Drill, baby, drill -- just do it in China
Last week, President Obama aggressively promoted the need for energy exploration -- in China.
"Under the initiative, the U.S. and China will use experience gained in the United States to assess... Full Editorial
- Letters from readers
- Letters from Readers
- The folly of Gitmo trials in Manhattan
- Voters won't forget Saturday night
Examiner Columnists
- Noemie Emery: When did Newsweek stop doing news?
- Jay Ambrose: Plenty of smart solutions to health care
- Dr. David Gratzer: Medicine isn't perfect, Obamacare is even less perfect
- THE DAILY OUTRAGE: Cycling through
- Scott Ott's Examiner Scrappleface: President's 'Thanks-giving' order perplexes Dems, pundits
Op-eds
- Grace-Marie Turner: Ten reasons public won't buy Senate health care plan
- H. Sterling Burnett and James Franko: There's time to get climate policy right
- Ken Blackwell: Obama's indecision is hurting foreign alliances
- William Kristol and Frederick W. Kagan: There's no substitute for victory in Afghanistan
Nate Beeler’s Latest Toon
Are Democrats exiting the sinking ship?
Comes the news that Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore of... more
Inspector General: Rhee visited me to intervene...
On June 27, 2008, Michelle Rhee, head of the Washington, D.... more
New documents: White House scrambled to justify...
Just hours after Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell... more
Harry Jaffe: D.C. loses a friend to the cops and the homeless
A few years ago I was reporting a story about two vice cops who had been busting dope rings in Southwest D.C. I wound up spending too much time in 1 D substation, the first district police... Full story
- Ethics investigation dropped against former GOP legislator
- Montgomery County approves giving disabled hiring boost
- Court backs Rhee in dispute over teacher firings
- No extra Metrorail for holiday shopping
- Erica Jacobs: Giving thanks for a good principal
- Md.'s gambling problem: Slots stalled 1 year after vote
- Andrews: Budget woes show county can't afford helicopters
- 11 years after Disney animation, Hong Kong director takes on Mulan with real actors
- 11 years after Disney animation, Hong Kong director takes on Mulan with real actors
- Songs by Beach Boys, The Doors among 25 recordings inducted this year into Grammy Hall of Fame
- In 'The Zero Hour,' Jim Brochu recreates a funny, unpredictable Zero Mostel
- Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP
- Wanted in Sterling: Man kissing women
- Keeping you and your home safe for the holiday
- Correction: HOV Crackdown story
- Impeachment debate begins on SC Gov. Sanford; panel looks at absence to visit Argentine lover
- Soggy season, crop losses in Gulf South may limit sweet potato supplies next year, experts say
- Southern Calif. wildfire spreads amid strong winds
- Skip the plane, take the train? More Americans looking for cheaper Thanksgiving travel options
- Cockeysville soldier killed in Afghanistan
- Grand jury gets murder case against parents
- Md. priest gets probation for abuse
- Hundreds of icebergs split from Antarctic ice shelves float toward NZ; ships, sailors warned
- Death toll in China mining blast rises to 107, state media say
The 3-minute interview: George Jones
The not-for-profit Bread for the City helps people in the District all year round, but the group's executive director of nearly 14 years explains how the economic crisis is hitting the prime... Full story
27 years after 'Gandhi,' Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal
Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the... Full story
Movie review: Williams, Travolta deliver mangy mongrel of a comedy with `Old Dogs'
In case anyone in the audience isn't sure when to cackle, coo, snicker or sigh, the makers of "Old Dogs" have provided a handy on-screen prompt.
It's an old dog, shown in closeup, reacting with... Full story
Murder suspect caught on his way to girlfriend's house
U.S. marshals arrested a 19-year-old man on murder charges just days after The Examiner featured him as one of the marshals' most wanted suspects.
Emanuel Johnson is accused of gunning down... Full story
Crime History: U.S. 'fesses up to Iran Contra affair
On this day, Nov. 25, in 1986, U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese makes public the details of the Iran Contra affair, in which profits from weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to aid... Full story
Shuttle Atlantis leaving space station after weeklong visit, supply dropoff
It's time for Atlantis and its seven astronauts to leave the International Space Station.
The shuttle will undock early Wednesday morning, then aim for a Friday landing.
Two of Atlantis' crew are... Full story
Suspect arrested in 1997 slaying
Metropolitan police have arrested a suspect in the 1997 slaying of a woman in her apartment in the Adams Morgan neighborhood.
Fifty-seven-year-old Frederick Edward Morton was charged Tuesday with... Full story
Fight for Kandahar shows some of the biggest hurdles facing the US war effort in Afghanistan
A wedding was called off because international troops killed the groom. A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a police patrol. An old woman was beaten by the Taliban after she tried to stop... Full story
Honduras cops say 4 people, rifles seized; Micheletti claims he was target for election attack
Honduran police detained two Nicaraguans and two Hondurans along with several rifles, and interim President Roberto Micheletti claimed the weapons were part of a plot to attack him during Sunday's... Full story
Sports
Players voice support for embattled Kansas football coach Mangino
Two players defended embattled Kansas coach Mark Mangino on Tuesday as an internal investigation into claims that he mistreated his team entered its second week. Full story
Sports
Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin dies at 85
Abe Pollin was the NBA's patriarch, an old-school owner who won a championship and had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan. He introduced luxury boxes and the large replay screen to big-time professional sports. He used to have 3-point shooting contests with Wes Unseld. Full story
Nation
Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP
Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization. Full story








