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The Washington Post will close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money and will focus news efforts on covering the nation's capital.

Washington D.C., Nov 21, 2009 .- Although their efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, council members in Washington, D.C are pushing for a compromise with the Archdiocese of Washington to ensure that the Church will not pull its social services contract if the council legalizes same-sex "marriage." On Dec.

This morning's Washington Post has this fascinating and important new article headlined "Tracking sex-crime offenders gets trickier: Violator registry is growing as tech-savvy predators put a greater burden on officers." Here are excerpts: The nationwide crackdown on child pornography and other sex offenses has created severe manpower shortages and ...

WASHINGTON – A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., says that the Senate owes his constituents "a full and open debate" on the health care overhaul.

In the parlance of our times, the term "idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots -- and the term "idiot" is defined by the dictionary as "an utterly foolish or senseless person" who exhibits "a mental age of less than 3 years old." There are obvious reasons to believe America is becoming an idiocracy -- a series of horrendous government and business ...

The recent cuts at the Washington Post - as reported by Politico and Washington's City Paper - have once again brought to the surface a culture clash that has been going on in mainstream newsrooms for most of the last decade, and one that shows no sign of ending any time soon.

You might have missed it, but for much of this past week, the Islamic apology-police were on the case of the Republican governor-elect of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell.

Indian officials wary after perceived White House slights Concerns arise days before Prime Minister Singh makes first state visit By John Pomfret Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 20, 2009 4:01 PM Days before India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be welcomed in the White House for his first state visit with President Obama, two ...

Remember earlier this year when the new era of hope and change was ushered into Washington, D.C. and President Barack Obama made the statement on day one his policies would 'represent a clean break from business as usual"? Not so fast says Charles Krauthammer, columnist for The Washington Post and Fox News regular.

'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed   A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition " that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a Washington Post editorial .

In an irenic Washington Post op-ed, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington called upon city council members to change the language in impending same-sex marriage legislation so that Catholic Charities could continue to offer adoption and foster care services without compromising Catholic moral teaching.

Charlene Lugar, wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar , R-Ind., is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in suburban Washington, police said Thursday.

November 20, 2009 Visionmp.com news service With first anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks coming round the corner, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that he everyday gets intelligence inputs which suggest that Pakistan-based terrorists are contriving more 26/11-like strikes in India.

No force on earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own "lite" version of Eva Peron - a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy.

U.S. President Barack Obama won't announce his decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan before Thanksgiving, senior aides said Thursday.

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray awoke to bad headlines in the Washington Post and the Washington Times Wednesday, alleging two separate possible ethics violations.

What started as a plan to find ways to cover people who don't have insurance transformed into thousands of pages of new regulations, mandates, prohibitions, oversight and general central control.

Police arrested a Hyattsville man early this morning for the shooting death of nine-year-old Oscar Fuentes.

No force on earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own "lite" version of Eva Peron - a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy.