by Roshan Nebhrajani | Feb 8, 2011 | Politics
Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., will resign from Congress on Feb. 28. After serving more than eight terms, Harman accepted the position of president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Monday. “Hey, who says women in their 60’s are in...
by Roshan Nebhrajani | Feb 8, 2011 | Politics
In response to recent violent protests, one of the leaders of the Albanian opposition party hosted a press briefing in Washington Tuesday. Erion Veliaj, a lead organizer of recent protests against Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, asked a mixed audience of...
by Peter Larson | Feb 2, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Unanswered questions about exactly what President Barack Obama said privately to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday had White House reporters frustrated in Wednesday’s press briefing — and it looks unlikely the hush will lift anytime soon....
by Elena Schneider | Feb 2, 2011 | Politics
“They [Republicans] want to achieve in courts what they couldn’t achieve in Congress.” — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. “I believe [the act] has major problems beyond just the constitutionality.” — Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa WASHINGTON — Senate...
by Peter Larson | Feb 2, 2011 | Health & Science, National Security, Politics
If you’re having as much trouble as we are keeping up with Google’s realtime results for keywords such as Egypt and Mubarak, here are a few accounts to follow through the rest of the week that are being updated by journalists on the ground there. 1....
by Lauren Schwartzberg | Feb 2, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will set a national drinking water standard for the toxic substance perchlorate. The EPA said it was reversing a 2008 Bush administration ruling. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson made the...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 2, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON –Educators met Wednesday to discuss how U.S. private colleges and universities can help meet President Barack Obama’s goal of once again becoming the world’s leader in the number of college graduates by 2020. “We need far more college graduates than...
by Roshan Nebhrajani | Feb 2, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON –The nation’s ambassadors are gathering for a face-to-face meeting, the first of its kind in U.S. diplomatic history. With the exception of U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, who could not attend because of the unfolding crisis in that...
by Rebecca Cohen | Feb 2, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan decried the “false choice” between career readiness and college readiness Wednesday in response to a Harvard University study that suggests high schools should steer many students toward occupational education...
by Elisa Santana | Feb 1, 2011 | Politics
Washington — Howard Dean let out a familiar primal scream while debating Newt Gingrich Tuesday night at The George Washington University. “Why do you still have to be a second class citizen?” Dean said, becoming red-faced and excited while responding to...
by Peter Larson | Feb 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
Listen! Fulbright scholar and Medill graduate Lauren Bohn describes the scene at Tahrir Square, the center for many of the demonstrations in Egypt and the site where hundreds of thousands have gathered to call for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She...
by Olivia Marcus & Tal Axelrod | Feb 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON –The administration announced new efforts to pilot “anti-trafficking coordination teams” on Tuesday. The partnerships of government agencies plays a key role in effectively fighting modern slavery, Attorney General Eric Holder said, in...
