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World Leaders Desperately Seeking Obama

President-elect avoids awkward meetings at summit by staying in Chicago

New York Times New York Times Nov 12, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - With the leaders of 19 nations converging on Washington and clamoring to meet with the president-elect, the situation has become, as Barack Obama’s advisers tell the New York Times , “awkward.” Russian officials apparently thought President Dmitri Medvedev would be meeting with Obama, who transition advisers are keeping in Chicago as they tread carefully to avoid major snafus. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • President Obama • Dmitry Medvedev • Washington, DC • G20 • summit meeting

Analysis

 DC Schools 
 Compete for 
 First Daughters 

Washington's elite institutions vie for first daughters

Atlantic Monthly Atlantic Monthly Nov 10, 08 12:24 PM CST
(Newser) - As the Obamas head to Washington, the locals are abuzz about which private school might land first daughters Malia and Sasha. The Quaker school Sidwell Friends, Chelsea Clinton's alma mater, offers a host of big Beltway names, including some Biden grandkids. But many of them are Clintonites. “Imagine the tension on back-to-school night” when the Obamas would see former Hillary strategist Mark Penn, writes Gabriel Sherman for the Atlantic . More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • Michelle Obama • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • public schools • private schools • Washington, DC

Wall Street
Sets Up
Shop in DC

Firms descend on Washington to work
on the bailout

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 8, 08 11:59 AM CST
(Newser) - With Washington the focal point of the financial crisis, consulting, real estate, and legal firms are moving from New York to DC, the Washington Post reports. Financial firms see vast opportunities to advise DC companies on the bailout bill and fight for Treasury contracts. Why relocate? “Our business is a people business. It is important to be accessible to the people you're working for,” notes an investment banker. More »

More about:  Financial Crisis • bailout • Wall Street • Washington, DC • relocation • consulting

Blue Crab Disappearing
From Chesapeake Bay

Longtime fishermen lament lost way of life

Associated Press Associated Press Jul 18, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overfishing and water pollution have put the Chesapeake Bay's signature blue crab on the brink—along with fishermen who have long depended on it. Stocks are down 65% since 1990, the AP reports, as officials in Maryland and Virginia struggle to enact a patchwork of laws to reduce the harvest, control waterfront development and provide help for struggling watermen—though many think it's too late. More »

More about:  environment • fishing • Baltimore • overfishing • Washington, DC • Chesapeake Bay

ANALYSIS

 Gun Ruling a Sea Change
 for 2nd Amendment  

Supreme Court's 5-4 decision "takes certain policy choices off the table"

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 26, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court’s decision today striking down Washington's handgun ban represented a change in interpreting the Second Amendment. The court’s 5-4 vote split down partisan lines, the Post reports, with Justices Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito in opposition to Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer. "The enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table," Scalia wrote. More »

Silicon Valley, Big Apple, DC Remain Top US 'Cybercities'

51 of 60 major metro areas found by industry survey to have added tech jobs

MarketWatch MarketWatch Jun 24, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silicon Valley, New York, and Washington, DC, still have the most tech workers among US metro areas, a new report shows. New York has the most techies, but when San Francisco and the greater Bay Area are combined with Silicon Valley, it tops the list, MarketWatch notes. The Valley is also tops in concentration of workers and average salary—$144,800. More »

More about:  New York • technology • Silicon Valley • employment • Durham • Washington, DC • Bay Area • Boulder

UPDATED

McCain Wins Virginia, Maryland, DC Primaries

He survives close contest in conservative Virginia with Huckabee

Washington Post Washington Post Feb 12, 08 10:55 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain won the GOP primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC, tonight. The Arizona senator enjoyed comfortable wins in Maryland and DC, but he got a run for his money in Virginia from Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor made it a tight race with enthusiastic backing from conservatives and evangelicals, who make up 68% and 40%, respectively, of GOP voters in Virginia, CNN reports. More »

More about:  John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Virginia • Republican presidential primaries • Maryland • Washington, DC

UPDATED

Obama Sweeps, Takes
Lead in Delegates

He has now won eight straight contests over Clinton

MSNBC MSNBC Feb 12, 08 10:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama swept the Potomac primaries tonight with easy victories over Hillary Clinton in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, NBC reports. Obama has now won eight consecutive contests to capture an elusive commodity in this year's race—momentum. He also has an unambiguous lead in delegates for the first time—1,215 to 1,190, by CNN's count. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Hillary Clinton • Mike Huckabee • Virginia • primary • Maryland • Washington, DC

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