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• Yisrael Medad can’t take a joke, Wonkette misses the high-road

  Published: July 23, 2007, 3:56 pm

  Tags: Washington, On The Web, Antisemitism

  Jew-liani. We’ve all seen it already, right? Well, West Bank-based blogger Yisrael Medad hadn’t. And even if he had, he apparently wouldn’t have gotten the joke. Which is cool and all — you wouldn’t normally expect an Orthodox religious settler to get all that D.C. politico insider baseball. Guys like Medad

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• He Had It Coming!

  Published: July 28, 2007, 8:42 pm

  Tags: Tv News, Isaiah Washington

  Isaiah Washington deserved to be fired, says Shonda Rhimes. The Grey’s Anatomy creator and executive producer is finally speaking out about the recently fired star. TV Guide: How difficult was it for you to let Isaiah go, on a personal level? Shonda Rhimes: It wasn’t. It was a decision that was a long time coming, and it felt like it

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• In Brief: "If [Saunder] says, 'Clinton I need you to ...

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:35 pm

  Tags: Clinton Portis, Quote The Redskin, Washington Redskins

  "If [Saunder] says, 'Clinton I need you to run through that brick wall,' and that brick wall, it's hard to run through a brick wall, I've got to find a way to get as close as I can and dive over the top of this brick wall and tell him, '[Bleep], I made it over.' You know? 'I did it. I didn't do it the way you asked me to do it, but I got there'."

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• A family tradition

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Washington, Politics, Shoah, Antisemitism

  The son of a good family who stole apples from a cart did not become a thief overnight. The deed has its roots in previous generations. Perhaps his very pious grandfather hid behind the bimah of the synagogue in the name of humility, but the act contained a trace of deception (geneivas daas) because he was acting more pious than he really was. His

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• In Brief: "If [Saunder] says, 'Clinton I need you to ...

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:35 pm

  Tags: Clinton Portis, Quote The Redskin, Washington Redskins

  "If [Saunder] says, 'Clinton I need you to run through that brick wall,' and that brick wall, it's hard to run through a brick wall, I've got to find a way to get as close as I can and dive over the...

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• D.c. Sucks: Why We Avoid D.C. At All Costs

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:10 am

  Tags: D C Sucks, Doree Leaves Town, New York Provincialism, Snarf, Washington D C

  Yesterday, I was trying to get home from Miami, but the weather had other plans, and the plane I was on got diverted to Washington, D.C. To Dulles Airport, to be exact, which is way farther outside...

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• A family tradition

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:02 pm

  Tags: Washington, Politics, Shoah, Antisemitism

  The son of a good family who stole apples from a cart did not become a thief overnight. The deed has its roots in previous generations. Perhaps his very pious grandfather hid behind the bimah of the synagogue in the name of humility, but the act contained a trace of deception (geneivas daas) because he was acting more pious than he really was. His

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• In Brief: Remember that Washington Post column about ...

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:35 am

  Tags: Hello Cleaveland, Hillary Clinton, Robin Givhan, Tits, Washington Post

  Remember that Washington Post column about Senator Clinton's cleavage? Writer Robin Givhan has taken a lot of (deserved) criticism for it, but not from her paper's ombudsman, Deborah Howell. "Does...

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• A Higher Level of Cleanliness in Washington Heights

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Neighborhood Watch, Brooklyn Heights, Chelsea, Clinton Hill, Kew Gardens, Little Neck, Washington Heights

  ropes course. [Gothamist] Washington Heights: Sounds awesome, but exactly how much does the Grand Ba Ba, "ascended master of cleaning," cost? [Copyranter]

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• Mets Offer Humber For Cordero

  Published: July 31, 2007, 2:13 pm

  Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Quentin, Chad Cordero, Jon Rauch, New York Mets, Philip Humber, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

  to Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post, the fates of Chad Cordero and Jon Rauch might be tied to Eric Gagne.  Gagne has the lower asking price and limited no-trade protection, and Jim Bowden may wait until that situation is resolved. Some possible names on the Nats' radar include Wily Mo Pena, Carlos Quentin, and Philip Humber.

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• Tim Brown's Latest: Cordero, Quentin

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:50 pm

  Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Quentin, Chad Cordero, Cleveland Indians, Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Wily Mo Pena

  Sox can't get Eric Gagne: Washington's Chad Cordero.  It seems Wily Mo Pena would be a part of that, but I imagine Jim Bowden would want a top prospect as well. The Diamondbacks are shopping Carlos Quentin for a starting pitcher; the Indians and Nationals have interest.  Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Indians

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• Adam Dunn To The Nationals?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:42 am

  Tags: Adam Dunn, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals

  still appears to be the Washington Nationals. Will Carroll says that Dunn would love to be reunited with good friend Austin Kearns in Washington, and might sign an extension there.  He could become the face of the franchise.  The problem is that the Nats don't have what the Reds want, so a third team would have to get

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• Cordero/Rauch Not Going To Tigers, Mets

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Chad Cordero, Detroit Tigers, Jon Rauch, New York Mets, Washington Nationals

  A Nationals source tells me that if traded at all, Chad Cordero and/or Jon Rauch will not be going to the Mets or Tigers.

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• Dodgers Tracking Cordero and Rauch

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:48 am

  Tags: Chad Cordero, Detroit Tigers, Jon Rauch, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Washington Nationals

  to Yahoo's Jeff Passan. The Washington Post's Barry Srvluga confirms the Dodgers' presence and adds the Mets and Tigers as teams following the relievers.  As he mentioned yesterday, Srvluga's source thinks a trade of one of Cordero or Rauch is likely and the return would be prospects.  I'm sure we'll be hearing much more about this

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• Carlos Gonzalez For Chad Cordero?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:12 pm

  Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Carlos Gonzalez, Chad Cordero, Washington Nationals

  Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post is hearing whispers about the Diamondbacks possibly trading 22 year-old outfielder Carlos Gonzalez to the Nationals for Chad Cordero.  The right fielder has come alive to hit .326/.396/.616 in Double A this month.  He'd instantly become the Nationals' #1 prospect.

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