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Defense policy analysis, commentary and discussion.It’s called a Chambers swivel gun and it’s a nasty piece of work, capable of firing 175 rounds in two minutes using a series of charges that work like a Roman candle and can’t be extinguished once ignited.
A century ago this month, an avant-garde ballet troop scandalized Paris with a primeval portrayal of human sacrifice set to dissonant music that seemed designed to provoke audiences and repudiate entrenched artistic conventions.
It would be practically impossible to assemble a museum exhibit containing all of the essential works of a Renaissance master such as Michelangelo or da Vinci. But after a decade of planning, the National Gallery of Art is taking a stab at another giant of the era — German painter and printmaker Albrecht Durer.
Financial service firms are mounting an aggressive campaign to kill a proposal aimed at protecting customer funds in the event that a brokerage misuses its clients’ money to cover losses.
Former Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., will join the global public policy and government affairs practice at Covington & Burling, the firm announced Wednesday.
At a time when Iran’s identity in the West is being defined by portrayals of revolution in the movie “Argo” and by the nation’s nuclear program, an exhibit opening this week at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery recalls a time when the ancient kingdom of Persia was a test bed for tolerance and human rights.
Although Ed Koch’s legacy will be rightfully traced through Gracie Mansion, the iconic former mayor of New York City paid his dues as part of Gotham’s rough-and-tumble Democratic party. Koch, who died Feb. 1 at age 88, served five terms in the House before he was elected “hizzoner” of the Big Apple for three terms.
The Civil War exhibit that opened last month at the Library of Congress will gain a special addition on Jan. 3, when curators for the first time in almost four years will display President Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.
It’s endured Renaissance political intrigues, scandalized Chinese censors and partied at President Harry S. Truman’s 1949 inaugural.
The season of giving is turning into an anxious time for charities and nonprofits worried that efforts to avert the fiscal cliff may limit the tax incentives for making charitable donations.
Two top congressional Democrats said Sunday that higher taxes on upper-income earners are essential to any deal to avert the year-end fiscal cliff but expressed hope that a compromise on new revenue and spending cuts could be found in the coming weeks.
Hurricane Sandy could provide an unexpected boost to local governments and financial service firms that are trying to keep a proposal to tax municipal bond interest out of the debate over the fiscal cliff.
Hurricane Sandy could provide an unexpected boost to local governments and financial service firms that are trying to keep a proposal to tax municipal bond interest out of the debate over the fiscal cliff.
Pennsylvania’s highest court today ordered a lower court judge to review whether a recently enacted voter identification law disenfranchises voters.
President Barack Obama's failure to clearly communicate U.S. policy in the Middle East is contributing to the wave of violence in the region and may create more opportunities to attack American interests, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said today.
As the Dodd-Frank financial reform law nears its two-year anniversary Saturday, one of the last big lobbying fights over the landmark measure is unfolding over underwriting standards.
The Supreme Court today upheld the 2010 health care law, validating President Barack Obama’s top domestic policy achievement while dealing a stinging rebuke to mostly Republican critics who charged the statute was unconstitutional.
As the War of 1812’s bicentennial approaches, historians assess the roles of Congress and the White House and the course they set.
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