Washington Local News

DENVER ( Map , News ) - Based on significant input from readers and advertisers, and a comprehensive review of newspaper operations, the Examiner newspapers will launch new Sunday editions in Washington , San Francisco , and Baltimore and will expand their Thursday editions.

WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.

WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican rival John McCain tried to smear him and was "losing his bearings" with the suggestion that Hamas preferred Obama for president.

CHICAGO , May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AbelsonTaylor, long known for its unorthodox and highly creative approach to healthcare advertising campaigns, scored top honors in the medical device category at the DTC National Advertising Awards on April 17 . The ceremony was part of the DTC National Conference in Washington, D.C. , and was attended by members of the pharmaceutical industry.

WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - Kriss Riggs isn't one to spend her money on politicians.

WASHINGTON , May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In March, AHIP's Board of Directors advocated for stronger federal regulation and oversight of the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plan marketing activities. Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its new regulations.

WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.

WASHINGTON ( Map , News ) - Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday.

Several police officers in Grand Rapids will soon take part in a cross country bike ride that will end at the National Police Memorial in Washington DC.

WASHINGTON, May 7 / Christian Newswire / -- Faith and Action, America's only Christian missionary outreach to government officials located on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, will hold a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, at 4:00 PM, to announce its national effort to enlist support for a National Ten Commandments Day.