-up comedy however, sometimes we have to make an exception. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t support up-and-coming local comedic talent. You should. But we’d be the first to admit that there’s something particularly distasteful about amateur stand-up done badly — when a comic punts on stage, you just have…