Cast of ‘Porgy and Bess’ excited for national tour
By MARK KENNEDY This undated photo released by Jeffrey Richards Associates shows Nathaniel Stampley, who will lead the national tour of the musical “Porgy and Bess,” that kicks off a…
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Sebelius takes GOP criticism over “Obamacare”
By DAVID ESPO Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, is greeted by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, right, as she is escorted…
Surveyors checking height of Washington Monument
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveyors are checking to make sure that the Washington Monument is still 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall. A review last year at the base of the…
Senate nears historic vote on gay rights bill
By DONNA CASSATA Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters after the Senate cleared a major hurdle and agreed to proceed…
Law enforcement unfamiliar with DHS nominee
By EILEEN SULLIVAN FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, file photo, Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s choice for the next Homeland Security Secretary, speaks in the Rose Garden…
Obama’s simple promises vex complex health rollout
By JIM KUHNHENN and JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama gestures to describe the height of his daughters as he speaks at an Organizing for Action event in Washington, Monday, Nov.…
Local, not US, issues at play in Tuesday voting
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, turns toward his son Peter after completing his vote on election day in McLean, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.…
DC on fast track to decriminalizing pot possession
By Ben Nuckols This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana…