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
Did Holder stiff Senate on Justice Dept. lawyers...
Some Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were... 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
- Assault, harassment charges dismissed against singer John Rich over spat at nightclub
- Court finds NYC cable TV news anchor guilty of attempted assault of his wife
- "Going Rogue" sells 300,000 copies its first day
- GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
- Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele to convey emotions on debut CD
- The Blotter
- Stupid crimes
- Va hunter's body found in wooded area
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364 Friday, according to Associated Press count
- Workers rescue 35 elementary school students from burning bus on NYC bridge; no injuries
- Plea bargain reached in case against woman accused in Wal-Mart altercation
- Army relents, will allow media at Palin event in NC despite concerns about anti-Obama politics
- Jury gets case of Ohio police chief accused of breaking into Parker-Broderick surrogate's home
- Police sergeant accused of misconduct
- Electrician auctioning bayside island
- Argentina's Congress approves forced extraction of DNA from suspected dirty war orphans
- Mexican prosecutors investigate disappearance of journalist who reported on crime, corruption
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
Bond set at $100K in ESPN reporter videos case
An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday — a much larger amount than previously imposed.
U.S.... Full story
Warrant: Drug cited in Michael Jackson's death came from Las Vegas pharmacy
Michael Jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic in Nevada and had it shipped to California, where it was found at the pop singer's bedside after he died, court documents released Friday... 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
At least 842 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
As of Friday, Nov. 18, 2009, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to... 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
Shifting tactics, Mexico readies social programs to combat drug gangs in violent border city
Mexico's top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to... Full story
Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild, city still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
One year... Full story
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Sports
NFL union pans commissioner's call for players to report on teammates' possible concussions
The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution. 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
