It’s been an amazing year in the nation’s capital. From the debt ceiling crisis to the rollercoaster Republican race for president, politics has been endlessly fascinating. (Isn’t it always?) The Capitals and Nationals both changed their managers in 2011 and the Redskins (still) stink. Heck, we even had an earthquake. Read full article > >

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Who had the “Worst Year in Washington”?

At the Christmas Attic, a year-round Christmas store along a cobblestone street in Old Town Alexandria, the managers carry business cards stamped with this on the back: “YES, I KNOW I HAVE GLITTER ON MY FACE.” The glitter stamps spare them from repeating themselves as customers with good intentions point out stray glitter that has fallen on their cheeks, on their foreheads, in their curls — flyaway flecks of glitter lit up like diamonds under a tangle of blinking Christmas lights strung from the store’s ceiling. Read full article > >

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Christmas never ends at the Christmas Attic

Alan Pardew admits that other managers in football have questioned his decision to become the new boss at Newcastle.

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Pardew ‘mad’ to take Magpies role