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Gay activists rush to cut checks to Obama
There was a mad dash for tickets to President Obama's New York fundraiser Monday night with Ricky Martin and gay activists in the 24 hours after Mr. Obama announced his support for gay marriage, but the Obama campaign tried to tamp down talk of the rush to cut checks, according to opensecrets.com, a site that tracks money in politics.
GOP, Romney campaign tag-team against Obama
Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio kicked off the Republican National Committee's second day of joining forces with the Romney campaign, piling blame on President Obama for the nation's economic woes.
Bustin' cliches and facing teams three times in a year
So, is it actually hard to beat a team three times in a season
Florida Sen. Nelson wants TV stations to pull 'false' ad
Sen. Bill Nelson has asked Florida television stations to immediately stop airing an attack ad against him by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce he said spreads "false and misleading" information.
PICKET: General tells U.S. troops at NATO Summit to behave
The Illinois National Guard will be deployed at the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago to help with the security of the 50 world leaders who will be meeting there this week and according to memos obtained by CNN, the military is taking no chances in the wake of the Secret Service Scandal in Colombia. The memos detail rules of proper conduct for U.S. troops during the summit.
Maryland to face Northwestern in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Terrapins to visit Evanston, Ill., on Nov. 27
Date night with Mitt — cheaper than Obama
Having watched the Obama campaign raise money by raffling off dinner with the president, likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is following suit.
Obama to speak at Barnard alongside gay marriage activist
President Obama will speak at Barnard College in New York Monday afternoon at the same graduation ceremony that will honor Evan Wolfson, who is known as the "godfather of Gay Marriage."
MILLER: Injured vet’s guns stolen by D.C.
(Part 1 of 4) After being injured on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, Lt. Augustine Kim spent the night in a D.C. jail for possessing unregistered guns. Mr. Kim was transporting his firearms from his parents’ house in New Jersey to South Carolina when he stopped at Walter Reed in Washington for a medical appointment in the summer of 2010. After being pulled over, handcuffed, arrested, thrown in jail overnight, his guns were confiscated by the city.
Cummings, Terps move on to quarterfinals
Senior's goal with six seconds left sends Maryland to showdown with Hopkins
Series breakdown: NCAA quarterfinals
A look at next weekend's four games, including a few matchups of plenty familiar foes
Five thoughts: Loyola-Canisius
Looking back at the Greyhounds' 17-5 victory in the NCAA first round
Virginia to start White at attack, Cockerton at midfield
Freshman Owen Van Arsdale to come off the bench for Cavaliers
Quick strikes in second half send Loyola to 17-5 win
Greyhounds advance to NCAA quarterfinals for first time since 2001
Andy Parks Live from The Washington Times
Time Mag Parody
It's making the rounds online... your thoughts?
MILLER: D.C.’s mayor holds up gun rights
Washington gun owners’ rights are, once again, getting blown off by city leaders. While the city council voted unanimously on April 17 in favor of a bill to ease restrictions on Second Amendment rights, Mayor Vincent Gray has not signed the bill into law.
PICKET:(VIDEO EXCLUSIVE) SEC opens inquiry into JP Morgan's $2B loss
The Volcker rule, a provision named for former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker in the 2010 Dodd-Frank bank reform legislation, could very well be used to scrutinize JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s $2-billion loss. The Washington Times Water Cooler blog asked Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro if the SEC would play any role in any federal investigations of JP Morgan regarding that loss.
New poll gives Romney biggest lead yet
In one of the first surveys since President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage, Republican Mitt Romney holds a seven-point lead over the president in Friday's Rasmussen daily tracking poll — his largest lead in any survey so far.
