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Dream Act fails in Senate
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch Democratic effort to establish a path to citizenship for some children of undocumented immigrants failed in the Senate on Saturday, likely derailing any attempt at sweeping immigration reform in Congress for the foreseeable future...
Storm wallops mid-Atlantic with 2 feet of snow
NEW YORK — The biggest winter storm in close to 90 years walloped the mid-Atlantic states Saturday, shutting down Washington, D.C. and burying the region in power outages, flight cancellations and miserable driving conditions...
Mr. Bezos comes to Washington
Through much of its storied history, The Washington Post has been a proud truth-telling newspaper of national importance. From exposing consumer rip-offs and environmental horrors to uncovering the Watergate scandal that consumed Dick Nixon’s presidency, the Post has...
Imported oil: It isn’t a Middle Eastern thing
Imported oil and gas is often invoked as an evil specter in American politics, calling to mind shadowy anti-American regimes profiting off of our oil addiction...
10th annual 5k for dog lovers
Nonprofit organization Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) has announced the 10th anniversary of the Canine Classic, a 5K for runners, walkers and dog lovers of all ages...
Republicans: bin Laden relative, terror suspect should not have U.S. trial
The U.S. government has decided to proceed with a trial against a suspected terrorist in U.S. federal court rather than in a military tribunal, despite opposition from Republicans...
Obama to launch oceans initiative
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday is set to create a national stewardship policy for America's oceans and Great Lakes...
Why Obama’s Healthcare Law Is Constitutional
What is at stake in the case challenging the constitutionality of the...
The great carbon bubble: Why the fossil-fuel industry fights so hard
If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark. As yet — as we shall see — it’...
Judge won’t allow Blagojevich defense to subpoena Obama
CHICAGO — The judge overseeing the corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has denied a defense motion to issue a subpoena for the testimony of President Barack Obama...
President Obama: U.S. wronged Vietnam vets
With the names of the dead etched in stone behind him, President Barack Obama on...
