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Rights (and responsibilities) of the "several states" (
April 06, 2007)
If you live in DC you surely know that Congress is trying to create a statute allowing the District a real vote in the House of Representatives. (Our current "Delegate" may feel free to vote on issues, but his vote... $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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La Marcha (
April 11, 2006)
Yesterday I slipped out of the office a little early to join the immigration protest on the Mall. $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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Unconstitutional Manassas housing ordinance is suspended (
January 06, 2006)
I really am going to take a break from this website, but while I have your attention, I cannot let this pass without comment: on New Year's Day E and I were appalled to read a Washington Post article about... $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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Purple America (
November 27, 2004)
It paints a much more precise -- and therefore much more nuanced and interesting -- picture. $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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statistical outlier (
November 03, 2004)
District of Columbia race for President 142 of 142 precincts - 100 percent John F. Kerry - 183,876 - 90 percent George W. Bush - 19,007 - 9 percent Ralph Nader - 1,318 - 1 percent David Cobb - 645... $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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Stopped by the Police, Episode #7 ()
I had been home just 17 hours, was venturing out for the first time and had only driven a few hundred yards when I was stopped by the police. This happens to me at an improbable frequency; today was the... $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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I voted (
October 27, 2004)
In hindsight, maybe I should have chosen paper. You never know when those ballots will have to be recounted. $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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Bush vs. Kerry, Yankees vs. Red Sox, Tucker vs. Jon (
October 25, 2004)
Infatuation 1: the Red Sox. Infatuation 2: Jon Stewart. $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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voting information for overseas Americans (
September 29, 2004)
If you are an American overseas and haven't already registered for an absentee ballot, here's what to do. $MTEntryExcerpt$> ... (
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