News on Washington, DC

kathy griffin

2010-03-19T17:48:14Z

Kathy Griffin speaks at the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Rally at Freedom Plaza Washington DC, USA - 18.03.10

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APTOPIX Immigrant March

2010-03-19T01:00:31Z

Saul Linares rests after arriving at a church in Baltimore, Thursday, March 18, 2010, after walking the past six days from Hempstead, N.Y. Linares, a factory work, will join other immigrants, most of them undocumented Hispanics, in Washington, D.C., for a Sunday march to dramatize ...

Immigrant March

2010-03-18T18:31:59Z

Saul Linares pauses after arriving at a church in Baltimore, Thursday, March 18, 2010, after walking the past six days from Hempstead, N.Y. Linares, a factory worker, will join other immigrants, many of them undocumented Hispanics, in Washington, D.C., for a Sunday march to dramati...

news obama st patricks day

2010-03-18T18:16:38Z

Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen walking down the East Front House steps wh...

news mike pence

2010-03-18T18:03:06Z

Representative Mike Pence teaches a young constituent about the Teddy Bear's origins, after late president Theodore Roosevelt Washington DC, USA - 17.03.10

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Weyerhaeuser joins push for U.S. climate bill

2010-03-18T09:00:42Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weyerhaeuser Co, a timber developer and home builder, has joined the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a group of companies and moderate green groups pushing for a climate bill, the organization said.</p><p>Weyerha...

news michelle obama

2010-03-17T17:16:34Z

US First Lady Michelle Obama calls on corporate food giants at a meeting of the Grocery Manufacturers Association to step up efforts to produce more healthful food to help fight child obesity. Washington DC, USA - 16.03.10...

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Testifies On Obama's Education Act

2010-03-17T15:31:09Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Labor Committee March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee was examining the White House March 17, 2010 in Washington DC. St. Patrick died more than 1,500 years ago on March 17. It's now the saint's designated feast day. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) (2nd R) delivers remarks about the health care reform bill's benefits for university and college students during an event with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (C) and students on the East Fro...

In Missouri Senate race, meet the `outsiders'

2010-03-16T10:45:20Z

<div id="subtitle">In open US Senate races, candidates cast themselves as challengers to Washington</div><div><p>Rep. Roy Blunt has been in Congress for 13 years, most of them in the Republican leadership. Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan comes from a family with three generations of Walgreens (WAG) will stop accepting Washington state Medicaid patients at its pharmacies, after the state reduced reimbursement rates.  As a pubic company, they have an obligation to their shareholders NOT to accept loss-generating business from an increasingly belligerent government program.

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Today in History

2010-03-12T21:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Today in History</div><div><p>Today is Saturday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2010. There are 293 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m. local time. Clocks go forward one hour.</p><p></p><p>Today's Highlight in History:</p><p>On March 13, 1781, the seventh planet of the solar system, Uranus, was discovered by AirTran Airways launched the first big and broad sale that runs through the summer. Leading airlines all matched on routes where they compete with AirTran, although only a limited number of seats are available at sale prices.</p><p>BOTTOM LINE: Sample fares include $44 each way between

Gay Couples Celebrate Start Of Weddings In DC

2010-03-10T07:15:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Gay couples who applied for a license on the first day a DC gay marriage law went into effect last week began marrying Tuesday</div><div><p> <p>Gay and lesbian couples who applied for a license on the first day a District of Columbia gay marriage law went into effect last week began marrying Tuesday. Couples needed to wait the customary three-day period before marrying.</p> <p...

Dozen same-sex couple tie knot in DC

2010-03-10T05:45:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Dozen couples say 'I do' on first day legal same-sex ceremonies allowed in DC; more on way</div><div><p>At least a dozen couples tied the knot in the District of Columbia on the first day same-sex ceremonies were legally allowed, and many more unions were on the way.</p><p>The district on Tuesday became the sixth place nationwide where gay couples can legally get married, joining ...

Maker Of Organic Cigarettes to Change Label

2010-03-09T00:16:35Z

<div id="subtitle">States charge organic label leads consumers to believe cigarettes are safer</div><div><p>Stamping the "organic" label on a product usually signals to consumers they are getting a purer, and in some ways, healthier product. But what about cigarettes that carry the "organic" label? </p><p>"Stamping an organic label on tobacco products is ultimately a distinction without a difference," said Ca...

Gas Prices Rise Two Cents In Last Week

2010-03-09T00:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Refineries running at reduced capacity due to lack of demand</div><div><p>The pace of the increase in gasoline prices has slowed, as the nationwide average approaches a new high for the year. The average price of self-serve regular Friday is $2.72 a gallon, according to AAA.</p><p>Today's national average price of diesel fuel is $2.883, up a penny from last Friday. Prices for gasoline have risen about seven cents a gallon in the last mont...

Ex-DC Church Official Blasts Group's Gay Marriage Decision

2010-03-08T11:30:21Z

<div id="subtitle">A former DC church executive has blasted the group's decision to end spousal health coverage to avoid offering benefits to gay couples</div><div><p> <p>The former chief operating officer of Catholic Charities has blasted the group's decision to end spousal health coverage to avoid offering benefits to gay couples, the 'District of Columbia Wednesday</div><div><p> <p>After overcoming many hurdles, a gay marriage law took effect in the District of Columbia Wednesday.</p> <p>The law's two final challenges were overcome late on Tuesday. The <a>Supreme Court refused a last-minute challenge to the law</a> and a 30-...