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Published 03/05/2010 - 3:39 a.m. EST

pentagon police chief richard keevill
Pentagon Police Chief Richard Keevill talks to the media outside of the Pentagon in Washington March 4, 2010. (Photo: Reuters)

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2010 - A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex

Published 03/05/2010 - 3:04 a.m. EST

elisa kreisinger, remixing for her blog
Elisa Kreisinger, remixing for her blog at home in Cambridge, said video is an easier way to communicate and can make “more powerful statements.
CAMBRIDGE, March 5, 2010 - When Elisa Kreisinger wanted to protest the newly diminished visibility of gay characters and story lines on television, she didn’t launch a
Published 03/08/2010 - 11:17 a.m. EST

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Singer Jennifer Hudson and Musician Sir Elton John, wearing Chopard, attend the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo: Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2010 - Sir Elton John and David Furnish hosted the 18th Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Academy Awards® Viewing Party and raised $3.7 Million for the fight against AIDS.

Published 03/04/2010 - 4:22 p.m. EST

The Empire State Building stands reaches into the Manhattan skyline, in New York.
The Empire State Building stands reaches into the Manhattan skyline, in New York. (Photo: Getty Images)

NEW YORK, March 4, 2010 - Kevin Surace, winner of Inc.'s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year award, talks about winning a multi-million dollar contract to replace all the windows in New York's most iconic building.

Published 02/26/2010 - 5:34 a.m. EST

barbara mccann
Barbara McCann, center, and other supporters, cheer at the end of a ceremony where the District of Columbia mayor signed legislation legalizing same sex marriage in Washington. (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON, February 26, 2010 - The largest gay wedding in history is scheduled for Saturday, March 20th in Washington, DC.

Published 02/25/2010 - 2:54 p.m. EST

goldman sachs
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. (Photo: The New York Times)

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is examining the financial stratagems devised by Goldman Sachs and other big banks to help Greece mask its burgeoning debt over the last decade.

Published 02/23/2010 - 7:03 p.m. EST

Panda Mei Lan, the Ambassador for Earth Hour 2010
Panda Mei Lan, the Ambassador for Earth Hour 2010 (Photo: WWF)

CHENGDU, China, February 23, 2010 - Mei Lan – China’s recently returned panda diplomat to Atlanta – has been announced as an Earth Hour Global Ambassador

Published 02/21/2010 - 11:32 a.m. EST

General David Petraeus
General David Petraeus (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan says he's not sure that troops in the field care about the sexual orientation of fellow service members.

Published 02/15/2010 - 9:19 a.m. EST

u.s. first lady michelle obama speaks
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during an event held to unveil a nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity, at the White House in Washington. (Photo: Reuters)

WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama last week announced an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today

Published 03/07/2010 - 4:35 p.m. EST

"I have an insider's knowledge, but an outsider's mind," says former California Gov. Jerry Brown. (Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

SACREMENTO CA, March 7, 2010 (NPR) - Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Brown was the youngest man ever sworn in as California governor.

Published 03/04/2010 - 1:39 p.m. EST

secretary shaun donovan
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan gestures while speaking during a Clean Energy Economy Forum, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 (Photo: AP)

NEW YORK, March 4, 2010- The study (pdf) released today by the Center for American Progress hails Germany, Spain and China as "early winners in the next great

Published 02/26/2010 - 5:01 a.m. EST

auto insurance
Acxiom study reveals new buying behaviors with auto insurance. (Photo: AP)

SACRAMENTO, Calif., February 25, 2010 - Yes on 17, Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates, a coalition of consumers, businesses,

Published 02/24/2010 - 11:10 a.m. EST

jim lentz, toyota's top-ranking u.s. executive
Jim Lentz, Toyota's top-ranking U.S. executive, President and COO of Toyota Motor Sales USA, speaks to the media after testifying to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing. (Photo: Reuters)

DETROIT, February. 24, 2010 (PRNewswire) - The U.S. House and Senate committee hearings scheduled for this week may help jump-start the discovery process for plaintiffs' ,,,

Published 02/21/2010 - 8:03 p.m. EST

Roslyn M. Brock
Roslyn M. Brock (Photo: AP)

NEW YORK, NY, February 21, 2010 - The NAACP named Roslyn Brock as Chair of the Board of Directors at its Annual Board Meeting on February 20 at the New York Hilton.

Published 02/17/2010 - 11:54 p.m. EST

the dalai lama and u.s. president barack obama
Tenzin Lhamo (L) and her mother Dolma Kyizom (R) of New York City hold a picture of the Dalai Lama and U.S. President Barack Obama as Tibetans gather outside the White House February 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, February 17, 2010 - The Dalai Lama has arrived in Washington ahead of a meeting at the White House with the US president that threatens to further strain already tense US-China ties.

Published 02/12/2010 - 10:00 p.m. EST

university of alabama
Police block off area around the Shelby Center on the campus of the University of Alabama in Huntsville where a suspect killed three fellow faculty on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Huntsville, Ala. (Photo: New York Times)

ALABAMA, Huntsville - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were shot to death, and three other people were seriously wounded, at a biology faculty meeting on Friday afternoon, university officials said.