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White House Notebook Obama Ditches Jacket
US President Barack Obama takes off his jacket due to warm weather while he delivers a speech in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Wednesday, June 19, 2013. On the second day of his visit to Germany, Obama met with German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel before delivering a speech at Brandenburg Gate. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Mr. Duggar Goes to Washington
star Josh Duggar has a new role to put on his resume. Duggar has been hired as the executive director of Family Research Council Action, the lobbying arm of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian organization based in Washington, D.C., according to the ...
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Washington parents ruse snares man wooing daughter
SPOKANE, Wash.-A father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed on Facebook by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands. He hatched a Facebook ruse that drew the 30-year-old Federal Way man to Spokane earlier this month. Then the father and a couple of his buddies staked out the arranged meeting spot and blocked the man's escape until police arrived. ...
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Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet Pentagon says its priciest program improving
WASHINGTON -- Senators sought cost-cutting opportunities Wednesday in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders said America couldn't afford not to build. Chairing the hearing, Sen. Dick Durbin lamented that the F-35 already has cost taxpayers billions more than what Congress signed up for more ...
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Google Russia denies giving Washington access to servers
Google did not give the US special services access to its servers, head of Google Russia said Wednesday."We didn't give the US government or the authorities of any other country direct access to our servers. All claims that we allegedly did it are false," Julia Solovyova told Moscow's business Kommersant daily.Such requests come regularly but the company only responded to ...
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Davenport to join Washington State Potato Commission
Derek Davenport of Kennewick will begin serving a three-year term as the newest member of the Washington State Potato Commission on July 1.Davenport fills an open at-large position on the commission. He is general manager for Allied Potato Northwest, Inc., in Pasco.In a press release, Davenport said he hopes to help enhance export opportunities and address trade issues that impact the ...
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Washington Now Has Three Republican Senators Who Support Gay Marriage
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (R) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) hold a news conference to propose new campaign finance legislation at the U.S. Capitol April 23, 2013 in ...
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Weekend Wake Up Call
WASHINGTON - Metro continues its rebuilding work this weekend with a docket of track work that will affect all five rail lines. All of the track work begins at 10 p.m. Friday and will last through the weekend. A portion of the Red Line will be closed to allow for ongoing infrastructure reconstruction and maintenance. Riders should brace for delays of up to 40 minutes. A total of three ...
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Washington Post Helling Kraske Hancock rank among the best
Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video. In the video for the song "God Bless Amerika," he appears to be stepping on top of the American flag. But he said in a Facebook post Tuesday the flag on the ground will not appear in the ...
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White House Threatens to Veto 5-Month Abortion Ban Bill
The White House has vowed to veto a House bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks gestation with exceptions of rape and incest. "The Administration is committed to the protection of women's health and reproductive freedom and to supporting women and families in the choices they make. If the President were presented with this legislation, his senior advisors would recommend that ...
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Construction Worker Falls From Scaffolding In DC
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The DC Fire Fighters Association, International Association of Firefighters Local 36 is reporting a high angle rescue on Wednesday morning. According to a tweet from @IAFF36, crews are at 1721 19th St NW after a construction worker fell from scaffolding. The union tweeted that the worker was unconscious between the third floor and roof. Crews initially had trouble getting ...
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Three Pedestrians Struck Near Union Station
A sexual assault near Occidental College in Eagle Rock was not reported to students for four days to respect the confidentiality of those involved on Sunday, Feb. ...
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Who Is Richard Berman
Who Is Richard Berman? WASHINGTON - August 4 - In light of Center for Science in the Public Interest newest investigation "Kids' Meals: Obesity on the Menu," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released a short backgrounder on Richard Berman, who founded and serves as the executive director of numerous tax-exempt front groups while also running his ...
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Womens Law Center Calls for Fair Treatment of Pregnant Workers
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Pregnant women are falling between the legal cracks, losing income and their jobs, or risking their health and that of their unborn children. So says the National Women's Law Center, which issued a new report today ...
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2 Car 2 Pedestrian Collision On N Capitol StMass Ave
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A D.C. police spokesperson says three people were injured in a two-vehicle, two-pedestrian crash at North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW on Wednesday morning. The spokesperson says a van hit a light pole and two pedestrians at 7:56 a.m. A black Ford Explorer was also involved in the collision, says the spokesperson. One of the pedestrians was pinned underneath ...
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Fort Belvoir to Open New 270K Sq-Foot Exchange
Fort Belvoir is unveiling a new, 270,000 square-foot post exchange that military officials say is the largest of its kind on the East Coast and an example of the military's effort to rebrand and modernize the old ...
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Pentagon source says four killed in Afghan attack were Americans
Four Americans were killed in a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul, Afghanistan, a Pentagon source said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN Tuesday the four NATO coalition members killed in the attack were all Americans. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force confirmed the attack on Bagram but identified the victims only as "NATO ...
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As Washington struggles US downgrade is likely
Could the US lose its top credit rating even if a deal is reached to raise the debt limit?Market analysts and investors increasingly say yes. The outcome won't be quite as scary as a default, but financial markets would still take a blow. Mortgage rates could rise. States and cities, already strapped, could find it more difficult to borrow. Stocks could lose their gains for the ...
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U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official
CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...
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Africa White House Briefing On Obamas Meetings At G8 Summit
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary June 17, 2013 PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY AND DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BEN RHODES ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MEETINGS AT THE G8 SUMMIT Killyhevlin Hotel Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 9:53 P.M. BST MR. CARNEY: Thank you for being here. Thank you for your patience. I know it's late, at ...
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WTOP Saves You Money
While those who want to save money usually avoid eating out altogether, there are some ways to save cash while still having someone else do the ...
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Obama schedule for Wednesday June 19
President Obama's schedule Wednesday included meetings in Germany with U.S. Embassy personnel and German dignitaries, the White House said. The daily schedule indicated Obama would: -- Meet, with first ...
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White House says debt limit compromise possible
With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process. In response to some analysts' studies that the nation could postpone for about a week after its borrowing authority expires on Tuesday due to new ...
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Neil Macdonald Washingtons obsession with leakers
About The Author Neil Macdonald is the senior Washington correspondent for CBC News, which he joined in 1988 following 12 years in newspapers. Before taking up this post in 2003, Macdonald reported from the Middle East for five years. He speaks English and French fluently, and some ...
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JP Morgans man in the White House Barack Obamas legacy of ashes
At one time, it seems decades ago now, the general thinking in the USA was that President Barack Obama would jolt the American political system into actually doing something beneficial for its citizens rather than spying on them, building F-35 aircraft, upgrading nuclear weapons, spending trillions of dollars (US) on national security, cutting unemployment benefits/food stamps, fomenting war ...
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