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Caroline Bridges
Caroline Bridges grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She attended high school at Culver Girls Academy in Culver, Indiana, where she graduated cum laude and with honors in dance. She is currently in her final semester at Boston University, majoring in photojournalism and minoring in English. As a photographer, Caroline was on the staff of Boston University’s student-run, daily newspaper, The Daily Free Press, for four semesters. During the summer of 2008, she interned with The Improper Bostonian Magazine in Boston, and her images were included in their bi-monthly issues as well as their annual “Best Of Boston” issue. Caroline is currently interning and photographing in Washington, DC, with The Express and Boston University’s Washington News Service.
STORIES COVERED:
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Shaheen, Gregg attend White House health care summit
WASHINGTON, March 5 —President Barack Obama invited a group of lawmakers—including Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H.—and insurance, labor and medical officials to the White House Thursday to discuss how to reform the country’s health care system. (By Jillian Jorgensen)
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Adm. Allen stresses need for modernization in annual address
WASHINGTON, March 3 —Anticipating a tight budget in the midst of the current fiscal crisis, Adm. Thad W. Allen, Coast Guard commandant, said Tuesday that the Coast Guard must focus on modernizing its communications and processes before upgrading its fleet. (By Katie Koch)
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New Hampshire delegation reacts to Obama's budget
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 – New Hampshire lawmakers divided sharply Thursday over President Barack Obama’s budget proposals for next year and for the long term. (By Aoife Connors and Jillian Jorgensen) 
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., hold press conference regarding the President's budget proposal.
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Hodes and Shea-Porter call for additional home-energy assistance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 —New Hampshire Democratic Reps. Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter joined other members of Congress Wednesday in a last-minute push to include $1 billion in the economic stimulus legislation for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. (By Aoife Connors)
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Sen. Dodd to treasury secretary: Constituents are frustrated
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 —Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., urged the Treasury Department Tuesday to act swiftly to distribute the remaining Troubled Assets Relief Program funds, saying Americans are frustrated with the results so far. (By Tait Militana)
Left photo, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies at Senate committee hearing Tuesday.
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Shaheen enthusiastic about children’s healthcare expansion
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 —The Senate was considering a bill Thursday evening that would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which senators said would make an additional 4 million children across the country eligible for government-paid health insurance. (By Jillian Jorgensen)
President Obama signs into law legislation expanding and extending children's
health coverage.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 – For many first-time members of Congress, the trials of starting their new jobs include finding their way around the Capitol, meeting other members and learning the ins and outs of Washington. For Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, the first weeks also included dealing with unprecedented inauguration crowds and fixing the heat in his office.
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Shaheen settling into temporary office
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 —In the vestibule of Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s temporary Senate office, things can get pretty crowded when visitors come to call. Recently as she walked through the door she ran right into a group of constituents from New Hampshire awaiting a meeting with a legislative aide. (By Jillian Jorgensen)
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Obama nominates Sen. Judd Gregg to be commerce secretary
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 — Announcing the nomination of Sen. Judd Gregg to serve as commerce secretary Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama cited Gregg’s reputation for strict fiscal discipline and ability to work in a bi-partisan way to get things done as the reasons for his choice. (By Jillian Jorgensen) 
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Collins leads moderate senators seeking to trim stimulus package
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 – A bipartisan group of senators led by Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Ben Nelson, D-Neb., met three times Thursday to “scrub” a now $900 billion economic stimulus bill of measures that they said would not directly create jobs. (By Drew FitzGerald)
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Obama meets with GOP congressional leaders at the Capitol
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The Inauguration
 
Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009
Almost 2 million people gathered on the Mall, from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, for the inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States of America.
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For Conn. College student, a long journey from Colombia to D.C.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – It took Alexandra Felfle nearly two days to travel from her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, to the Hilton Washington. Still, she arrived at the hotel Saturday smiling and poised, ready to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. (By Katie Koch)
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A long road to Pennsylvania Avenue for Trumbull’s band
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 —For Dan Connolly, drum major of the Trumbull High School marching band, the hardest part about preparing for the inaugural parade was staying focused through all of the attention. (By Tait Militana)
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Former New Bedford school principals await inauguration
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 – Roberta Rivet spent 15 years serving as the E.C. Brooks Elementary School principal. Her husband, Leonard Rivet was principal of Roosevelt Middle School. They spent their careers telling students of all backgrounds that they could be and do anything they wanted when they grew up and now they see that dream becoming a reality with the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. (By Cristian Hernandez) 
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54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry makes history again
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 — Eli Biddle lied about his age. He was 16 in 1863, not 17, as he told the recruiters he met on the street. Mr. Biddle had been booted out of class for refusing to sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” While wandering around Boston, he decided to join the army, even though he was one year shy of the age requirement. (By Sarah Gantz)
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Burncoat High Choir sings on floor of House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 — In one gulp, Rachael Brown swallowed the mint she had popped in her mouth to stave off hunger just in time for the opening line of the Star Spangled Banner. Ms. Brown, 17, is a self-proclaimed “very loud soprano” for the Burncoat High School Select Choir, which gave an impromptu performance on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Saturday morning. (By Sarah Gantz)
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Shaheen full of hope at EMILY’s List
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – While walking from her office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building to the Capitol to cast a vote recently, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., got lost in the basement. Speaking at an EMILY’s List luncheon Sunday, the new senator received a resounding cheer when she declared “the building was clearly laid out by a group of men.” (By Aoife Connors)
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Community service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 – Alden Hall, a physician living in Lebanon, was working the night shift on election night. “I was dealing with a patient in the emergency room at the hospital on November 4, 2008.” (By Aoife Connors)
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New Hampshire residents flock to the capital
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 --When she was young, Nicole Fellian was overjoyed when she was allowed to stay up late to watch the results of the 1992 election between Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush. Now, 16 years later, the Hopkinton resident who stayed up late to watch the political process unfold will get to watch it firsthand at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. (By Aoife Connors and Jillian Jorgensen)
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Rep. Dahlkemper sees 'a lot of hope for this country'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 —Since Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper's swearing-in ceremony two weeks ago, the new freshman on campus has been acclimating herself to a Capitol more complex and staggering than her predecessors could imagine. (By Lindsay Perna)
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New York’s new senator sworn in by Vice President Biden
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 – With a confident “yes” and two quick signatures, U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand was sworn in Tuesday on the floor of the Senate chamber by Vice President Joe Biden as New York’s junior senator. (By Lindsay Perna)
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OTHER PHOTOS
The Washington National Cathedral
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The Washington Monument
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