On Saturday in DC I find myself being bombarded with statistics nbsp How many people will be here how many police how much it s costing nbsp Here s a first glance with due nod to Harper s Index nbsp 0 ndash Official cost of a ticket to attend the Swearing In of Barack Obama as Pr

I arrived in Washington last night on a bus out of New York nbsp It was already dark as we entered the District of Columbia even inauguration weekend the road we took into the city gave little indication that we have just entered our nation rsquo s capitol nbsp It rsquo s just a congested tw

I suppose lots of people are in count down mode as they await the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th president of United States But those of us who live in Washington D C or its nearby environs may be more immersed than those beyond the Beltway We are trying to figure out when a fi

Swiss voters rsquo recent decision to give permanent approval to a legalized heroin program for addicts has stirred interest in other countries like Australia and Canada that are struggling with how to deal with hard-core addicts The Swiss program began in 1994 and now operates in almost two doz

America is put together on on West 56th St New York City nbsp But yesterday afternoon the action was in the Hudson River around 48th St less than one mile from here Air temperature was 20 degrees the coldest day of the year nbsp Water temperature around 34 degrees USA Flight 1549 was gaini

George W Bush gave his farewell address to the nation last night and displayed in full force what is his least endearing quality his Manichaean view of the world The Manichaens wrestled with the fact of evil in the world and posited belief in two Gods one the Lord of Light and the other the Lord