http://dir.salon.com/topics/washington_dc/?source=rss&aim=washington_dc en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Garrison Keillor Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/27/memorial_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/05/27/memorial_day/index.html?source=rss That's Washington's byword, where public service is all. New York is a different story. By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/08/barry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/08/barry/index.html?source=rss Mayor famous for drug use is back in the news; ex says he kicked her out of a hotel room for refusing oral sex By Lorin Stein Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/08/14/washington_dc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/literary_guide/2006/08/14/washington_dc/index.html?source=rss Our famously divided capital has produced novels about white people in power and novels about everyone else. Explore the best of both worlds with Henry Adams and George Pelecanos. By Arthur Allen Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/24/anthrax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/24/anthrax/index.html?source=rss After two post office employees die from anthrax, Cipro is handed out to more than 2,000 D.C. mail workers. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/04/02/napster_march/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/04/02/napster_march/index.html?source=rss Corporate co-optation of civil rights rhetoric is an abomination. It should be shunned. By Alicia Montgomery Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/03/sharpton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/03/sharpton/index.html?source=rss The star of the Diallo trial takes his show to the capital. By Daryl Lindsey Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/16/naacp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/16/naacp/index.html?source=rss The NAACP's Washington bureau chief takes the Census Bureau to task for its new multiracial categories. By David Corn Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/20/gingrich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/01/20/gingrich/index.html?source=rss The shunned former speaker, reborn as Big Ideas Guy, calls for an end to adolescence, and says we're not really in the Information Age yet. By David Weir Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/30/capital/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/30/capital/index.html?source=rss Every issue you can think of comes up in our nation's capital, except one: What's to become of the company store? By Jake Tapper Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/03/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/03/debate/index.html?source=rss George W. Bush's presidential debate debut turns into a genuine snoozefest. By Todd Gitlin Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/03/clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/03/clinton/index.html?source=rss Free trader President Clinton veers left in Seattle. But will his finesse be enough to keep Al Gore's Democratic Party intact? By Andrea Bernstein Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/02/newyork/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/02/newyork/index.html?source=rss Arizona Sen. John McCain's toughest opponent in the New York primary is not George W. Bush, but the state's Byzantine process for qualifying for the ballot. By Micah L.Sifry Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/02/nader/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/02/nader/index.html?source=rss Ralph Nader will announce his campaign for president on the Green Party ticket in January, joining those on the Republican, Democrat and Reform tickets in next year's race for the White House. By Jake Tapper Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/01/foreign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/01/foreign/index.html?source=rss The iconoclastic presidential candidate offers a five-point foreign policy plan and picks up a surprising endorsement. By Michael Joseph Gross Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/30/bradley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/30/bradley/index.html?source=rss Beantown finally gets a visit from a candidate who knows his foreign policy inside and out. By Daniel Kurtzman Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/29/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/29/gore/index.html?source=rss Al Gore's problem is not that he lacks a sense of humor -- he's just not showing it. By Robert Bryce Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/24/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/24/bush/index.html?source=rss The Texas governor is trying to clear the air about his environmental record -- trouble is, the state's alarming pollution levels are getting in the way. By Robert Parry Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/20/zingers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/20/zingers/index.html?source=rss George W. Bush's father planned to hit then-Gov. Bill Clinton with a series of one-line "zingers" about his foreign policy ignorance in '92, but guess who's laughing now. By Mark Dennis Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/20/foreign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/20/foreign/index.html?source=rss With his first major speech, the GOP front-runner sought to put a string of gaffes behind him. By Cliff Rothman Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/bush/index.html?source=rss Texas gays say their governor's "compassionate conservatism" doesn't include them. By Anthony York Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/19/gop/index.html?source=rss Republicans are plotting a strategy to court the Latino vote. By Alicia Montgomery Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/gore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/gore/index.html?source=rss The vice president turns in an uninspired performance in an electronic town hall meeting. By Jake Tapper Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/03/bradley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/03/bradley/index.html?source=rss After leaving the Senate, Bill Bradley built up a network of supporters in the private sector who are now helping to finance his surprise challenge to Al Gore. By Douglas McGray Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/biowar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/biowar/index.html?source=rss Billions of dollars are being devoted to preparing for a possible terrorist attack on the United States, but no one can say when or if such an attack will occur. By Jake Tapper Wed, 27 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/wolf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/01/wolf/index.html?source=rss Is feminist author and Gore 2000 advisor Naomi Wolf earth-toning the vice president or just destroying his credibility?