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Winter Storm BLASTS East Coast (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.20.2009 | Green

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A major snowstorm has been blasting the east coast, leaving people stranded in airports and travel plans in disarray. What's a person (or First Dog) t...

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Cop Brings Gun To Snowball Fight

Washington City Paper | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

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According to an eyewitness, a D.C. Police detective went nuts after kids pelted his Hummer with snowballs at 14th and U Streets NW this afternoon. The...

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

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Jim Wallis

It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.

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Wall Street Tells the President of the United States to Bugger Off

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.19.2009 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

With the nation up in arms about the perversity of pouring billions into the coffers of the banks the symbolism of the three CEO's tone deaf failure to be present in Washington is beyond understanding.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Ready For First Flight (VIDEO)

Posted 12.15.2009 | Business

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UPDATE: The video below is a generic piece about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. WATCH the Boeing Dreamliner taking off today HERE. The Boeing 787 Dream...

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Rare Tree Stolen From Seattle Arboretum, Probably For Christmas Tree

AP | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green

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SEATTLE -- Whoever cut down a 7-foot conifer in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle got a lot more than a typical Christmas tree. It was a rare,...

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Salahi Watch Fake: Patek Philippe Watch Handed Over To Pay Debt Is Fake, Jeweler Says

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A couple that crashed a White House party turned over a watch to pay a landscaping debt, but a jeweler is saying it's a fake luxury time...

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Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House

Jim Luce | Posted 12.12.2009 | World

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Jim Luce

I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004. He spoke on surviving Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia - and coming to America. He ended up working in the White House and then the United Nations.

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Lakewood Officer Memorial Draws 20,000 (VIDEO)

AP | RACHEL LA CORTE | Posted 12.09.2009 | Home

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TACOMA, Wash. — About 20,000 mourners, mostly members of law enforcement from Washington state and across the country, honored four slain office...

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Maurice Clemmons Had Kids On Hit List

McClatchy | Adam Lynn | Posted 12.02.2009 | Home

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TACOMA, Wash. -- Maurice Clemmons threatened to kill more than just cops in the days before he massacred four police officers at a coffee shop. Scho...

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"The Other City" -- The Story of AIDS in Washington and AIDS in America

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Obama White House, Michelle Obama, Valerie Jarrett, Women's Health, Washington, Washington D.C., Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, World AIDS Day, Politics News
Jose Antonio Vargas

As we mark World AIDS Day, here are facts about Washington, D.C., home to the first African Americans in the White House: At least 3 percent of the city's population is HIV-positive. A little more than 7 percent of all residents age 40 to 49 carry the virus. For the record, President Barack Obama is 48 and First Lady Michelle Obama is 45.

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Motion Graphics Fest Animates DC

Eric Shutt | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

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Eric Shutt

Motion Graphics Festival (MGFest) has been touring the U.S. for nearly 5 years, but you may not have heard of it until now.

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Sarah Palin Quits Turkey Trot 5K Race In Kennewick, Washington

Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Palin dropped out of a 5k race on Thanksgiving Day in Kennewick, Wash. The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor quit the race ...

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Biting The Vampire Back: 8 Measures To Protect Your Vital Force

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

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Dr. Cara Barker

Let's refocus. What if we practiced removing attention from what drains us, and choose to take proactive steps towards what revitalizes?

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A Lesson for Those Who Would Lead America's Cities: Michael Scott Did Not Die in Vain

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

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Rebecca Sive

In this week of Harold Washington's death, 22 years ago, I can't help but think of Harold and Michael -- together. In this time of thanksgiving, what can we learn from two lives cut too short?

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Amtrak prepares for high ridership on Thanksgiving

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

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John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerA December 2007 file photo of passengers boarding a Washington D.C.-bound Amtrak train at Penn Station in New York Cit...

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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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GM To Begin Repaying Aid By Year-End

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amou...

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Why Sen. Dodd's Opposition to the Federal Reserve is Ill-Conceived

Georges Ugeux | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

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Georges Ugeux

Had Senate Banking Committee's Chairman Chris Dodd's proposal been effective before the crisis, where would we be today?

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The U.S. and China: The Defining Issue of Our Day

Zachary Karabell | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

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Zachary Karabell

Americans still don't quite get it. There is no vote, quick resolution, or unitary policy that will "solve" China. That allows it to linger as a concern, but not to shape action.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Administration, Electric Vehicles, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Menlo Park, Washington, Green News, Zero Motorcycles, Stimulus Plan, Ev, Santa Cruz, Tesla, Evs, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

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Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

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Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

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Deer Jumps Into Lion Cage At DC Zoo (VIDEO): Animal Escapes, But Is Put Down

Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

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A wild deer jumped into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Sunday and inspired onlookers as it fought to escape from the big...

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