Reason TV's Nick Gillespie weighs in on the UPS-vs-FedEx lobbying knife fight with this entertaining white-board video.
"The move to screw over FedEx and its customers is...
I haven't had a chance to write a column lately on health-care reform, but I wanted to point readers to two mainstream pieces that deal with the industry's role in the...
Thirty-six major corporations are being pressured by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (www.iccr.org ) to denounce the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s...
More time with the family (ap)
Anita Dunn, the White House communications director who famously kicked up the recent unpleasantness with Fox News, is stepping down...
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Climate bill's 'emergency provision' gives Obama strong-man powers UPDATED!
Both the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade energy approved earlier this year and the version just okayed by Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Democrats... Full Editorial
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- Gene Healy: Obama's arrogance of power
Op-eds
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Kaine won’t halt sniper Muhammad’s execution
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said he won't stop Tuesday night’s scheduled execution of convicted Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad.
The governor denied clemency for Muhammad, clearing the way... Full story
- McDonnell drops hints on direction of administration
- Metro, oversight group close to deal on track inspections
- Local officials press for increase in gas tax
- McDonnell election grounds gas tax hopes
- Union asks court to enforce Metro pay raises
- Feds jump into Bay cleanup efforts
- Iran
- Records: Jackson's funeral cost nearly $1 million
- Movie review: The end comes not soon enough for doomsday flick `2012'
- At the Movies: capsule reviews of "2012," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and other films this week
- Sonia Sotomayor poses inside Supreme Court for cover of Latina magazine to be released Nov. 17
- Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars
- Review: George Carlin's 'Last Words' a colorful, fast-paced look at a groundbreaking comedian's life
- Man accused of infecting Fannie Mae's computers hired by tech company
- The Blotter
- Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking
- ACLU drops suit accusing TSA of wrongly detaining man at St. Louis airport over $4,700 in cash
- Prosecutors: No charges in July death of junior lifeguard during class in Southern California
- At least 836 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,362 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count
- Mom of last DC sniper victim in Va for execution
- Property owner near TVA ash spill `living in hell'
- 12 charged after library books worth $87K stolen
- Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt in weeks
- Brazil's 2 largest cities hit by massive blackouts after huge hydro dam goes offline
Report: Inability to remove bad teachers hurts D.C., Md.
Virginia earns top grades for educational innovation
How innovative is your state's education?
A report released Monday graded states on dozens of criteria to determine if they're ready to... Full story
One singer out: Semifinal slate is sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars'
He shed tears on the show and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his last dance on "Dancing With the Stars."
The 21-year-old singer and his professional... Full story
Movie review: 'Women In Trouble's' melding of tender, raunchy is funny for wrong reasons
"Women In Trouble" follows a day in the life of 10 different females, united by their uncanny ability to look fabulous in their underwear while in the throes of emotional crisis. Imagine Russ Meyer... Full story
Police seek clues in 2008 death of Marine
Arlington County police are seeking information about the death of a Marine that occurred a year ago.
Around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2008, the driver of a sports car called 911 to report that he had... Full story
CRIME HISTORY - O'Banion killing sparks 5-year Chicago gang war
On this day in 1924, Dion O'Banion, the Irish-American leader of North Side Gang is assassinated in his flower shop by members of Johnny Torrio's gang, sparking the bloody gang war of the 1920s in... Full story
Former suspect in California gang rape case says he tried to help 16-year-old victim
A man who was arrested but later released in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance in California says he didn't take part in the attack, but was... Full story
Howard County bans children from indoor tanning
The Howard County Board of Health has voted to ban people under age 18 from using indoor tanning devices.
The unanimous vote was taken Tuesday.
Health Officer Dr. Peter Beilenson introduced the... Full story
Amazon Indians' swine flu outbreak under control, Venezuela says
Venezuela's health minister says an outbreak of swine flu among isolated Amazon Indians has been contained.
The appearance of swine flu among the Yanomami Indians has been seen as a major health... Full story
Teen forced to shoot polar bear after getting trapped on ice floe in Canadian Arctic
Battling hypothermia, a 17-year-old hunter stranded on a floating chunk of ice shot and killed a polar bear while trapped for more than a day before being rescued Monday in the Canadian... Full story
Sports
With another loss in final group, players slowly chipping away at Woods' mystique
Tiger Woods made news simply by walking off his private jet. Full story
Sports
Federal appeals court backs judge who ruled against NFL in Vick $16M bonus case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed the judge who ruled against the NFL and let quarterback Michael Vick keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons. Full story
Entertainment
Sonia Sotomayor poses inside Supreme Court for cover of Latina magazine to be released Nov. 17
Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process — up to a point. Full story
