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An amazing voice, mezzo Marijana Mijanovic singing "Svena, uccidi, abbatti, attera" from Vivaldi's opera Bajazet.

From the site, by Sommer Mathis:
"After waiting all summer, and oh, nearly 30 years since the last time a D.C. voting rights bill made it to the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007, for Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

But whether the bill has the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster is still unclear, so voting rights activists are asking supporters to rally one last time to send a loud, clear message to the Senate that the District demands the vote. On Monday, Sept. 17, join DC Vote, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Secretary Jack Kemp, Mayor Adrian Fenty, Raoul Cunningham - president of the Louisville chapter of the NAACP, Teena Halbig - president of the Kentucky League of Women Voters, other elected officials and civil rights leaders for a DC Vote Coalition Rally.


Meet at 11 a.m. in front of the Dirksen Building for a rally and press conference, after which supporters will fan out in Senate office buildings to spread the message. We demand the vote!"

Larry Craig Bathroom Bust Re-Enactment

This is a great video produced by Slate called "Senator Craig - the Re-enactment," which faithfully follows the police report to show Sen. Larry Craig's Minneapolis bathroom bust for soliciting sex.