Topic: washington d c

A survey of 100 bartenders in the Washington D.C. area by Beam Global Spirits & Wine reports that Democrats are better tippers, while Republicans are harder drinkers. The survey also found that Republicans were more likely to order drinks straight, while Democrats were more likely to order mixed drinks. (Insert lame joke about effete liberals here.) But is this a long-term trend or merely the...

From George Washington University an analysis of newly released information from the National Security Archive affirm the conclusions of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report in June 2008 regarding the lead up to war. Washington D.C., August 22, 2008 - The U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is urging the Federal Reserve Board and other federal regulators to water down a proposed set of rules that would prohibit banks from engaging in certain unfair and deceptive credit card lending practices, according to Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. As reported in the American Banker, the OCC sent a...

It's the next-to-the last day of the trip, and I've got lots of pictures to post, but not a lot to say. What we saw today pretty much speaks for itself. We spent a great day at the National Gallery, so most of the photos are my attempt to capture and remember the beautiful things that we got to see up close and personal. (I couldn't believe how close we got to stand to priceless treasures.)...