Occupy Boston protesters arrested in Washington

Dec. 8, 2011   Leave a Comment  

At least 20 arrests were reported Wednesday in connection with an Occupy-related march in Washington D.C. Urszula Masny-Latos of the Massachusetts Chapter of National Lawyers Guild wrote at 5 p.m. that at least four people from Occupy Boston were among those arrested. Another source said that at least two are known to be associated with [...]

Foo Fighters Tour Diary: 11/11/11 — Washington

Nov. 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The view from very, very close (Morgan Lawrence for Blast Magazine)

Part one of four

Bullet hits White House window

Nov. 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

A bullet hit a White House window early Tuesday morning, but was stopped by the building’s ballistic glass, according to the U.S. Secret Service. The Secret Service said a second bullet was found on the White House grounds. No one was injured. Authorities did not specify the type of bullet. The discovery came after reports [...]

Transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks on passage of debt bill

Aug. 2, 2011   Leave a Comment  

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy. It was a long and contentious debate. And I want to thank the American people for keeping up the pressure on their elected officials to put politics aside and work [...]

The logistics of Obama’s Asia trip

Nov. 8, 2010   4 Comments  

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has been ridiculed for alleging that President Obama’s trip to India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan is costing $200 million a day or roughly the same cost of waging war in Afghanistan. It has long been the White House’s official policy not to talk about what it costs for a president [...]

More scenes from the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

Oct. 31, 2010   1 Comment  

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Blast correspondent in Washington reacts

GALLERY: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

Oct. 31, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Satire defined

Stewart and Colbert Host “Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear”

Oct. 30, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” at the National Mall in Washington Saturday. The event was for a joint rally that crowded streets, taxed the transit system and flooded the Mall. The two comedians’ skewering of the media, Democrats and Republicans has been lauded as a great way to [...]

American woman arrives in U.S. after more than a year in Iranian prison

Sept. 19, 2010   Leave a Comment  

An American woman detained in Iran arrived back to the U.S. after more than a year. Sarah Shourd touched down in Washington D.C. early this morning from Dubai, according to Shourd’s media spokeswoman, Samantha Topping. Shourd then made her way to New York and held a press conference this afternoon. Shourd thanked the Iranian government [...]

Blast Southwest: Don’t miss Twilight Night in Phoenix!

June 26, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Catch free outdoor screenings of the first two films in the saga.

All The News From Microsoft’s X10 Event

Feb. 11, 2010   1 Comment  

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News about Halo Reach, Lost Planet 2, Fable III, Dead Rising 2, Final Fantasy, Perfect Dark.

History meets modern meets love in Virginia

July 16, 2009   1 Comment  

A biker out enjoying the bending roads

Those in search of the perfect summer weekend head to Loudoun County.

White supremacist kills guard at National Holocaust Museum

June 10, 2009   3 Comments  

An 88-year-old white supremacist shot and killed African-American security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. Wednesday, just before being shot by return fire from two other guards.

Seeing Washington

Feb. 9, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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D.C. is the center of the new American Renaissance, and deservedly so.

President Barack Obama

Jan. 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

He spoke of laying the groundwork for a productive and happy tomorrow, one where future generations don’t inherit the same worries we face today, to make sure they are able to harness the freedom that is rightfully theirs and to keep its flame lit as it passes from generation to generation.

Will the bailout cost us each $2k?

Sept. 22, 2008   Leave a Comment  

As the government prepares an economic bailout that could cust as much as $700 billion, one group calculates that American taxpayers and families will be left with the tab — despite what both candidates are saying about lowering taxes. WashingtonWatch.com‚ says American taxpayers could be hit with $2,000 and families with $6,500 in extra costs from [...]