VIA WJLA: A majority of D.C. residents disapprove of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s job performance and even more believe he cares more about advancing his career than about the city’s needs, according to an exclusive SurveyUSA poll commissioned by WJLA-TV. SurveyUSA asked 500 D.C. residents several questions about Mayor Fenty re-election prospects one year before […]
VIA MYFOXDC: ASHBURN, Va. – Washington Washington Football Team running back Clinton Portis is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at the Detroit Lions. Portis has sore ankles and did not practice Friday. Still, coach Jim Zorn said he expects Portis to play for the Washington Football Team (1-1) against the Lions (0-2). Zorn also […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON – Ted Loza, the chief of staff for Ward One D.C. Councilman Jim Graham, has been arrested and indicted on bribery charges for promoting taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. The indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court says Loza took bribes from an unidentified person in the taxicab industry. According to court […]
VIA YAHOO NEWS: BANGKOK – For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible. The vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by […]
Via CNN: UNITED NATIONS (CNN) — President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues of today. President Obama addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. […]
Via MSNBC: PITTSBURGH – Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at anarchists protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after the marchers responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks. The march turned chaotic at just about the same time that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle arrived […]
