Benjamin R. Freed

• Location: Washington, D.C.
• Job: Associate Editor
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Alleged U.S. Capitol Bomber Loved to Party, Spent All His Money on Liposuction and Designer Threads

Khalifi in his clubbing days in an undated photo. (Via Glittarazzi) So, in the past few weeks, the style and nightlife bloggers over at Glittarazzi have transformed themselves into a crack team of relentless crime-solvers and victims' advocates. Just kidding, they're still here to party. But the site, nevertheless,... continue reading on DCist

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Toki Underground Chef Thang Le's Death Ruled a Suicide

Photo by Davin Tarr Another sad turn in the story of Thang Le, the Toki Underground chef who died last week just days before he was to open his own pop-up restaurant. The City Paper's Chris Shott reports that the District Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that... continue reading on DCist

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Owner of the Occupy-Branded Mercedes Speaks, and He's a Supporter

Remember a few weeks back when we stumbled upon a baby-blue Mercedes-Benz peculiarly branded with vanity license plates reading "OCCUPY"? It threw us off a bit. A late-model E350 convertible—base price $56,850—in support of a protest movement that often sounds as if it abhors the wealthy was quite the... continue reading on DCist

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Obama, Gray, Laura Bush and Others Break Ground on African-American Museum

Former first Lady Laura Bush, Smithsonian Secretary Wayne G. Clough and others break ground. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Obama, Mayor Vince Gray, former first lady Laura Bush and others were on hand at a ceremony on the National Mall this morning to break ground on the Smithsonian Institution's new... continue reading on DCist

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Virginia Lawmaker Behind Personhood Bill Responds to 'Weekend Update'

Virginia State Del. Bob Marshall (via Facebook) On Saturday Night Live this past weekend, Amy Poehler dropped in on her former "Weekend Update" co-anchor Seth Meyers to riff on the infamously guys-only birth control hearing by the House Oversight Committee, a wealthy backer of Rick Santorum asserting that "back... continue reading on DCist

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