by Phillip Swarts | May 3, 2011 | Topics
As soon as President Barack Obama was done speaking Monday night, I grabbed my camera and coat and ran out the door. I live just a few blocks from the White House, so it was easy for me to walk there and join the hundreds of people who had already arrived; at its peak...
by Phillip Swarts | May 3, 2011 | National Security
Phillip Swarts/MNS Flags were constantly flown at the celebrations early Monday morning. Several people scaled lamp posts to affix flags to the top, and others hung a flag along the fence facing the White House. WASHINGTON – The plaza in front of the White House...
by Phillip Swarts | May 2, 2011 | National Security, Politics
Phillip Swarts/MNS Waving flags and singing songs, thousands gathered out front of the White House early Monday morning to celebrate the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan. WASHINGTON — At 11:25 p.m. Sunday, President Barack Obama announced...
by Phillip Swarts | Apr 26, 2011 | Politics
Thousands of children and their families gathered on the South Lawn of the White House Monday to celebrate the annual Easter Egg Roll. A record 30,000 people participated in this year’s event, which is a Washington tradition dating back to the 1860’s....
by Phillip Swarts | Apr 14, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Investing in renewable energy technology for military bases would save the Department of Defense billions of dollars and ensure operational integrity as bases increasingly provide support to combat troops, a group of Pentagon officials told Congress...
