by Maureen LaForge | Jun 7, 2012 | Politics
Republican candidate Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher may be facing an uphill battle in his quest to be a member of Congress, but donations to his upstart campaign show how popular he is among conservatives outside his native Ohio. In the first quarter of 2012,...
by Maureen LaForge | Jun 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz promoted a husband and wife from captain to major Monday at the Pentagon. Maj. Lori Hodge is serving a one-year deployment in Kabul. The pair celebrated six years of marriage last month. They have lived...
by Maureen LaForge | May 30, 2012 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON – Aetna Inc. Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini on Thursday advocated dramatically changing how providers and insurers are paid as a way to reform the fee-for-service model. Speaking at the non-partisan Peterson Institute for International Economics, Bertolini...
by Maureen LaForge | May 23, 2012 | National Security, Science + Technology
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MD — There were clear, sunny skies for the annual air show at Andrews Air Force Base last weekend. Guests young and old were disappointed by the news that they’ll have to wait two years for the 55-year-old show to return. With a...
by Maureen LaForge | May 14, 2012 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1,000 fabulous Washingtonians stepped out for this year’s annual Ball on the Mall on a recent weekend, swinging and rocking to benefit the National Mall. The black-tie gala on May 8 raised approximately $700,000 for the National Park...
