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Gibbs: “Congress has to ask themselves how they want to end this”
At today’s White House press briefing — awaiting word from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the status of the National Defense Authorization Act...
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This Morning in DADT: Vote Decision in a “Little Bit”
This morning, the Senate was to vote on three measures, including the reconsideration of the National Defense Authorization Act with the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”...
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NSO Pops: Happy Holidays
Marvin Hamlisch conducts the NSO Pops along with special guests, including sopranos Christiane Noll and Mikaela Schneider, cellist Kristina Winiawski, flutist Niles Watson and the...
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Paula Crawford at Long View Gallery
“New Work” features paintings by Paula Crawford of colorful, spherical forms. She started painting these just before she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a disease...
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Moscow Ballet performs The Nutcracker
‘Tis the season for ballet companies to perform their own version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker pays tribute to Marius Petipa,...
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Oliver Sacks at Sixth & I Synagogue
In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks offers case studies of people who have lost certain cognitive abilities yet who nonetheless lead fairly normal lives as...
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Tragedy offers all-metal Bee Gees
If you can stomach the Bee Gees’ signature falsettos, maybe you can stomach anything, including heavy metal’s signature screeching guitars courtesy Tragedy: An All-Metal Tribute...
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News Analysis: What Kind Of Day Has It Been?
Using the following statement put out this evening by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), here is some analysis of how I see today’s National Defense Authorization...
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Reid Says, “I Am Working” on the NDAA/DADT Repeal Bill; Collins Says, Not So Fast
On the floor of the Senate just now, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said, “I am working with Senator Collins, Senator Lieberman, Senator Levin &...
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Lieberman Slams “Uninformed Staffers”; Update on GOP Votes & Reid Procedure
“Staffers” quoted anonymously by various news outlets about the chances of passage for any consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act prompted a critical reaction...
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Matters of Honor
I've struggled to explain at times why the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' takes such overwhelming priority on my personal to-do list for gay...
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Soft Senate
The gap between politics and the national interest was never greater than during last week's Senate hearing about the Defense Department survey on repeal of...
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Mova Movin' On
The last word from Mova Lounge, previously Halo, at 1435 P St. NW, was owner Babak Movahedi filing for bankruptcy protection in mid-October. A new...
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The Wednesday Wait
For updates to this story, visit Poliglot, Metro Weekly's LGBT political blog.On Wednesday morning, Dec. 8, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-Nev.) confirmed what had...
