One Year, 400 Photos -- An Intern Sees the Big Picture at the White House
Luke Sharrett is just 21, but he's already had hundreds of photographs published in The New York Times. A year ago, Sharrett began what was supposed to be a three-month stint as the Times' White House photojournalism intern. But his bosses were so impressed with the quality of his work -- and his character -- that the internship was extended. Over and over again. Sharrett quickly became just another member of the press corps. He left the White House a couple of weeks ago to return to Western Kentucky University, but not before getting a nod from the leader of the free world, President Obama ...
Members of Congress Take to Twitter for Constituent Connections
In Washington, Twitter was once just another fringe social media site -- more the domain of Hollywood glitterati than elected officials. But it's becoming increasingly routine for members of Congress to break news, communicate with constituents and campaign through tweets. Click play below to watch a video report: #Twitter @CapitolHill, Alissa Irei reports from Alissa Irei on Vimeo. ...
Long Wait Could End Soon for Black Farmers in Discrimination Case
Willie Adams has been waiting for more than 10 years. But his wait could be almost over. Adams is one of more than 70,000 black farmers who still haven't received their share of money from the 1999 United States Department of Agriculture discrimination-lawsuit settlement, in which a federal judge ruled that the USDA was guilty of decades of loan and subsidy practices that favored white farmers over blacks. The $1.15 billion in funding – the second part of what's known as the Pigford settlement – was approved by the House this year, but has been repeatedly stripped from larger ...
Robert C. Byrd's Earmarks: A Video Report on West Virginia Pork
Some budget watchers nicknamed Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) the "King of Pork." Other people say he improved the quality of life for thousands of West Virginians by landing federal earmarks for his home state. The late senator was unapologetic about the billions of federal dollars that he brought to West Virginia -- one of the poorest states in the nation. In fact, he was proud of his porky ways, famously saying in 2000, "West Virginia has always had four friends: God Almighty, Sears Roebuck, Carter's Liver Pills and Robert C. Byrd." Byrd died June 28. Carte Goodwin was sworn in Tuesday as ...
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