by Ed Demaria | Jan 24, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — After the State of the Union address Tuesday, congressmen crowded into Statuary Hall to be interviewed by various news outlets. Sen. Chuck Schumer, gave two interviews before leaving the hall.
by Mattias Gugel | Jan 24, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Former White House speechwriters reminisced Tuesday about their experiences in crafting State of the Union addresses and offered unsolicited advice to President Barack Obama as he speaks to a joint session of Congress in the last such address of his first...
by Rachel Morello | Jan 23, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Mandy Smith got off the Smithsonian Metro stop escalator and immediately grabbed a sign from March for Life volunteers. “Defend life,” it read. “I’m here because my mom was pregnant with me in high school,” said Smith, clutching her sign to her chest....
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 23, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Open government advocates are re-energizing their push for President Barack Obama to issue an executive order that would require federal contractors to reveal political contributions. The issue is gaining traction at the White House after a false start...
by Rebecca Nelson | Jan 23, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The economy is the top issue in this year’s presidential election for many Americans. And for a vocal minority of them, that includes the abortion issue. Thousands of pro-life activists descended on the National Mall Monday for the 39th annual March for...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 18, 2012 | Environment, Politics
House Republicans expressed their disapproval of President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. (Mattias Gugel/Medill)Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, “The president is selling out American jobs for...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 18, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the nation’s mayors Wednesday that 11 states have submitted proposals to be exempted from portions of the No Child Left Behind law and he will approve them within weeks. No Child Left Behind, the...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 18, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential campaign is roaring toward climactic contests in South Carolina and Florida, but every GOP nominee has won at least one of the two early contests in the northern states of Iowa or New Hampshire since 1968. Neither state...
by Rachel Morello | Jan 18, 2012 | Business, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Do you know where your computer’s information is stored? Increasingly, the answer is up in the air. Cloud technology is one of the latest developments to hit it big in the world of digital information. This service allows users to store and access...
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...
