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Sunday Morning Post Update: Joe Paterno has died
The Associated Press is reporting that Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in college football history, has died at 85.
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Shanahan Lands at Dulles
Mike Shanahan Redskins coach-in-waiting Mike Shanahan has reportedly landed in Washington this afternoon, and may be introduced officially as the team's new head coach as early as tomorrow. Dan Hellie of WRC/NBC4 tweeted from Dulles Airport that Shanahan landed on a Redskins plane and got into Dan Synder's limo, offering no comment. News first broke in mid-December that the former Denver Broncos coach and winner of two Super Bowls was talking with the 'Skins...
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Don't Let My People Go
If you're looking for a singles party tonight, do not go to the Let My People Go ball at Love Nightclub. Let My People Go abruptly shut down "The Ball" in Washington and apparently most other cities where they had planned to introduce or expand their successful New York City party. While party planners had hoped for 1,000 guests, their revised estimate found only 250 willing partiers, a number they said would be a disappointment....
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View From the Floor: Invesco Field in Photos
The experience of attending Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field in Denver on Thursday night was, simply put, staggering. From the very long lines to board a shuttle bus, to the exponentially longer security lines to get inside the stadium, just the process of getting to your seat took about two hours. Once inside however, the effect of such an imposing, enormous arena having been turned into a political spectacle was...
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Conventionist: Lessons Learned from DNC Day 2
Tuesday was Hillary Clinton Day at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The senator and former presidential candidate gave a rousing speech that most pundits agreed accomplished what she had promised to do: leave no doubt that she is fully behind the candidacy of her former rival, Sen. Barack Obama. Before the speech, all any journalist trolling for stories inside the Pepsi Center wanted to do was figure out any sort of fresh angle on...
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Conventionist: Highlights From DNC Day 1
One day down and three more to go here in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. Below are some of the top moments of Day 1 for DCist (and a couple lowlights for good measure)....
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What the DNC State Blogger Corps Really Gets You
DCist is participating in a first of its kind credential program at this year's Democratic National Convention. We're serving as the selected blogger representing the District of Columbia in the DNC State Blogger Corps. Here's how The New York Times described the desirability of our credential: For bloggers attending the Democratic convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, two types of credentials are offered. The first is a national credential, which offers the same access...
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Conventionist: The Long Hot March to the Pepsi Center
The Pepsi Center is located only a little over a mile away from the center of downtown Denver, but for credentialed delegates and media, getting inside the facility is a process that takes about one hour. The Democratic National Convention Committee and the city of Denver arranged for shuttles to the Pepsi Center from prime spots downtown, like major hotels. Unfortunately the traffic jams caused by the convention makes the shuttles move at a snails...
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Protester Detained by Police Outside Colorado Convention Center
At least one protester was detained by police outside the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver just after noon on Monday, as the Democratic National Convention was getting underway. Four people wearing bandanas over their faces, who said they were protesting "capitalism," sat down on the sidewalk in front of the convention center, prompting a swarm of roughly 20 police officers to shut down one lane of traffic and subsequently put one of them...
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Pope Benedict XVI's D.C. Popemobile Ride in Photos
Pope Benedict XVI took to his popemobile after meeting with President Bush at the White House this morning. The pontiff, who is celebrating his 81st birthday today, rode west beginning around noon on Pennsylvania Ave. through Washington Circle before heading north on Rock Creek Parkway before exiting at Massachusetts Ave. to arrive at the Vatican embassy. A large, enthusiastic crowd of about 10,000 gathered to cheer on the Pope as he rode by, rather swiftly...
