A Man in D.C.'s Corner Passes On

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» "A POLITICIAN WITH KEMP's influence who so understood why Districtonians need representation in Congress was truly a rare asset to have."
DCist.com pays tribute to former N.Y. congressman and Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, who died in his Bethesda, Md., home Saturday. Kemp was a D.C. voting rights advocate.

» "DID YOU KNOW that Julia Child didn't start cooking until she was 32 years old? I'm 36 years old and I can still do anything. Why do I think that? Julia Child."
Arugulafiles.typepad.com feels re-energized after learning more about the famous television cook, who didn't join Le Cordon Bleu culinary school until she was 37.

» "HOW MANY OTHER young professional, innocent couples are facing this? We're in high demand! We make communities hip, trendy, the place to be, just by existing."
Artfoodbooze.blogspot.com thinks many apartment communities' strict dog rules are turning away the very people they hope to attract.

» "IT IS THE END RESULT of industrial livestock taken to an insane extreme: cram as many pigs as possible under one roof, feed them the dregs of our commodity corn and soybean production, pump them with
antibiotics and hope for the best."
Theslowcook.com is not at all surprised by the recent swine flu outbreak considering the state of the U.S. agricultural system.

» "WHY IS CONGRESS debating the BCS system? There are pressing concerns that the House Committee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection could analyze. The NCAA football championship system is NOT one of those issues."
Dissentingjustice.blogspot.com can't figure out why lawmakers are involved in college football.

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