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Halloween is fast approaching, Washington—but so is Election Day. With that in mind, we've compiled a huge listing of all the election-watching parties we could find. 

Don't forget Todd Kliman's Tuesday dining chat, today at 11 AM.  

Not only is Metro beginning random bag searches—they'll also start handing out hand sanitizers. Yay? 

Stories from the campaign trail: When 83-year-old political staffers start attacking people with their canes. 

Does DC's brunch culture suck? That's what this blogger is arguing.  

14th and You takes a look at what's going on with the former Dakota Cowgirl space. Looks like we won't see a new restaurant until January, if not later.