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 [...]
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 [...]
GALLERY: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear
Oct. 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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 [...]






