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- Despite flaws, Pollin helped save Washington, D.C.
- He made his millions in real estate, naming his apartment buildings after family (the Irene, in Chevy Chase, Md., was named after his wife, and until very, very recently, when the Wizards traveled to Portland, they stayed at a hotel run by…
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- D.C. remembers Abe Pollin
- Washington area real estate developers remembered Abe Pollin as a caring and tough man who had the foresight to build a professional basketball arena in downtown D.C. and the generosity that made him a major local philanthropist. Douglas…
- Washington Business Journal
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- State Department Enlists Home Design Magazine For D.C. Holiday…
- It's not quite the media bailout some of us were hoping for, but the State Department is asking magazines for their help with holiday decor. Full press release after the jump. New York, NY (November 24, 2009) -- The U.S. State Department…
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Mediabistro.com- Poll Puts Gray Over Fenty In 2010: Loose Lips Daily
- AFTER THE JUMP--- Protesters settle with city for $13.7M; Serrano says vouchers should be D.C.'s problem, not his; WaPo ed board smacks Gray for obstructionism; WaPo looks at the Pamela Butler whodunit; archdiocese warns that if vouchers…
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- UPI NewsTrack Sports
- SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen got into a fight when a man pushed his date at a South Bend, Ind., bar, a university source says. Quoting an unnamed Notre Dame source, the South Bend Tribune reported…
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- Astro-Turf Spammers Posing As Liberals On DU - Do They Exist?
- I am increasingly seeing right wing talking points being rephrased in liberal terminology to oppose initiatives that are pushed by the majority of the progressive members of Congress, and opposed by the conservadems, Republicans, and the…
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- WWII veteran, Whiteside board member Jack McMillin loses…
- STERLING – Jack McMillin served his country until the bitter end. The World War II Army Airborne paratrooper who once liberated 2,147 POWs from the Philippines, died in his home Tuesday from complications of pancreatic cancer. It was 4 days…
- Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
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- Inauguration Day
- WASHINGTON -- A social media site called LINK-Live, based on the Obama campaign 's Web outreach, plans to bring Inauguration Day ceremonies into the homes of millions around the world. The LINK-Live Presidential Inaugural Gala will take…
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- Gary Meador to carry Olympic torch for county
- After Mike Meador finished reading the proclamation that honored his son Gary’s participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, the Precinct 1 Commissioner offered some succinct advice. “Make us proud,” the elder Meador said. “And…
- Houston Community Newspapers
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Houston Community Newspapers- The Secret Political Reach Of 'The Family'
- Jeff Sharlet is also the author of Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible, a travelogue based on a year he and Peter Manseau spent exploring the margins of faith in America. Jeff Sharlet is also the author of Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's…
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