“Washington D.C.” on The Daily Caller

WASHINGTON — The sport utility vehicle that struck and killed a 64-year-old pedestrian in Northwest D.C. last week is registered to the Swiss embassy, and the driver may have been on his cellphone at the time of the accident, WTOP has learned. (more)

If you missed out on last weekend’s National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., you can check out the highlights and memorable snapshots in our photo gallery below.  (more)

Everyone knows Washington, D.C. is home to a large population of “rats.” But so far, the city’s pest-control authorities have only received reports about the furry rodent variety. (more)

The New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority is suspending all its services in preparation for Hurricane Irene. But 200 miles to the south, the Washington, D.C. public transit system will operate its normal weekend service as the giant storm passes near the U.S. capital region. (more)

The D.C. Taxicab Commission likes to keep people in the dark. Literally. (more)

What was once considered the murder capital of the country is now the best city to raise a family. (more)

George LeMieux – the former Florida Senator-turned 2012 Senatorial candidate – is touting his Washington experience as a reason for voters to send him back to the Senate. (more)

Earth Day in Washington D.C. was a bit of a bummer. On environmentalists’ proverbial Christmas not only did Michelle Obama cancel her Earth Day service event due to weather, but there were only a few small events in the nation’s capitol – One, for example, in the morning at the National Zoo for two hours, one midday at the Botanical Gardens for four hours and a few commercial offerings/giveaways at places like Starbucks and Elevation Burger. (more)

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray fired his chief of staff Wednesday, moments before she was scheduled to testify before a D.C. Council committee on why some members of the administration were being paid salaries that exceeded the city’s legal limits. (more)

“Georgetown,” the upcoming ABC drama that aims to be a “primetime soap about young people behind the power brokers of D.C.”, won’t actually be filmed in the District, reports DCist. (more)

To those who still haven’t recovered from the 2007 cancellation of “The O.C.,” worry not, because a new geographic-based drama is coming to ABC, reports Politico. (more)

UPDATE (5:30pm): The Center for Public Integrity responds to inquires made by TheDC. (more)

1.) Establishment Republicans conflicted over whose back to pat for busted omnibus bill — Majority Leader Harry Reid folded during last night’s high-stakes po(r)ker game. Now Beltway types are racing to cement a narrative for exactly what made the GOP so bold. “The defeat of a pork-laden $1.1 trillion ‘omnibus’ spending bill in the Senate Thursday night was the first serious indication after the Nov. 2 election that the Tea Party movement has staying power and will be a force into 2011,” writes The Daily Caller’s Jon Ward. “Some Republicans on Capitol Hill said Thursday night that GOP leadership played a pivotal role as well. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was said to have pressured key GOP lawmakers to stand firm against the legislation, though some in leadership said the conference was fairly united against it from the beginning.” Less, uh, established folks, like Sen. Tom Coburn’s beard, were more willing to give all credit to the Tea Party: “It was 100 percent grassroots…The American people took it down,” said Coburn spokesman John Hart. Also, bitter Democrats, one of whom dejectedly chalked up the broke-down omnibus to Congressional Republicans being “a wholly owned subsidiary of the Tea Party.” (more)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry suggested Monday that Mitt Romney may have a hard time attracting Republican support if the former Massachusetts governor runs for president in 2012. (more)

Al Qaeda’s latest target in the Washington D.C. metro area: purveyors of the $9 salad. And get ready for the Terrorist Monster Truck. (more)

WASHINGTON – A D.C. Police SUV was involved in a wreck at the filming of “Transformers 3″ in Washington D.C. (more)

Rallies, they’ve got it all: fun people, interesting smells, and lots of vocal exercises. (more)

The liberal “One Nation Working Together” rally in Washington Saturday was a trashy affair — much trashier than Fox News host Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally held at the end of August, at least according to one member of the clean-up crew who worked both events. (more)

Two years ago Edward Dooley called himself a “Kennedy-worshiping, stereotypical Massachusetts liberal.” (more)