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Officer Accused Of Michelle Obama Threat: It Was A Joke
The Washington Post reports Christopher Picciano , a 17-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department, "maintains that he made a sarcastic quip while inadvertently displaying an image of a gun on his smartphone," according to his attorney.
1 hr ago | Business Journal
Outdoor market from Union Kitchen proposed for NoMa
Union Kitchen has proposed a new outdoor market in NoMa with live music, happy hours and food trucks, The Washington Post reports.
5 hrs ago | Free Republic
IRS Scandal: Oversight from Washington, All Along
From the outset, Internal Revenue Service lawyers based in Washington, D.C., provided important guidance on the handling of tea-party groups' applications for tax-exempt status, according to both IRS sources and the inspector general's report released in mid May.
Feds don't look good draped in the Fifth
We all have the right to wear clothes that clash, and all in this country have the right not to provide testimony that could be used against them.
D.C. schools chancellor orders shakeup of 2 schools
More than 100 teachers and staff at two District of Columbia public schools will have to reapply for their jobs.
President Obama Loves Leaks, Despises Whistleblowers
With the revelation that the Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of The Associated Press' telephone records and used security badge access records to track James Rosen's visits to the State Department, along with a warrant to search Rosen's personal emails, there has been a rush in the mainstream media to declare the DOJ's actions to ... (more)
Libya 'Talking Points' Emails Put Petraeus Back In Spotlight
Former CIA director and retired Gen. David Petraeus helped shape the first draft of "talking points" about the Sept.
Carolyn Hax: Girlfriend's odd complaint about beau's freelance career sparks concerns
Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997 as a weekly feature for The Washington Post, accompanied by the work of "relationship cartoonist" Nick Galifianakis.
Bret Baier: Justice Department targeted James Rosen's parents as well
On Tuesday's "Special Report" on the Fox News Channel, host Bret Baier revealed that the intrusions into James Rosen's privacy went beyond Rosen himself and also involved his parents.
Joplin house offers hope to tornado victims
By the time I visited Joplin on Labor Day 2011, after the May 22 tornado had struck the southwest Missouri community, much of the damage was still visible.
The upstart grocer has had to add orange juice, soy milk and other non-local items to appease customers who are not yet ready to sacrifice their creature comforts in the name of the environment.
A sorry truth in faulty racism survey
A world map in The Washington Post giving a visual representation of racial tolerance around the world caused quite a splash last week.
Workers at federal buildings and museums in D.C. to protest low pay
Hundreds of low-wage workers employed in federal buildings in the District are expected to gather outside the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday to picket outside several of the city's most iconic structures urging for better pay for those who clean the buildings, serve fast food to commuters and sell museum souvenirs to tourists, The Washington ... (more)
Chinese hackers who breached Google reportedly targeted classified data
The Chinese hackers who breached Google's corporate servers 41 months ago gained access to a database containing classified information about suspected spies, agents, and terrorists under surveillance by the US government, according to a published report.
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away.
Israel returns fire following shooting from Syria
It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had... It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors ... (more)
Gov't presses ahead on another leak case
In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory - by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information.
Barack Obama: President heads to Rancho Mirage in June
President Barack Obama will hold his first meeting with China's new president at a Rancho Mirage estate in June.
Whole Foods plan likely to move forward in Prince George's County
After a heated approval process, the $250 million project that would give Prince George's County its first Whole Foods store appears to be moving forward, The Washington Post reported .
State of Maryland to Cancel Three ICC Bus Routes?
The Intercounty Connector could lose three of its existing five commuter bus routes by Aug.