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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1964, file photo U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry answers questions on an exhaustive report on the dangers of smoking during a news conference in Washington. Members of his advisory committee, are, from left: Dr. Peter V.V. Hamill, Dr. Stanhope Bayne-Jones, Dr. Walter J. Burdette, Prof. William G. Cochan, Dr. Walter J. Burdette, Prof.William G. Cochran, Dr. John B. Hickman, Dr. Emmanuel Farber, Dr. James Hund, committe vice chairman, Dr. Louis F. Fieser, Dr. Terry, Dr. Charles LeMaistre, rear, Dr. Eugene H. Guthrie,staff director, Dr. Maurice H. Seevers, and Dr. Leonard M. Scdhuman. (AP Photo)

News

AP WAS THERE: ’64 US report ties smoking to cancer

January 10, 2014 11:07 pm

News

Star-Spangled banner, song to be joined in DC

Jessica Gresko -

January 8, 2014 4:01 pm

Marking 50th anniversary of LBJ’s ‘War on Poverty’: Some wins, some losses

Washington Examiner -

January 5, 2014 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

George Washington crosses the Delaware on Christmas 1776

Philip Klein -

December 25, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - This Jan 14, 2010 file photo shows the Federal Reserve Building in Washington. The Federal Reserve celebrates 100th birthday at a time of unprecedented global influence on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Economy

Five ways Federal Reserve’s influence has expanded over 100 years

Washington Examiner -

December 23, 2013 5:00 am

Magazine

Happy Birthday, Tea Party

Richard Samuelson -

December 16, 2013 5:00 am

Not many foreign policy experts would argue with the proposition that the country with which the United States has the most problematic relationship is Pakistan. But the problems began long before that, explains Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Columnists

For Pakistan and the United States, it’s one delusion after another

Michael Barone -

December 1, 2013 5:00 am

Washington Secrets

Presidential poll: Ronald Reagan’s the greatest, Obama the worst

Paul Bedard -

November 25, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2013 file photo, new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy smiles as she gives a statement upon her arrival in Japan at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. The daughter of President John F. Kennedy says his spirit lives on even though his life was cut short. Caroline Kennedy said in an interview with Japan's Yomiuri newspaper that she often meets people who tell her they were inspired by her father. She said it's a reminder that we all have a duty to work together for a better world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool, File)

Politics

JFK’s daughter says his spirit lives on

Associated Press -

November 24, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Why opposition to gun control has increased over the last half-century

Michael Barone -

November 22, 2013 5:00 am

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