The long history of ‘Imet’
Written by By Beth Browning-Graham, CNN It’s possible to say “Rockefeller” in roughly 18 different languages, if the meaning of “Rockefeller” does not apply to a particular place, animal or person. A Russian variant…
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The Federal Housing Administration may be letting down Washington area borrowers, audit shows
Washington region consumers aren’t getting as much in home loan assistance as they were promised, a recent report by the D.C. Office of the Auditor General said. Auditors reviewed how the settlement between the…
Read the full White House memo explaining the travel ban
By an AIPAC-recruited panel of advisers, the incoming administration tried to craft its approach to Iran relations. Sources close to the new president say that was its strategy to start the administration: tell other…
Turnaround? Twitter, 3-Year-Old Steve Jobs Stock Price
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announces Wednesday that he’s stepping down from the company he co-founded. Fred Roggin @RogginJC1 posted on Twitter that Dorsey’s decision to depart leaves the social media giant vulnerable to the…
All the men who don’t need bullets, and their stories about why
It’s been about a year since Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up to save an earthquake-ravaged Nevada community with a message of “winning without bullets.” Since then, Hollywood has come up with such…