Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Rod Blagojevich is out of prison thanks to a kind of mercy he rarely showed as governorFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - As a newly minted member of the Illinois General Assembly in 2007, Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago remembers his first bill: a proposal to eliminate from state job applicat...
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With no added sugar, these fruit and nut energy bars are a smarter on-the-go snackFeb 19, 2020 5:00 am - I've rarely met a packaged energy bar I've liked. They are almost always too something - too sweet, too pasty, too artificial-tasting. But, because bars are the ultimate...
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Chicken, sausage and shrimp jambalaya is one big pot of crowd-pleasing funFeb 18, 2020 5:00 am - During Carnival season in New Orleans, I love having a big pot of something on the stove. The goal: Folks can drop by before or after a parade and grab a bowl of somethi...
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Why fluffy, sweet and nostalgic American buttercream is better than its fancier friendsFeb 18, 2020 5:00 am - American buttercream is one of the easiest, creamiest and most delicious of frostings, but it is also, poor thing, one of the most maligned. Many consider it unsophistic...
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Jamie Oliver brings a little plant power to the mac-and-cheese gameFeb 18, 2020 5:00 am - At the risk of sounding, well, obvious, sometimes the only thing I want is mac and cheese (or, with my apostrophes appropriately in place, “mac ‘n' cheese”). You know ho...
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Why did I fall for 'Love Is Blind'? Because Netflix is really good at making reality TVFeb 17, 2020 5:00 am - (EDITORS: This review discusses some of the events in the first half of Netflix's reality series "Love Is Blind.") For all the money it spends trying to win Oscars and E...
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'7th Sector': An inspired sci-fi game from the point of view of a sparkFeb 16, 2020 10:00 pm - "7th Sector" Developed by: Sergey Noskov Published by: Sometimes You Available on: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One • • • Sergey Noskov's "7th Sector" i...
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The future of botanical illustration is endangered, but the job is vitalFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — From her fifth-floor office in the National Museum of Natural History, Alice Tangerini has a stellar view: to the right, Constitution Avenue runs in front o...
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Chardonnay in the shoe department: Retailers are increasingly serving alcohol to woo shoppersFeb 16, 2020 5:27 am - NEW YORK - Walk past the $2,500 studded Saint Laurent boots and $995 Versace sneakers at Nordstrom's newly minted flagship store, and you'll end up at its most buzzed-ab...
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Analysis: The rich can probably escape new laws on inherited IRAs. But the rest of us can't.Feb 16, 2020 5:18 am - If you've got tons of money in your Individual Retirement Accounts, you can probably buy your way around the new rules for inherited IRAs. But if you've got merely pound...