Right to Work laws that allow employees to refrain from joining a union or paying union dues could be jeopardized over the long term, if the Employee Free Choice Act (also known...
At least six Democratic senators reportedly are willing to drop the controversial Card Check provision of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) in a compromise designed to lure...
President Obama's Friday "pep talk" on health care is coming in the wake of a rapid decline in support for the bill -- from allies to public opinion.
Most notable is...
It was predictable that House Blue Dog Democrats might have a problem with the Democratic leadership’s humungous. But I find it even more interesting that Colorado...
One of the most critical promises President Obama made about his health care plan is that Americans would be able to keep the health insurance they have if they like it. Given...
Wall Street Journal -- Budget Blow for Health Plan
Speaking to a group of Virginia senior citizens, Vice President Joe Biden laid out the administration’s view of the...
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Will the real Sotomayor please stand up?
Somebody should call the Secret Service because clearly there's been a kidnapping of President Obama's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. A person calling herself Judge Sonia Sotomayor has... Full story
Columns and Op-eds
- Rep. Michele Bachmann: Politics is in charge now at GM, Chrysler
- Marta Mossburg: A cautionary tale on spending state dollars on the arts
- Gregory Kane: Don't ignore hate crimes against whites
- Scott Ott's Scrappleface: Healthcare bill contains $87 billion for lawmakers' reading disorder
- Newt Gingrich: Personal liberation with Lifetime Savings Accounts
- Irwin M. Stelzer: immigration may be next up for Obama
- Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)
- Tony Das on why Obama is trapped between rock and hard place in Ghana
- Education reform continues in D.C.
- Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla.
Police chief denounces 'cowardly' iPhone users...
Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and... more
Police officers busted by speed cameras get...
Four on-duty Montgomery County police officers caught... more
Friends, family testify Jacks cut off contact
Banita Jacks cut off all contact from the outside world around the time prosecutors say she killed her four daughters, Jacks’ friends and family testified Thursday.
Jacks began pulling away... Full story
- Police union chief ordered to turn in badge
- Senator's abortion comments cause a stir among conservatives
- Manufacturers of faltering equipment called to Metro crash site
- Examiner's Mason wins seat on WH correspondents board
- Waitress who stole credit card numbers now a Cosi cashier
- Montgomery County cops want copters, but council says no
- Region to pitch for money to fight foreclosures
- Link probed between D.C. councilman's support, developer dollars
- Biden heads to Va. to back stimulus, Deeds
Colleagues, friends react to death of Walter Cronkite
Reaction to the death of Walter Cronkite:
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"His passing is, of course, a major loss for journalism. He was a great broadcaster and a gentleman whose experience, honesty, professionalism and... Full story
- Filing seeks ruling that could pave way for Michael Jackson's mom to contest will's executors
- Kindle minus the reading: Pirated copies of Orwell's "1984" pulled from Amazon.com's e-reader
- Highlights of some Cronkite broadcasts
- Walter Cronkite, legendary CBS anchor called `most trusted man in America,' dies at 92
STUPID CRIMES
Cops 1, Man of Steel 0
Superman and Batman recently took on New York's finest and lost.
The incident occurred in Times Square, where police officers approached the Man of Steel, aka Maksim... Full story
Stocks end flat as companies turn in mixed quarterly results; Dow rises for 5th straight day
Investors are betting that the stock market has restarted its spring rally.
Stocks ended little changed Friday but held onto an enormous gain for the week. Investors are looking to another flood... Full story
- California hospital where Suleman octuplets were born is fined again over privacy breaches
- Washington ethics group wants Sen. John Ensign's parents added to investigation
- Obama says now is not the time to slow down or lose heart in push for revamping health care
- Efforts to close Calif. budget deficit resume amid differences over education funding
New clashes in Iran, tens of thousands in opposition hear top cleric criticize leadership
In a sign of endurance for Iran's protest movement, demonstrators clashed with police Friday as one of the nation's most powerful clerics challenged the supreme leader during Muslim prayers, saying... Full story
- European markets trim gains and US falls on mixed signals from second-quarter earnings
- Top cleric in Friday prayers calls for release of reformists jailed in postelection crackdown
- Oil extends rally for third day, settling above $63 despite huge surplus and weak demand
- Pope Benedict XVI leaves hospital smiling after undergoing surgery for broken wrist
Sports
Olympic champion Usain Bolt wins 100 meters in 9.79 at Areva Meeting outside Paris
World record-holder Usain Bolt comfortably won the 100 meters at the Areva Meeting on Friday, just missing Tyson Gay's season-best time as he gears up for next month's world championships in Berlin. Full story
Entertainment
Walter Cronkite, legendary CBS anchor called `most trusted man in America,' dies at 92
Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92. Full story
Entertainment
Judge temporarily bans release of sex tape starring 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' woman
One of the stars of Bravo's television series "Real Housewives of New Jersey" went to court Wednesday to avoid getting a little more exposure than she wanted. Full story
