by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Following a night of civility Tuesday at the State of the Union address, lawmakers returned to their partisan ways the following morning. Many labeled the address as an unofficial start to the campaign season, and both Democrats and Republicans...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican leaders Tuesday night denounced President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address as a campaign stunt, saying Obama put his push for 2012 re-election ahead of the country’s more pressing issues. Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind., gave the official...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 18, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Three international security experts Wednesday told staffers from the Department of State, the National Intelligence Council, the Department of Defense and others what to worry about this year – brewing conflicts in several countries between Sunnis and...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 17, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— Pacing along the west lawn of the Capitol on Tuesday, Adam Lassila waved his bright yellow sign as he chanted anti-corporate America slogans as he faced a barrier of police officers. “Banks got bailed out, we got sold out,” the Massachusetts resident...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 11, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the Council of Women World Leaders held a conference on Wednesday to discuss the importance of gender in world affairs. The event opened with a keynote speech by Tarja Halonen, Finland’s first female president. A...
by Ariel Rothfield | Jan 10, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON— With three weeks until the Florida Primary, one Latino organization wants to make sure young Hispanics are ready to vote. The National Latino Evangelical Coalition, a group made up of national evangelical leaders and prominent Latinos, launched a campaign...
