http://washingtondc.newsvine.com/Newsvine - Washington DCen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:15:31 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resulthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resultusvenezuelapoliticshugo-chavezTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:06:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780924-rural-elderly-could-lose-rental-assistancehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780924-rural-elderly-could-lose-rental-assistanceuscutshousingpoliticsspendingruraltom-vilsackTue, 16 Apr 2013 17:31:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780727-giffords-meets-with-senators-on-gun-buyer-checkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780727-giffords-meets-with-senators-on-gun-buyer-checksuspoliticsguncontrolgabrielle-giffordsgiffordsmark-kellyTue, 16 Apr 2013 17:11:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780172-person-briefed-on-probe-bombs-in-pressure-cookershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780172-person-briefed-on-probe-bombs-in-pressure-cookersuspoliticsassociated-pressexplosivesboston-marathonTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:12:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>This Homeland Security Department pamphlet, from July 2010, distributed to police, fore, EMS and security personnel shows a diagram for rudimentary improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using pressure cookers to contain the initiator, switch and explosive charge. A person briefed on the Boston Marathon investigation says at least one of the explosives were in 6-liter pressure cookers and placed in black duffel bag. (AP Photo/Homeland Security Department)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780171-high-court-wrestles-with-indian-adoption-disputehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780171-high-court-wrestles-with-indian-adoption-disputeusapchildcourtpoliticsdisputesupreme-courtwelfarenative-americanindian-child-welfareTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:12:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This October 2011 photo provided by Melanie Capobianco shows her adoptive daughter Veronica trick-or-treating, in Charleston, S.C. The U.S. Supreme Court this week will hear an emotional family challenge to longstanding federal law on the adoption of Native American children, with several states, tribes and children's welfare groups lining up to support the current rules. The case involves a South Carolina couple fighting for custody of their adopted daughter who, after a court battle, was returned to her biological father in Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Melanie Capobianco) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779786-defense-secretary-hagel-to-travel-to-israelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779786-defense-secretary-hagel-to-travel-to-israelusisraelpoliticshagelchuck-hagelTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:34:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779714-report-fda-had-many-complaints-on-mass-pharmacyuscongresspoliticshouse-republicansdrug-administrationoutbreakmeningitis-outbreakTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779422-general-no-rush-to-set-post-2014-us-force-sizehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779422-general-no-rush-to-set-post-2014-us-force-sizeusafghanistanpoliticsTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:59:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779376-obama-says-boston-bombings-an-act-of-terrorismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779376-obama-says-boston-bombings-an-act-of-terrorismuswhite-housepoliticsobamabarack-obamaboston-marathonTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:53:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>President Barack Obama turns to leave after speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)</p><p>This Homeland Security Department pamphlet, from July 2010, distributed to police, fore, EMS and security personnel shows a diagram for rudimentary improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using pressure cookers to contain the initiator, switch and explosive charge. A person briefed on the Boston Marathon investigation says at least one of the explosives were in 6-liter pressure cookers and placed in black duffel bag. (AP Photo/Homeland Security Department)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779252-court-man-doesnt-have-to-pay-back-all-of-moneyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779252-court-man-doesnt-have-to-pay-back-all-of-moneyuscourtpoliticsplansupreme-courtreimbursementhealth-planTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parkshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779232-lawmaker-disputes-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-parksusnationalcutspoliticsparksnational-park-servicenational-parksspending-cutsTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:40:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779120-pentagon-chief-calls-boston-attack-act-of-terrorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17779120-pentagon-chief-calls-boston-attack-act-of-terroruspoliticsexplosionshagelboston-marathonchuck-hagelTue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Defense subcommittee hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal 2014 budget. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p><p>Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, prior to their testimony before the House Defense Subcommittee hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal 2014 budget. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778336-cars-utilities-lift-us-industrial-output-in-marchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778336-cars-utilities-lift-us-industrial-output-in-marchproductionpoliticsindustrial-productionTue, 16 Apr 2013 13:20:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, photo, Repairman Jerry Garcia works on an engine on the assembly line at the Ford Cleveland Engine Plant 1 , in Brook Park, Ohio. The Federal Reserve reports on production from factories, mines and utilities in March, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. In February, robust auto production boosted factory output 0.8 percent. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778076-imf-cuts-its-forecast-for-global-economy-in-2013http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778076-imf-cuts-its-forecast-for-global-economy-in-2013useconomyimfglobalpoliticsinternational-monetary-fundglobal-economyTue, 16 Apr 2013 13:01:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775530-smithsonian-to-close-galleries-due-to-budget-cutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17775530-smithsonian-to-close-galleries-due-to-budget-cutsusbudgetmuseumspoliticsbattlesmithsonian-institutionpark-policeTue, 16 Apr 2013 10:00:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772900-analysis-us-offers-talks-but-not-on-nkorean-termshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772900-analysis-us-offers-talks-but-not-on-nkorean-termsuskoreapoliticsanalysisnorth-koreaTue, 16 Apr 2013 07:08:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>South Korean army soldiers conduct military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. North Koreans danced in plazas and snacked on peanuts as part of holiday festivities while the Supreme Command led by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered more of the fiery language that has made the international community wary of an imminent missile launch or other provocation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>People watch TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)</p><p>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech to U.S. foreign service workers at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo during a "Meet & Greet" gathering Monday, April 15, 2013. Kerry was in Tokyo as part of Asian tour amid a tense situation over a possible missile launch by North Korea. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772849-both-sides-hunt-support-in-background-check-fighthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772849-both-sides-hunt-support-in-background-check-fightuscongresspoliticsgun-controlTue, 16 Apr 2013 07:06:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers,, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The number of Republican senators who might back expanded background checks is now dwindling, threatening a bipartisan effort to subject more gun buyers to the checks. A vote on the compromise, the heart of Congress' gun control effort, is expected this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. Supporters try to salvage an expansion of background checks, the heart of Congress’ struggling post-Newtown effort to restrict guns. Forty-one senators are potentially ready to oppose the measure &#8212; enough to sink it unless gun control forces figure out a way to attract more votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772838-role-reversal-gop-blasts-obama-plan-to-sell-tvahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17772838-role-reversal-gop-blasts-obama-plan-to-sell-tvauspoliticsobamabarack-obamatvanew-dealnew-deal-eraTue, 16 Apr 2013 07:04:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This April 2007 photograph, released by the Tennessee Valley Authority, shows the cooling tower of the single operating reactor at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, Tenn. It’s a political role reversal: Republicans are blasting a plan by President Barack Obama to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, a New Deal-era agency long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. (AP Photo/Tennessee Valley Authority)</p><p>FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, reporters and photographers view redundant cooling systems that can pump water into any of the three reactors at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Ala. It’s a political role reversal: Republicans are blasting a plan by President Barack Obama to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, a New Deal-era agency long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo shows The Tennessee Valley Authority's cavernous refuel floor and surrounding work area during a media tour of the utility's Sequoyah nuclear plant near Chattanooga, Tenn. It’s a political role reversal: Republicans are blasting a plan by President Barack Obama to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, a New Deal-era agency long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. (AP Photo/ Bill Poovey, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, technicians monitor the refueling process on the number two reactor during a media tour of the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Athens, Ala. It’s a political role reversal: Republicans are blasting a plan by President Barack Obama to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, a New Deal-era agency long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17769803-senators-plan-to-unveil-immigration-bill-wednesdayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17769803-senators-plan-to-unveil-immigration-bill-wednesdayusimmigrationpolitics4thldwritethruTue, 16 Apr 2013 04:02:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767836-capitol-hill-police-tighten-security-after-bostonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767836-capitol-hill-police-tighten-security-after-bostonussecuritypoliticsexplosionscapitolcapitol-hillboston-marathonTue, 16 Apr 2013 01:28:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777815-us-housing-starts-surpass-1-million-in-marchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777815-us-housing-starts-surpass-1-million-in-marchhousingpoliticsstartsTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:41:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Friday, March 29, 2013, photo, a worker helps frame a new home under construction in Matthews, N.C. U.S. builders started work on the most homes and apartments in nearly 5 years in March, signaling momentum in the housing recovery. The Commerce Department says builders broke ground on homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.04 million in March, up 7 percent from February. It was the fastest pace of home building since June 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777718-us-consumer-prices-drop-02-pct-on-cheaper-gashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777718-us-consumer-prices-drop-02-pct-on-cheaper-gasuspricespoliticsconsumer-pricesTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:34:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo March 5, 2013 photo, shoes are on sale at the Footloose store at the Galleria in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. On Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the government reports how much consumer prices rose in March. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767313-irs-boston-area-taxpayers-will-get-time-on-taxeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767313-irs-boston-area-taxpayers-will-get-time-on-taxesustaxespoliticsmarathonexplosionsinternal-revenue-serviceboston-marathoninternal-revenue-serveTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:13:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767237-obama-to-welcome-south-koreas-park-to-white-househttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767237-obama-to-welcome-south-koreas-park-to-white-houseuswhite-housekoreapoliticssouth-koreaobamabarack-obamapark-geun-hyeTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767173-obama-asks-shultz-baker-to-go-to-thatcher-funeralhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17767173-obama-asks-shultz-baker-to-go-to-thatcher-funeraluspoliticsfuneralthatcherbaker-iiibarack-obamamargaret-thatcherstate-george-shultzMon, 15 Apr 2013 23:51:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post