Stories by Neda Semnani:
Nov. 30, 2012
The Freer and Sackler Galleries have finally figured out how we can tunnel to China — all we need is 3-D virtual technology, a million dollars worth of 3-D projectors, a mini iPad, a heated tent and 15 minutes.
Nov. 29, 2012
Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, is looking for justice — and that’s just the way it is.
Nov. 27, 2012
Washington, D.C.’s political establishment is giving the Pullman porters their due.
Nov. 20, 2012
Extraordinary music is coming from the stages of Washington’s theaters this fall.
Nov. 19, 2012
The Republican National Committee and Democratic Nation Committee can’t agree on much, but they both agree that cancer is bad and children’s cancer is god-awful.
Nov. 19, 2012
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is known for his deep and abiding love of bicycles.
Nov. 16, 2012
Karl Rove, one of the GOP’s top political strategists and the architect of President George W. Bush’s political victories, is now your one-stop shop for all your holiday shopping needs.
Nov. 15, 2012
Do you think Republican Rep. Steve King is one of the sexiest people in Des Moines, Iowa?
Nov. 15, 2012
Rep. Betty Sutton has a reputation for being a demanding boss, and for having a high staff turnover rate. Earlier this year, the Sunlight Foundation gave the Ohio Democrat the distinction of having the worst turnover rate in the House. How bad? She had a 19 percent retention rate.
Nov. 15, 2012
Politics is all about competition.
Nov. 14, 2012
For some members of Congress, one term or less just isn’t enough to get to them. Today, HOH bids adieu to the freshman members of the 112th Congress whom, alas, we won’t get to know better.
Nov. 13, 2012
The White House “We the People” page has gotten a lot of attention for a spate of secession petitions, wherein a majority of the United States of America has demanded to be left alone and be just a group of states America used to know.
Nov. 13, 2012
It’s time to say farewell to some newly displaced members of Congress we’re sad to see go.
Nov. 13, 2012
With new member orientation starting today, Capitol Hill welcomes a brand new crop of lawmakers. In their midst are a few freshmen HOH is particularly interested in getting to know better.
Nov. 13, 2012
Master political satirist Stephen Colbert might be mortal, but his likeness will live forever — as long as it is kept from direct sunlight and excessive heat.
Nov. 9, 2012
Now that the 2012 elections are over, are you having trouble explaining the fiscal cliff and lame duck to the younger set? Fear not, as children and the adults that pay for their Internet connections can tune in to HOH’s “The Lame Duck and The Fiscal Cliff, A Children’s Story.” It’s got a little something for everyone.
Nov. 8, 2012
It was the best of times, and, for three Democratic Members of Congress, it may have been sort of the worst of times, as well.
Nov. 8, 2012
You can take the man out of public service, but you can’t take the public servant out of the man.
Nov. 8, 2012
Newark Mayor Cory Booker: Democratic superstar, rescuer of people from burning buildings.
Nov. 7, 2012
For all the billions of dollars that flooded campaign 2012, the big tent parties celebrated the hard work of their faithful Tuesday night by charging them for drinks.
Nov. 7, 2012
New England proved to be perhaps the most important region for Congressional Democrats in Tuesday’s elections.
Nov. 7, 2012
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) broke his 17-month Twitter strike today when he tweeted a YouTube video about the devastation superstorm Sandy left in his native New York.
Nov. 7, 2012
A young GI’s symphony is performed by the U.S. Army Orchestra, 67 years after it was first composed.
Nov. 6, 2012
Twitter is a pretty amazing mirror, which reflects the best and worst of America.
Nov. 6, 2012
The top video on Reddit this morning was posted by a voter with the handle “CentralPaVote,” but its veracity seems to be in doubt.
