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Is Affirmative Action Hurting the Students It’s Meant to Help?

A Q&A with the authors of a new book that argues against racial preferences in college admissions as the Supreme Court takes up the debate.
Capital Comment, Books  |  Oct 9, 2012
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Janet Napolitano’s Approach to Defending Cyberspace

The Homeland Security secretary says the department should be the “hub” of a new security regime.
Capital Comment, News & Gossip  |  Oct 1, 2012
News & Politics

FAA Grounds Drones Inside Washington, DC

A lighthearted drone “smackdown” reveals anxiety about robot planes buzzing around the District.
Capital Comment, Local News  |  Sep 26, 2012
Military Employees Can Buy SEAL’s Book about bin Laden Raid, Pentagon Says
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Military Employees Can Buy SEAL’s Book about bin Laden Raid, Pentagon Says

A memo issued by the Defense Department cautions against discussing potential secrets via social media.
Capital Comment, Books, News & Gossip, National Security  |  Sep 21, 2012
News & Politics

Why Are ANCs in Ward 8 Spending So Much on Telephone Service?

Neighborhood commissioners racked up nearly $47,000 in phone charges in 2010.
Capital Comment, Local News  |  Sep 17, 2012
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7 Tips for Navy SEAL Turned Author Mark Owen on How to Stay Out of Prison

An open letter to the author of “No Easy Day,” who may soon face legal action for allegedly violating nondisclosure agreements in writing his book.
Capital Comment, Books, FBI  |  Sep 6, 2012
News & Politics

Chef Johnny Monis: Komi’s Backstage Artist

Johnny Monis was just 24 when he opened Komi, the top-ranked restaurant in the area. Yet in an age of cookbook-hawking TV-star chefs, Monis has studiously avoided becoming a celebrity.
Food & Drink  |  Sep 5, 2012
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Book Review: “No Easy Day” Tells Retired Navy SEAL Mark Owen’s Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed bin Laden

Owen’s story offers a blunt critique of “the Washington machine.”
Capital Comment, Books  |  Sep 4, 2012
Hit Delete All You Want . . .
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Hit Delete All You Want . . .

It won’t do any good. The road to hell—or at least a good old Washington scandal—is paved with reckless e-mails.
Capital Comment, Politics  |  Aug 28, 2012
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Peter Bergen Made a Career Hunting Osama bin Laden . . . Now What?

The author penned four books about the world’s most wanted man, and his future works may stay in familiar territory.
Capital Comment, Media  |  Jul 27, 2012
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