Washington DC Vacation

Friday, July 14, 2006

Resum� - George W. Bush c.v. 



''All records of my tenure as governor of Texas, the records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies, and all records from meetings that I, or my Vice President, attended regarding public energy policy, are now in my father's library, sealed and not available for public view.''
Source: santiago.indymedia.org

Fiona Apple Announces Mammoth U.S. Trek 
After having spent much of the winter and spring cooped up in the confines of America's arenas while opening for Coldplay, Fiona Apple has broken free. She'll spend the summer in the open air of the nation's pavilions, amphitheaters, and corporate sheds, on a headlining tour of her very own.
Source: www.pitchforkmedia.com

MICHELLE SINGLETARY: THE COLOR OF MONEY: Debunking common money myths 
Reader note: Michelle Singletary is on vacation. The following is one of her more popular columns that previously ran in the Times. WASHINGTON -- There is a lot of financial misinformation out there.
Source: www.contracostatimes.com

Video: Built to Spill: "Conventional Wisdom" 
Built to Spill have finally found something as epic as their guitar solos: knights in shining armor! Well, the armor isn't exactly shining (it's definitely been around the block), but the gear sported by the band members and their buddies in the clip for "Conventional Wisdom", from the band's latest album, You in Reverse , will definitely protect them from attacks by sword-bearing rival indie
Source: www.pitchforkmedia.com

Washington Nationals (38-52) at Pittsburgh Pirates (30-60), 7:05 p.m.



Saratogian - (Sports Network) - Dominican veteran Ramon Ortiz gets the first start of the back half of the season for the new-look Washington Nationals, who bring three players into the fold to open a three-game set with the host Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park
Source: www.saratogian.com

Computers Hijack Washington Quarter Design Vote
WTLV - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Talk about your two-bit schemes. Robotic computer programs stuffed the online ballot boxes in a contest for Washington's official state quarter design, forcing technicians to suspend voting. State officials overseeing the
Source: www.wtlv.com

Thursday, July 13, 2006

DC sniper claims rural Denton case



Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Jun 16, 2006One of the snipers who terrorized the Washington, DC, area with ... for a possible link to the Washington-area sniper ... charge of the case was on vacation in Germany ...
Source: www.dallasnews.com

Comets blank Power
PensacolaNewsJournal.com, FL - Jul 8, 2006... Comets sucker-punched the Power, 20-0, and advanced to a July 22 matchup against the Washington DC Divas, a ... We didn't come down here for a vacation," said Gates ...
Source: www.pensacolanewsjournal.com