en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/washington/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/popes_visit_spurs_ticket_frenzy/ With seven weeks until Pope Benedict XVI lands in Washington, the hunt is on for one of the hottest tickets of the year: to the Mass he will offer at Nationals Park on April 17. Pleading letters and e-mails are flooding into the offices of parish pries news us 2008-02-29 08:14:04 http://www.newsique.com/us/popes_visit_spurs_ticket_frenzy/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23402105/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/popes_visit_spurs_ticket_frenzy/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/us_mint_silver_surfer_coin_is_/ A Marvel Comics hero is giving George Washington some company on the quarter, but the U.S. Mint doesn't think the stunt is so super. To promote the upcoming film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altere news us 2007-05-26 10:25:46 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_mint_silver_surfer_coin_is_/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275655,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_mint_silver_surfer_coin_is_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/christians_arrested_at_white_hou/ Thousands of Christians prayed for peace at an anti-war service Friday night at the Washington National Cathedral, kicking off a weekend of protests around the country to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. Afterward, participants marched w news us 2007-03-17 13:04:37 http://www.newsique.com/us/christians_arrested_at_white_hou/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/17/christians.protest.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [15] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/christians_arrested_at_white_hou/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/hundreds_of_police_officers_show/ Hundreds of police officers showed up to keep the peace at what was supposed to be an anti-war rally Saturday afternoon. Police are now calling it a waste of resources after the protesters did not show. news us 2006-10-30 08:19:05 http://www.newsique.com/us/hundreds_of_police_officers_show/ ABC News http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4705822 http://www.newsique.com/sources/abc_news/ 91 Under Rated [2] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/hundreds_of_police_officers_show/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/safavian_sentenced_to_18_months_/ David Safavian, was sentenced in federal court today to 18 months in federal prison. Safavian, a former top White House procurement official, and also the one-time chief of staff of the General Services Administration, was convicted in June of lying to in news us 2006-10-28 12:33:58 http://www.newsique.com/us/safavian_sentenced_to_18_months_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15446565/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [2] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/safavian_sentenced_to_18_months_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/haze_humidity_and_history_102_de/ While a dangerous heat wave hanging over the East Coast generated severe storms that delayed flights, flooded New York City subways and spawned a rare tornado in Brooklyn, Washington area residents languished yesterday in oppressive heat and humidity. news us 2007-08-09 08:15:01 http://www.newsique.com/us/haze_humidity_and_history_102_de/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/08/AR2007080801421.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/haze_humidity_and_history_102_de/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-official_indicted_on_murder_c/ Former Prince George's County homeland security official Keith A. Washington was indicted yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder, ending months of speculation about whether he would be prosecuted for shooting two unarmed furniture deliverymen news us 2007-08-01 09:29:36 http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-official_indicted_on_murder_c/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/31/AR2007073101076.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/ex-official_indicted_on_murder_c/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/water_can_be_just_as_thick_as_bl/ On a two-lane road in Fairfax City, Carly and Olivia Aull were headed to swim practice at 4:45 a.m., the improbable hour when several thousand competitive swimmers in the Washington area arrive at their pools. Carly, 17, was at the wheel as they passed ap news us 2007-07-23 04:24:36 http://www.newsique.com/us/water_can_be_just_as_thick_as_bl/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/22/AR2007072201309.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/water_can_be_just_as_thick_as_bl/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/firefighters_battle_lightning-ca/ Firefighters tried to contain about a dozen lightning-caused fires in Washington state on Saturday, hours before another thunderstorm was expected to give them more work. Close to 2,700 lightning strikes were reported in Washington and Oregon on Friday an news us 2007-07-14 22:16:26 http://www.newsique.com/us/firefighters_battle_lightning-ca/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/14/washington.fires.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/firefighters_battle_lightning-ca/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_regions_volunteer_ethic_stron/ Residents of the Washington region volunteer at a rate higher than the national average despite grueling commutes and fast-paced lives, according to a federal study of volunteerism in major metropolitan areas to be released today. The wide-ranging stud news us 2007-07-09 08:20:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_regions_volunteer_ethic_stron/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/08/AR2007070801315.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_regions_volunteer_ethic_stron/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_boosts_security_for_holiday_f/ Authorities in Washington and other U.S. cities announced increased security measures yesterday to thwart the possibility of a car bomb targeted at Fourth of July celebrations, after three terrorism attempts in London and Glasgow last week. D.C. police news us 2007-07-04 08:19:54 http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_boosts_security_for_holiday_f/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070301358.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/dc_boosts_security_for_holiday_f/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/condo_parties_feed_washingtons_o/ The valet parking attendants were at the ready as the SUVs and BMWs pulled up. Men in suits and women in cocktail dresses walked through a white tent into a lobby where bartenders poured Bellinis, Kir royals and orange sorbet mimosas. Waiters passed trays news us 2007-06-16 10:24:15 http://www.newsique.com/us/condo_parties_feed_washingtons_o/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/15/AR2007061502299.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/condo_parties_feed_washingtons_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/veteran_washington_state_flag_de/ The vandals who desecrated the graves of U.S. veterans over the Memorial Day weekend were professionals, says a Vietnam vet who kept night watch at the cemetery in Washington State. "We thought at first it was just a prank-type deal at first. We were v news us 2007-05-29 20:17:59 http://www.newsique.com/us/veteran_washington_state_flag_de/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276089,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/veteran_washington_state_flag_de/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_sues_cleaner_for_65_millio/ For the past two years Jin Nam Chung and Ki Chung, immigrants to the United States from South Korea, have been dealing with the nightmare of litigation: a $65 million lawsuit over a pair of missing pants. news us 2007-05-03 09:46:50 http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_sues_cleaner_for_65_millio/ around-the-world1.blogspot.com http://around-the-world1.blogspot.com/2007/05/judge-sues-cleaner-for-65-million-over.html Under Rated [1] acfo http://www.newsique.com/profiles/acfo/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_sues_cleaner_for_65_millio/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/report_us_did_not_use_donated_fo/ In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, the U.S. government failed to take advantage of millions of dollars in foreign aid from its allies, The Washington Post reported Sunday. The U.S. has collected about $126 million and used just $40 million news us 2007-04-29 21:26:29 http://www.newsique.com/us/report_us_did_not_use_donated_fo/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269128,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/report_us_did_not_use_donated_fo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/prince_georges__official_charge/ Keith A. Washington, the Prince George's County official who shot two furniture deliverymen this year, turned himself in to county police yesterday after being charged with pulling a gun on a real estate appraiser who said he mistakenly knocked on his doo news us 2007-04-07 12:32:28 http://www.newsique.com/us/prince_georges__official_charge/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/05/AR2007040501698.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/prince_georges__official_charge/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/joe_klein_if_you_break_it_you_pa/ I spent two days traveling with President Bush last week as he tried to rally his troops for the coming election. It was a dispiriting experience; the days were before-and-after snapshots of his Administration. The first day was what Bush probably expecte opinion us 2006-10-29 12:31:39 http://www.newsique.com/us/joe_klein_if_you_break_it_you_pa/ Time http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,1549271,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/time/ 92 Under Rated [2] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/joe_klein_if_you_break_it_you_pa/#comments