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Archive: June 2007 (13 Posts)

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'Democracy' Comes to the Library

Posted by: Matt Raymond

John Haynes of the Library of Congress?s Manuscript Division addresses guests in the Library?s Madison Hall as NED President Carl Gershman, right, listens. The blonde woman in the audience with her back to the camera is actress/activist Mia Farrow. (Photo by me.) Even in the midst of partisan squabbling for which Washington, D.C., has always …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

The Great Hall in June

Posted by: Matt Raymond

Speaking of “great halls,” I was just over in our very own Great Hall and thought that I would post a quick pic that I took. Such a gorgeous building — even a novice shutterbug like me can’t mess it up. You wouldn’t necessarily know it from this shot, but the place is teeming with …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Library in the News, 6/6/07

Posted by: Matt Raymond

John McArdle of Roll Call today writes the first story I have seen on the appropriations bill that is taking shape in the Legislative Branch subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee.? (The link is here, but is subscription-only.) According to the article, the bill ?is expected to increase overall legislative branch spending by $251 million …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

June Is Bustin' Out All Over!

Posted by: Matt Raymond

I’ve mentioned my penchant for playing an internal soundtrack based on whatever is going on around me. Just like clockwork ? or calendar-work ? June 1 of each year brings a rock-solid guarantee that the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “June Is Bustin” Out All Over,? a raucous celebration of the turning of the seasons, will …