Washington D.C.

Michaele and Tareq Salahi Crash White House Dinner

Cheryl Phillips — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:09:26 -0600

Tareq and Michaele Salahi crashed Tuesday's state dinner at the White House. They passed a security screening for weapons but no one checked to see if they were on the guest list. The couple snapped pictures once they crashed the state dinner and posted them on Facebook.

D.C. Area Federal Work Delayed: OPM.gov Weather

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:26:28 -0600

Federal Government Operating Status in the Washington, DC, Area. The following message applies only to Monday, March 2, 2009. The report comes from OPM.gov.

Oprah Looking For A House in D.C.?

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:52:58 -0600

In a short news NYPost reports that Oprah Winfrey is in a Washington D.C. househunt, apparently looking for a house in the nation's capital to be as close to Barack Obama as possible. However, Celebuzz writes that the report is untrue. Remember that she was one of the first and earliest celebrities that endorsed Barack Obama. Is Oprah entering politics?

Rocky Gap Announces Value-Laden 2009 Presidential Inauguration Package

GolfTravel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:12:46 -0600

Scheduled for Jan. 20, 2009, Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort is Only Two Hours from Washington D.C. and a convinient place for those attending the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama presidency.

Washington, Baku Concerned About PKK Cells In Caucasus

seher — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:10:37 -0600

Azerbaijan's government has raised concerns with U.S. officials that militants from Turkey's Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are expanding from northern Iraq into the Caucasus and could be setting up cells in Azerbaijan.

Washington D.C. Transit System

seher — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:27:49 -0600

Every day, hundreds of thousands of commuters and tourists travel in and out of Washington. One of the most popular modes of transportation in the Washington area is Metrorail, a subway system serving more than 85 stations. VOA's Jeff Feuer has more on the nation's capital's subway system.

Free Salad for Opening Day at new Chop't Creative Salad Company

marksd — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:25:49 -0600

Chop't Creative Salad Company brings its chef designed and custom crafted salads to another Washington DC neighborhood on Tuesday, February 12th, when a new Chop't location opens in Dupont Circle.

Live Earth Special Broadcast Event In Washington, DC

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:34:36 -0500

Al Gore to attend; Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to perform at Live Earth Concert. Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian Hosts ‘Mother Earth’ Event for Climate Change in the Spirit of Live Earth Project. The Event Features Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore -

Washington DC to Host Earth Live Concert

Dinka — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:18:58 -0500

A surprise concert in Washington, D.C. has been added to the Live Earth lineup. Tentatively scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the July 7 event will be the earliest U.S. concert.

D.C. Lawyer Settles Insider-Trading Case

Alla — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:27:16 -0500

A prominent Washington lawyer yesterday settled civil charges that he misappropriated secret information to buy Vastera stock in advance of a merger, reported The Washington Post.

Mayo Clinic and IBM Score Significant Advance in Real-Time Medical Imaging

Nymphadora — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:19:52 -0500

Collaborators from Mayo Clinic and IBM have exploited parallel computer architecture and memory bandwidth to dramatically speed up the processing of 3-D medical images

IBM Calls on Congress to Act

Nymphadora — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:09:23 -0600