Call it what you like -- it deserves a complete investigation. (afp)
Any reporter worth their salt knows that when government decides to investigate itself, exonerations tend...
So let me get this straight, the government created the housing market crash by insuring a lot of really expensive, little-to-no money down mortgages for people that couldn't...
Although the Department of Justice is not yet investigating the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), its Inspector General has looked into whether...
Clearly it's just a joke, but a bad joke. Washington Post writer Monica Hesse writes of the irresistible nature of the Twilight book series about vampires written primarily for...
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First, stop Medicare and Medicaid fraud
Last month, "60 Minutes" did an alarming report on the $60 billion-a-year Medicare fraud industry. Reporter Steve Kroft began by cautioning "that this story may raise your blood pressure" and... Full Editorial
- Time to stand up to Fenty
- Letters from Readers
- Stop bowing, stop apologizing
- Letters from Readers
Examiner Columnists
- Scott Ott's Examiner Scrappleface: Obama hails phony stimulus jobs as faux GDP boon
- Newt Gingrich: All (opposition) politics is local
- Timothy P. Carney: No neutrality in Google-funded net neutrality studies
- Irwin Stelzer: Obama's uncertain climate change future
- THE DAILY OUTRAGE: Stop asking questions
Op-eds
- Brad O'Leary: Obama’s 43% is too much for Media Matters to bear
- Daniel J. Popeo: If FDA blocks meds, how will government health care work?
- Charles A. Donovan and Robert E. Moffit: Government health care threatens the right of conscience
- Marie Gryphon: Jury rejects prosecutor's rigged game
Nate Beeler’s Latest Toon
Congressional Report: Rhee did 'damage control'...
A congressional investigation of the volunteer... more
David Freddoso: Your congressman's padded...
After serving 18 years in Congress, former Rep. William... more
Brad O'Leary: Obama’s 43% is too much for Media...
On Tuesday, Media Matters, a self-proclaimed watchdog group... more
Sex scandal could threaten Rhee’s school reforms
D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, already embroiled in a battle with school unions and the D.C. Council over a round of teacher firings, is downplaying allegations that she helped cover up... Full story
- Merry moviegoing!: Holiday movie preview
- Montgomery County faces new $100M budget hole
- Restaurant owners prepare for Va. smoking ban
- Metro board calls for oversight, communication
- Va. police target HOV violators on I-395
- Metro to delay SmartBenefits changes for 1 year
- Harry Jaffe: MPD still moving to fire cop cleared in federal court
- Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
- No verdict by jury in trial of Ohio police chief accused in Parker-Broderick surrogacy case
- Bond amount increased to $100K for man accused in videos taken of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews
- "Going Rogue" sells 300,000 copies its first day
- Those songs still soar in George and Ira Gershwin's 'Girl Crazy'
- The Blotter
- Stupid crimes
- Va hunter's body found in wooded area
- Army allows media at Palin event in North Carolina despite concerns about anti-Obama politics
- California investigates whether churches were cheated by leasing companies
- Police say NC man raped and killed 5-year-old girl the same day he kidnapped her
- UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings in Berkeley, Santa Cruz
- No verdict by jury in trial of Ohio police chief accused in Parker-Broderick surrogacy case
- Police sergeant accused of misconduct
- Electrician auctioning bayside island
- Police are weak link in Afghanistan's goal for its forces take lead on security in 5 years
- Buddhists from 2 Koreas to hold joint ceremony after naval clash earlier this month
AOL looks to shed one-third of its work force
AOL is looking to shed more than one-third of its nearly 7,000 employees to cut costs.
The Internet company, founded in Northern Virginia, is asking 2,500 employees to take voluntary buyouts,... Full story
Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction
A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.
The glove and... Full story
Court finds NYC cable TV news anchor guilty of attempted assault of his wife
Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife.
The Rockland County district attorney's office... Full story
Crime History: Feds use RICO Act to bring down mob
On this day, Nov. 19, in 1986, major leaders of the mob were found guilty on federal RICO charges, which was a rarely used prosecutorial tool that has since been called the atomic bomb of organized... Full story
Feds, local officials say they've dismantled Latin Kings in Md.
Federal and local authorities say they've dismantled a Maryland-based group of the violent street gang the Latin Kings that started operations in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in spring... Full story
CA judge rules there's enough evidence to try late porn mogul's son in ex-girlfriend's death
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
Marin County Judge Kelly Simmons ruled Thursday the... Full story
Court reverses ruling on 2005 protest
The U.S. Court of Appeals has reserved a ruling that the arrests of several protesters on the eve of the second inauguration of President George W. Bush was unconstitutional.
In a ruling on... Full story
Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils held 6 months in detainment camps
Sri Lanka will release 136,000 ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees Dec. 1, allowing the civilians to leave squalid and overcrowded government camps after a half-year detainment, a top official said... Full story
China says 37 dead, 71 trapped under ground in coal mine explosion
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of a mile under ground.
The accident was a blow for the... Full story
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Sports
Tracy McGrady says he's ready to play, Rockets believe it's still too soon after knee surgery
Tracy McGrady is eager to play. The Houston Rockets say he'll have to wait. Full story
Economy
NC state treasurer issues gift ban for employees, limits on soliciting for charity
State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations. Full story
Entertainment
Pedro Almodovar discusses his childhood, his influences and what he won't put on film
Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor. Full story
