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Offers commentary on recent political developments in Washington, D.C.Need for presidential candidate John Kerry to acquire some likeability; Competition between television commentators Chris Wallace and George Stephanopoulos; Others.

Comments on recent political developments in Washington, D.C. Importance of the Republican National Convention for George W. Bush's re-election campaign; Growing appeal of careers in the intelligence service; Similarity between Lynne Cheney and Nancy Reagan in their preference for wearing red; Others.

Offers world news briefs for November 18, 2002. Idea that the laptop computer used by Washington, D.C. area sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo contains incriminating evidence; Number of terrorist threats the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation received since the September 11 attacks; Outlook for France to agree on the U.S. resolution for Iraq; Others.

Offers political news briefs relating to Washington, D.C., as of August 13, 2001. Efforts by Cable News Network (CNN) to win a broader Republican audience; Backlog at the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; Republican concerns over U.S. President George W. Bush's tax refund and the budget surplus.

Offers news briefs related to Washington, D.C. as of November 27, 2000. Why lobbyists love the presidential election crisis; Details of the White House known by correspondent Mark Knoller; Possible resignation of United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt; Debt projected for the U.S. Postal Service; Other issues.

Reports on various political and celebrity news stories. Campaign strategies being used by Steve Forbes; Fund-raising by George W. Bush and its effect on other campaigns; Al Gore's campaigning style in the light of charges of campaign finance abuse; Attempts by the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to use the sensation surrounding Star Wars; Others.

Presents news briefs related to Washington, D.C. Issue of municipal bonds to help finance the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas; Visit of Israel minister of internal security, Avigdor Kahalani to the United States-Mexican border; Efforts of the Christian Coalition to mobilize voters to back the proposed Religious Freedom Amendment; Others.

Offers Washington-related news briefs. Possibility that Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr may report to Congress; Reaction to Representative Jim Leach's decision to join Democrats in reviving campaign-finance bills; Return to the United States of Ayyaz Baluch, an agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, who was jailed by Pakistan; Other news.

Offers news briefs related to Washington, D.C. Speculation on the possible resignation of Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin; Political aspirations of Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson; Support for the proposed merger of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers which appears to be waning; White House fiscal requests to fight terrorism; Other issues.

Presents news briefs from Washington, D.C. Comments being made by Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean; Increase seen in drug trafficking in Iraq, from Afghanistan; How opposition to Mohamed elBaradei taking a third term as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Comments on the inclusion of Condoleezza Rice and other Washington D.C. figures in the books "The Homer Book" and "The Bart Book." Basis of the books on characters from the television show, "The Simpsons"; View that politicians will read the books to see if their names are mentioned; Examples of political references from the books.

Reports on the predicted 17-year plague of cicadas which has not materialised in Washington, D.C. to the extent feared. Comments from White House horticulturist Dale Haney; How the cicadas are worse at Andrews Air Force Base which is the home of Air Force One.

Focuses on U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow, who travels by train from Washington D.C. to New York (N.Y.). Comparison of the time needed to travel to the airport and fly to N.Y. with the time it takes to travel by Amtrak's Acela Express train; Comments from spokesman Rob Nichols regarding the secretary's travels on the train; How Snow passes time during the trip to N.Y. where he meets monthly with Wall Street executives.

Mentions George Tenet, in light of his wife, Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, talking about him while promoting the books, "Dare to Repair" and "Dare to Repair Your Car". The reason he was at the Washington Auto Show on New Year's Day; The vehicle he tested at the exhibition; Suggestion that Tenet sometimes drives himself to work.

Discusses the attitude of United States President George W. Bush, specifically his view on shouting and anger. Idea that shouting is not tolerated in the White House; Comparison of Bush to former presidents, including his father George Bush.

Reports on salary figures for White House employees in the United States President George W. Bush administration. Comparison of annual pay to that of U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration; Details on Bush's salary, which is less than Clinton's; Pay hikes which were given to presidential aides.

Reports that Russell Eugene Weston opened fire at the United States Capitol, killing two policemen and injuring a visitor. Preventability of the attack; Details about the attack; John Gibson and Jacob Chestnut the first Capitol officers ever killed by a gunman; Effectiveness of the Capitol's metal detectors; Implications of the event.

Reports that votes in the House of Representatives were delayed so that several House members could attend a concert by the Rolling Stones. Identification of two House members attending the concert.