Category: Emily Reynolds

Senator Barack Obama questions Henry Kissinger at a Foreign Relations Committee

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

Senator Barack Obama questions former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a Foreign Relations Committee hearing about the President’s decision to send more troops to Iraq.

Jason Gross Speaks About Transition Experience

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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Jason Gross, Chief of Staff to Freshman Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT), speaks about his experience transitioning from Connecticut to Capitol Hill.

Public Health Grand Rounds at GWU

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Directors speak at Public Health Grand Rounds at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. The directors advised that the current agency’s future role in U.S. public health could be threatened by morale and scientific integrity issues.

Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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President Bush, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader John Boehner, speak during a ceremony honoring the Tuskegee Airmen in the Capitol Rotunda March 29, 2007. All volunteers, they were the first black military airmen in America and fought in World War II but were still widely discriminated against. President Bush saluted the Airmen during the ceremony, “For all the unreturned salutes and unforgivable indignities,” endured during their service.

Paul Hodes Talks About Adjustment to his New Office

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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Representative Paul Hodes of New Hampshire talks about his adjustment to his new office and the role of a freshman congressman.

Press Conference to Discuss the Presidential Funding Act of 2007

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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Congressmen Chris Shays, Martin Meehan and David Price held a press conference to discuss the Presidential Funding Act of 2007 which they sponsored. If passed, the bill would increase spending limits for future Presidential candidates.

The Cherry Blossom Festival

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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The Cherry Blossom Festival is currently taking place in Washington, D.C., including hundreds of performances, Cherry Blossom Princesses, and walks, tours and bike rides through the trees.

Cleaning the Streets of D.C. as Punishment for Arrest

January 1st, 2007 in Emily Reynolds, Spring 2007 Newswire, Washington, DC

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Diane Baker, a 60-year-old Dallas native, spends a cold January day cleaning the streets of D.C. as punishment for her arrest in September after crossing a police line to sit on the steps of the Senate in protest of the Iraq war. Baker has a hereditary central nervous system disorder that causes a progressive decrease in muscle control.