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One secretary to another: Kissinger has advice, award for Clinton
Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013
The White House Correspondents' Dinner was less than a week ago, but the District isn't partied out yet. Hillary Clinton, who skipped last weekend's big event, was in town Wednesday to accept an award for Distinguished International Leadership from the Atlantic Council. The former secretary of...
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NPR's Peter Sagal takes a road trip with the Constitution
Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
Peter Sagal is the familiar voice of NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" but he is virtually unrecognizable hurtling down an Arizona highway on a motorcycle with a group of ex-Marine bikers in a clip from his new TV series, "Constitution USA." Sagal jokes that the first segment of the...
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Martin Scorsese gives new meaning to LOL cats
Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013
Director Martin Scorsese was in town Monday night giving the annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Kennedy Center. Even though his cinematic masterpieces include "Goodfellas," "Taxi Driver" and "Casino," he revealed to the audience that he finds inspiration in the most unlikely of...
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Chris Matthews finds 'heaven' at JFK event
Lucy Westcott
Updated: Thu, Mar 21, 2013
Never one to shy away from controversy (or John F. Kennedy), "Hardball" host Chris Matthews brought his acerbic tongue to American University on Wednesday night to head a panel discussion on Kennedy's legendary 1963 AU commencement speech. "I came a long way to get here tonight -- across the...
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Part of freedom is wearing interesting hats, says Scalia
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Sure, he talked about meatier issues too, but on Tuesday night Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia also settled the case of -- what the heck was that hat? "Wearing whatever hat you want is part of the freedom of justice," Scalia said, referring of course to his black inauguration cap. His hat...
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Lupe Fiasco gets booted from inaugural event after rapping anti-Obama song
Lucy Westcott
Updated: Mon, Jan 21, 2013
Rapper Lupe Fiasco certainly lived up to his name Sunday night as he got booted off stage during his headline performance at the StartUp RockOn Inaugural Celebration at the Hamilton in downtown D.C. The rapper was already a controversial choice for such an affair, having called President Obama...
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Ben Affleck calls on Congress to continue supporting the Congo
Nikki Schwab
Updated: Wed, Dec 19, 2012
Staffers and members alike covertly snapped photos of "Argo" director Ben Affleck on Wednesday before he testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee on the continuing crisis in the Congo. But with the "fiscal cliff" looming, members wondered if U.S. aid money could not be put to...
