Friday, May 9, 2008

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The Crisis Hits Home for Bernanke

The Fed chief may be more concerned about the housing slump than we knew. more >>

Antiwar Protesters Mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq War

Small, largely youthful crowds demonstrate their anger not just with Bush but with Congress. more >>

Justices Lean Toward Individual Right to Bear Arms

Supreme Court hears arguments in the landmark case on the District of Columbia's gun ban. more >>

McCain's NCAA Brackets

Who's the best March Madness picker: John McCain, Bill Clinton, or James Carville? more >>

Excerpts From Friend-of-Court Briefs

The D.C. gun case exposes strange bedfellows and internal rifts in the administration. more >>

White House Moving Day Tab: $8.9 Million

When the U-Haul pulls up to the North Portico of the White House on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2008, that ringing sound from the neighboring Treasury Department will be the national cash register keying up the whopping tab for swapping out presidents. more >>

A Key Case on Gun Control

In a landmark case, the Supreme Court considers just how far the Second Amendment's freedoms go. more >>

Ginger Spice Makes a Stop on Capitol Hill

Geri Halliwell advocates for the United Nations Population Fund on Capitol Hill. more >>

A Slow Day Sends Judge Scalia to Lunch

Even Supreme Court justices get a break during the busy season. more >>

Morning Buzz: Feb. 12, 2008

Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia are holding primaries today, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appear to be increasingly focused on March 4, when Ohio and Texas, among other states, will vote. Obama is expected to win in all three of today's contests. more >>

Former Military Brass Join Fight to Give D.C. Its Guns

A new argument in the bid to overturn the District's gun ban: Without pistols, how can people train to be in the military? more >>

District of Columbia Primary Facts and Figures

Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library staff. more >>

Senate History Found One Pass at a Time

The Senate Curator's Office is building a complete set of all the visitor's gallery passes issued since 1868. more >>

How to Get the Lead Out

A new rule will make it easier for consumers to know the lead content of their water. more >>

Let D.C. Keep Its Gun Ban

But the high court may choose to ignore majority sentiment in the nation's capital. more >>

A Milestone for a Memorial That Has Touched Millions

Would the planned visitors center detract from 'the wall'? more >>

For Talented Students, Challenges to Grow

Gifted students are often ignored due to efforts to raise other students' test scores. more >>

Old Home for a New Agency

Homeland Security looks to a Victorian-era insane asylum more >>

Just Kidding, George Washington Students Plead

Students claim the hundreds of anti-Muslim fliers posted on GW campus were just a joke. more >>

Anti-Muslim Posters Rile GW Campus

Anti-Muslim fliers reading "Hate Muslims? So do we!!!" at GW have upset many and prompted more than 100 people to meet and discuss the campus reaction. more >>

A Foolish (and Trusting) School and Its Money Are Easily Parted

It's not a school president allegedly charging a $100,000 bar tab to the university but a former salesman with a yearbook printing company who pleaded guilty to mail fraud after pilfering more than $400,000 from schools like George Washington University and Howard University. more >>

Trail Mix

* Ball State University is doing its part in resurrecting one more throwback sport—four square—with its fourth-annual, championless tournament, the Daily News reports.. more >>

A History of 9/11 Observances

The nation has marked the September 11 anniversary with varying intensity over the past six years. more >>

Bling Up Your Candidate

For the supporter who has almost everything, D.C. jeweler Ann Hand has some campaign bling. more >>

The Rankings Are Up. Let the Sour Graping Begin!

The new U.S. News America's Best Colleges rankings are now online, and schools have begun celebrating their success (while still being humble) or downplaying their misfortune. more >>

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