News Topic: Washington
Wednesday November 25 2009
Saban Guides ‘Bama Into Bear-ified Territory
Nick Saban Works The Room, Shaking Hands With Crimson-clad Fans, Posing For Pictures And Chatting Amiably About Cajun Food It's Mix-and-mingle Time For Saban... more »
Tuesday November 24 2009
Mass. Senate Hopeful Khazei Touts City Year Legacy
During The First Half Of 2003, Alan Khazei Watched As His Life's Work Skittered Toward The Edge Of A Fiscal Cliff Americorps, The National Service Program That... more »
Brown, A Renaissance Man, Runs For US Senate
In Another Era, Scott Brown May Have Been Known As A Renaissance Man His Basketball Skills Helped Him Win College Admission As An Undergraduate, He Wasn't... more »
Filmmaker Tyler Perry Donates $1M To Rights Group
Filmmaker Tyler Perry Has Donated $1 Million To The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People To Commemorate The 100th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Organization... more »
Filmmaker Tyler Perry Donates $1M To NAACP
Filmmaker Tyler Perry Has Donated $1 Million To The Naacp To Commemorate The 100th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Organization The National Association For... more »
Bay-Wave Schools Want More From FEMA
Officials With The Bay St Louis-waveland School District Will Be In Washington On Jan 5 For An Arbitration Hearing Into Their Dispute With Fema Over $7 Million In Damage From... more »
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(AP) BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.
Monday November 23 2009
Crist Ramping Up Pitch For Fla. Senate Seat
Gov Crist Is Making His Pitch For U S Senate With An Anti-tax, Anti-health-care Reform And Anti-spending Message But His Speech Tuesday Night To Broward County... more »
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(AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
Gingrich Sets Ohio Town Hall
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Has Scheduled The First Of A Planned Series Of Town Halls On Jobs For Cincinnati Next Week What Gingrich Calls The "real... more »
Beck Announces Voter-education Events
Popular Media Personality Glenn Beck Says He'll Sponsor A Series Of Voter-education Conventions Around The Country Starting Next Year, Part Of His 100-year Plan For America... more »
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(AP) THE VILLAGES, Fla.
Feds Find Association Between Drywall, Corrosion
The Federal Government Said Monday That It Has Found A "strong Association" Between Problematic Imported Chinese Drywall And Corrosion Of Pipes And Wires, A Conclusion That... more »
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(AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Florida
Sarah Palin’s Book Tour Hits Fort Bragg
Sarah Palin Brought Her Book-signing Tour To Fort Bragg On Monday As Thousands Greeted The Former Republican Vice Presidential Candidate In A Campaign-like Gathering That Tested... more »
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(AP) FORT BRAGG, North Carolina
Cuba Film Institute Founder Looks Back On 50 Years
Fidel Castro Was 32 And Building His New Government On The Fly He Nationalized Cuba's U S -run Telephone Company, Tapped Che Guevara As Head Of The National... more »
Sunday November 22 2009
North Ala. Man Among Troop Honored For Vietnam Act
Wayne Patton Doesn't Consider Himself A Hero, But In A Dense Jungle On March 26, 1970, He Sure Acted Like One "i Don't Have One Ounce Of Hero In Me," Patton... more »
Friday November 20 2009
Times Publishing Agrees To Sell Governing Magazine
The Times Publishing Co Has Agreed To Sell Governing Magazine To A California Media Company, Four Months After It Sold Congressional Quarterly The Washington,... more »
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(AP) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Sources: Giuliani Leaning Toward Run For US Senate
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Who Many Republicans Have Been Pushing To Run For Governor In 2010, Is Instead Leaning More Toward A Run For U S Senate, According... more »
Thursday November 19 2009
AP Sources: Giuliani Leaning Toward Senate Run
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Encouraged By Many Republicans To Run For Governor In 2010, Is Instead Leaning Toward A Run For U S Senate, According To Two Party... more »
Wednesday November 18 2009
Big Hubble Instruments Now Smithsonian Artifacts
Two Instruments That Helped Save The Hubble Space Telescope From Failure In 1993 Were Recently Returned To Earth And Are Going On Display At The Smithsonian's National Air... more »
Monday November 16 2009
Red Cross Sells Pieces Of History To Cut Deficit
The American Red Cross Is Selling Off Decades Worth Of Treasures To Save Money And Help Erase A Big Deficit The Donated Items Being Auctioned Off Include A 23-inch... more »
Friday November 13 2009
TV’s Jon Gosselin Sues TLC, Cites Child Labor Laws
Jon Gosselin Has Filed A Counter Lawsuit Against The Tlc Network, Claiming Television Producers Violated Pennsylvania's Child Labor Laws In Filming The Hit Reality Show "jon... more »
TV’s Jon Gosselin Sues TLC Citing Child Labor Laws
Jon Gosselin Has Filed A Counter Lawsuit Against The Tlc Network, Claiming Television Producers Violated Pennsylvania's Child Labor Laws In Filming The Hit Reality Show "jon... more »
Wednesday October 07 2009
Hellen Keller Statue Unveiled In Washington D.C.
The Hellen Keller statue is the first in the National Statuary Hall Collection depicting a person with a disability and the only one of a child. more »
Wednesday September 30 2009
Statue Of Helen Keller To Be Unveiled In Washington
The U.S. House has cleared the way for
Alabama's new statue of Helen Keller to be displayed in the U.S.
Capitol complex. more »
Saturday September 12 2009
Thousands March To Protest Spending
Thousands march on the nation's Capitol to protest what they call out-of-control spending. more »
Wednesday August 19 2009
Hope Diamond Celebrates 50 Years
Hope Diamond to get new setting for anniversary more »
Wednesday June 10 2009
At Least 2 Shot At Holocaust Museum
Suspect, Reportedly An Elderly White Supremacist, In Custody After Shooting Security Guard.. more »
Saturday March 07 2009
DuBose Gets 18 Months
Ex-judge Stuart DuBose has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for a pair of firearms violations. more »
Tuesday March 03 2009
Warrant Issued In Chandra Levy Murder
BREAKING NEWS U.S. Attorney says Ingmar Guandique killed the congressional intern in 2001 as she was walking her dog through a Washington, D.C. park. more »
Sunday February 22 2009
Fish Pedicures Banned
A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble
dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. more »
Tuesday February 17 2009
Four Candidates Qualify For Special Election
Three Republicans and one Democrat have met the deadline to qualify for a special election to replace Sen. Pat Lindsey who died Jan. 11 of an apparent heart attack. more »
Teen Found Dead in Barracks
Army investigating after teen girl found dead in barracks in Fort Lewis in Washington. more »
Monday February 16 2009
President Obama Back In D.C.
After long weekend in hometown of Chicago, President's agenda this week includes signing the $787 billion economic stimulus plan. more »
Saturday February 14 2009
Burglars Outwitted By Homeowner
A pair of burglars break into a man's home, but the homeowner made sure they didn't get far -- he took off in their getaway van. more »
Thursday February 12 2009
Obama Praises Lincoln’s Legacy
People around the U.S. are celebrating the 16th president's 200th birthday today. more »
Wednesday February 11 2009
Large Pickups Fare Poorly In Crash Tests
Tests find that three large workhorse pickup
trucks are not providing good protection in side crashes. more »
Tuesday February 10 2009
Lawmakers Promise To Give Up Pay Raise
Capitol Hill lawmakers are going to give up the automatic pay raise they're due next year. But lawmakers are pocketing the $5,000 salary hike they got at the beginning of this year. more »
Friday January 23 2009
Water War Continues…
Florida and Alabama are asking a federal court to stop the Corps of Engineers from supplying water to Georgia from Lake Lanier. more »
Thursday January 22 2009
Gulf Shores Students Witness History
About a dozen kids from Gulf Shores Middle School are still on cloud nine after returning from Washington, D.C. where they witnessed history. more »
Sunday January 11 2009
McIntosh Tornado Rated EF-1
The tornado produced winds over 100 mph. more »
Friday January 09 2009
Alabama Rep. First Days In Congress
New Alabama Congressman learning the ropes in Washington. more »
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Media General News Service
Boeing To Cut 4,500 Jobs Due To Recession
The Chicago-based company says the cuts will be made in its commercial aircraft business. more »
Tuesday January 06 2009
Jeff Sessions Sworn In For Third Term
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney. more »
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Senator Jeff Sessions' Office
Tuesday December 23 2008
Road Turns Into Raging River
Holiday traffic was nothing compared to what Maryland residents were facing when a water main broke during rush hour traffic. WATCH THE VIDEO more »
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Associated Press / CBS News
Diet Pills Warning
FDA says some dietary supplements are dangerous. more »
Sunday December 21 2008
Hanukkah Begins
The National Menorah was illuminated during a special ceremony in Washington Sunday afternoon. more »
Thursday December 04 2008
Enterprise Choir Inspires
Choir from tornado damaged high school performs at the National Christmas Tree lighting in Washington D.C. more »
Obama To Change Inauguration Tradition
Barack Obama's inaugural committee says, in a change from tradition, the entire length of the National Mall will be open to the public during his inauguration. more »
Tuesday December 02 2008
New Capitol Visitor Center In DC Opens
The long-planned Capitol Visitor Center in
Washington is opening to the public about three years later than
planned and $360 million over budget. more »
Saturday November 22 2008
Two Shot Inside Seattle Mall
Witnesses say the suspect got into some sort of a fight with the two victims and that resulted in the shooting. more »
Thursday November 20 2008
Auto Bailout Vote Cancelled
US Senate cancels vote on Thursday that was expected to be showdown. more »
Wednesday November 19 2008
Holder Top Choice for AG
Washington attorney is Obama's top choice; no decision made yet. more »
A Mobile woman makes a sacrifice to help her best friend,…
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Family of Fairhope man accused of barricading himself inside…
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A man is shot during a carjacking in his own driveway.
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Some residents want work on Highway 98 bypass to resume.
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