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Health care reform passed its first major test in the Senate tonight, and heads to the Senate...
Highly recommended: From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities and the Lasting Triumph Over Scarcity, by Arnold Kling and my American Enterprise...
The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there was any drama at all. Lawmakers were simply voting to begin...
Lincoln a 'Yes'
Senate Democrats will be able to begin debate on an $849 billion health care reform bill now that Sen. Blanche Lincoln has committed to voting to move the...
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Examiner's York gets goods on Americorps
On Friday, The Washington Examiner's chief political correspondent, Byron York, had another stunning report on the scandal involving the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin.... Full Editorial
- Letters from Readers
- First, stop Medicare and Medicaid fraud
- Time to stand up to Fenty
- Letters from Readers
Examiner Columnists
- Sally C. Pipes: Why Americans dislike Obama's health care reform
- Diana West: Political Islam is bent on world domination
- 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
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
Brad O'Leary: Obama’s 43% is too much for Media...
On Tuesday, Media Matters, a self-proclaimed watchdog group... more
Immigration looms as the next test for...
Is Congress, behindhand on Barack Obama's deadlines on... more
Alexandrians balk at Mark Center access plans
The Virginia Department of Transportation has offered seven alternatives for direct access from I-395 to the Mark Center site in Alexandria, but citizens, concerned that several of the options... Full story
- Report may jeopardize Rhee, school reform
- Rhee's reforms take hold
- Kaine to set Jan. 12 date for crucial special election
- Harry Jaffe: Feuding D.C. politicians cede power to Congress
- Montgomery Sheriff's report details tuition abuses
- D.C. unemployment rate hits record 11.9 percent
- Merry moviegoing!: Holiday movie preview
- Rare Charles Darwin book to be auctioned on 150th anniversary of famous work
- Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift are top contenders at American Music Awards
- `New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend
- Motown sound returns to where it began 50 years ago with founder, 'family,' famous friends
- International Emmys to honor British TV veteran David Frost; Britain, Brazil top nominees
- New U.S. attorney sworn in for Alexandria's federal court
- Robber gets 25 years for stealing $80 from pizza shop
- Crime History: Feds use RICO Act to bring down mob
- Catholic bishop says he asked RI Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Communion in 2007
- Officials: Atlantic City boardwalk fire that destroyed 4 businesses started in pizza shop
- 3.7 magnitude earthquake hits California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by sharp aftershock
- Iraqi refugees move to Michigan despite its poor economy, government warnings to stay away
- No recovery in sight for region's food charities
- Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring
- Baltimore police shoot 1 suspect, arrest another
- Hundreds gather in Rio to protest Iranian president's impending visit; Silva welcomes him
- Iraqi prime minister steps up attacks on Baathists before vote, stoking tensions with Sunnis
Retirement awards caught in Fenty-council spat
Four District government employees caught up in the latest dispute between the Fenty administration and the D.C. Council will be denied their promised early-retirement bonuses unless the council... Full story
Racette's Angelica a memorable triumph at Metropolitan Opera revival of Puccini's `Il Trittico'
Patricia Racette had just sung her moving final notes in "Suor Angelica" and fallen to the stage.
Around the Metropolitan Opera House, a significant segment of the audience was sniffling and... Full story
Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris, other stars fete CNN's everyday heroes
Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of... Full story
The Blotter
Woman killed by metro train
A woman was struck and killed by a Red Line metro train in the Brookland station Friday night, according to Metro.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the... Full story
Crime History - JFK assassinated
On this day, Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed as his motorcade drove through Dallas.
At 12:30 p.m., a bullet struck Kennedy in the back and another killed him with a... Full story
Little thanks expected this holiday at NYC airports, nation's worst air travel bottleneck
Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season. But travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they are headed to New York... Full story
Pa. man charged with wild police chase near DC
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with numerous criminal offenses after leading police on a high-speed chase injuring two Maryland State Police troopers on the Capital Beltway.
Police say... Full story
Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela in the coming months
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
Chavez read aloud a letter to the 83-year-old former Cuban leader during a... Full story
Thousands in Nazareth celebrate beatification of late Palestinian nun
A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood.
Thousands of worshippers gathered in the biblical town of Nazareth... Full story
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Sports
Weis says if Notre Dame fires him for 6-5 record, he'd have a hard time arguing it
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said he would have a hard time arguing if the school decides to fire him for his 6-5 record, saying it isn't good enough. Full story
World
China mine disaster kills at least 92; official says GDP growth should not cost miners' blood
When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered. Full story
Entertainment
Rare Charles Darwin book to be auctioned on 150th anniversary of famous work
An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Full story
