OK this is what I have come up with since no one seems to have any suggestions.....Unless you are rolling in the dough the only available rooms left for those dates that are reasonable (from 93.50 & up /night ) is the Travelodge Gateway which is located at 1917 BLADENSBURG ROAD NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON, DC 20002 Reservations tn is 202-832-8600
or you can reserve online at Travelodge Reservations
There is a restaraunt onsite called the New China Inn, my suggestion would be to meet there, we would need to get an apprx head count to figure out if we need to make reservations or not.......obviously this is a chinese restaraunt so my only concerns would be that some may not like this type of food and also any of our migraine sufferers probably can not eat chinese due to the MSG......

Another suggestion :
Big Man's Restaurant
1001 Bladensburg Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 388-5115
Mainly Soul Food so there may also be some objections to this style of food

Now my last suggestion would be this one solely on its great reviews:

BELLA ROMA
2530 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-686-5990
Hours: (Sun-Thurs) 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; (Fri-Sat) 10:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.

Bella Roma, in its previous location, was an institution in Cleveland Park. It is now smaller in size, but not in it's 'heart'. The owner, Enzio, worked in the earlier restaurant and is carrying on the tradition. There are tables outside where kids can wiggle, talk, run around and watch fire trucks come and go at the station house a few doors away. Inside the restaurant is cramped in a homey, inviting way. The menu contains the expected Italian fare-pastas, pizza, veal or chicken marsala, veal or eggplant parmigiana, plus hamburgers, and non-Italian sandwiches. Servings are generous and very filling. They also serve ice cream, American and Italian. The cappuccino is a rich way to end a meal - delicioso!

Estimated cost per person for dinner: $17.

It is located about five miles from the hotel mapquest directions:

1: Start out going Northeast on BLADENSBURG RD NE toward NEW YORK AVE NE/US-50 E. 0.1 miles Map

2: Turn LEFT onto NEW YORK AVE NE/US-50 W/US-1 ALT S. 1.8 miles Map

3: Turn RIGHT onto FLORIDA AVE NE. 0.5 miles Map

4: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto R ST NW. 1.6 miles Map

5: Turn RIGHT onto CONNECTICUT AVE NW. 0.8 miles Map

6: End at 2530 CONNECTICUT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC Map

Total Est. Time: 14 minutes Total Est. Distance: 5.00 miles

So there it is, My suggestion would be to meet on the 18th unless you are planning to attend the Summit in Arlington VA, My main objective is to attend the rally which is the following day at the National Mall, You guys need to give me some feedback here.......We can either early on the 18th say 3:30-4:00pm so that those that are going to the summit will have time to attend (Summit begins at 6:30pm) or we can meet late, I personally would rather early as I am not a night owl..........Give me some feedback here ok......lets get this in motion....

Tray