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The Crisis Hits Home for Bernanke

By Luke Mullins - The Home Front - March 21, 2008

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

Antiwar Protesters Mark 5th Anniversary of Iraq War

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - March 19, 2008

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

Justices Lean Toward Individual Right to Bear Arms

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - March 18, 2008

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

McCain's NCAA Brackets

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 17, 2008

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

Excerpts From Friend-of-Court Briefs

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - March 7, 2008

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

White House Moving Day Tab: $8.9 Million

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 6, 2008

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

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - March 6, 2008

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

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 22, 2008

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

A Slow Day Sends Judge Scalia to Lunch

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 21, 2008

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

Morning Buzz: Feb. 12, 2008

News Desk - February 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

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 8, 2008

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

By Danielle Burton - Nation & World - February 8, 2008

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

Senate History Found One Pass at a Time

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 7, 2008

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

By Adam Voiland - Health - December 10, 2007

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

By John Mashek - A Capital View - November 26, 2007

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

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - November 3, 2007

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

For Talented Students, Challenges to Grow

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - November 2, 2007

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

Old Home for a New Agency

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - October 19, 2007

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

Just Kidding, George Washington Students Plead

By Kenneth Terrell - The Paper Trail - October 10, 2007

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

Anti-Muslim Posters Rile GW Campus

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 9, 2007

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

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - September 17, 2007

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 >>