by James Arkin | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Crowded sports bars are rarely quiet and it’s even more rare for patrons to be shushed over drinks. But for one D.C. bar, the State of the Union address has come to rival the Super Bowl, at least for political junkies. For the seventh straight year,...
by Ed Demaria | Jan 25, 2012 | Politics
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., arrive as “dates” to the State of the Union. (Ed Demaria/Medill News Service)Media outlets prepare to catch politicians as they pass through Statuary Hall for the State of the Union. (Ed...
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 Safiya Merchant | Jan 17, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — A coalition of ministers, mayors and historically black college presidents announced a plan Tuesday aimed at ending hazing at all schools, especially colleges, following the recent hazing death of a Florida college drum major. Florida...
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...
