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Teacher's mission: ID soldier with name missing on Wall
Ken Carter can't have imagined how many lives he'd touch by satisfying his curiosity about a piece of black granite and its connection to a soldier killed 39 years ago.
Wash Call: Watch out for 'Clunkers' scams; pirate lull may be over
You knew it was only a matter of time before scammers latched on to the "Cash for Clunkers" program as the latest avenue for stealing our money or identity.
NRC wants to tighten oversight of often-lost radioactive devices
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to apply stronger oversight to frequently lost radioactive devices -- items a Scripps Media investigation found have been recycled into metal used to manufacture consumer and other products.
Health insurers sending wave of cash to members of Congress
As the nation faces a political showdown over health-insurance reform, insurers worried that an overhaul could hurt their bottom line are funneling a wave of cash to members of Congress.
Wash Call: Government cookies ... military recruiting ... more
The White House wants to lift a Bush administration ban on federal agencies depositing tracking "cookies" on our computers when we visit U.S. government sites.
Like a poker pro, Reid won't tip his hand on health care reform
A tried-and-true lesson in deal making is a simple one: Don't show your hand.
Keeping the cards close to the vest can be a strategy for playing poker, buying a car or, it turns out, running the U.S. Senate.
Federal law barely softens impact of layoffs
With the weight of 250,000 unemployed Minnesotans resting on his shoulders, Anthony Alongi, director of the state's dislocated-worker program, has had one heck of a recession.
But neither Alongi nor the state's newly unemployed are getting much help from job-cutting companies or from a federal law that's supposed to ease the shock of big layoffs.
Arguments for House continuity fall on deaf ears
Try as they might, witnesses before a House Judiciary subcommittee Thursday simply could not get members excited about the specter of their own violent deaths.
Wash Call: Crutches and casts ... Drunk driving ... GAO all aTwitter
Six women of note on Capitol Hill and environs are currently hobbled by fractures or other injuries to one or another of their extremities.
The latest to join the crutch-and-cast club is Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who broke an ankle in three places when she stumbled walking down her Baltimore church's steps July 19.
Government site error triggers outrage about $1.4 million for door at Texas base
A mistake on a government Web site made it appear $1.4 million was earmarked to repair a door at Dyess Air Force Base, an apparent allocation of taxpayers' money that triggered an outcry from budget hawks and conservative pundits.
