– Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver gathering with their kids for the graduation of daughter Christina from Georgetown University on Saturday morning. The estranged couple looked nicely congruent — he in a navy suit and sky-blue tie, she in a … Continue reading ?
As expected, Nerlens Noel of Kentucky and Ben McLemore of Kansas currently sit atop the latest HoopsWorld Mock Draft. For now, Noel edges out the former Jayhawk. Collegiate stars Otto Porter (Georgetown), Trey Burke (Michigan), Victor...Show More Summary
Our top three guesses (in no particular order): Mueller, Hyde Park or Georgetown. [ more › ]
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RAINING IN THE ROSE GARDEN: “Overheard: ‘Melt the Press.’ @MarkLandler of NYT pops out a Georgetown umbrella.” — NPR White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro with the accompanying photograph. And NBC’s Luke Russert: “The...Show More Summary
Continuous infusion of a novel agent not only halted the progression of Ewing sarcoma in rats, while some tumors also regressed to the point that cancer cells could not be detected microscopically, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Show More Summary
Georgetown standout forward Otto Porter Jr. was a consensus first-team All-American for his efforts in the 2012-13 NCAA season, and he'll likely be a lottery pick in the 2013 NBA draft, too. Porter is in Chicago this week for the NBA...Show More Summary
Christopher A. Preble Georgetown University’s Jennifer Daskal, and Stephen Vladeck, an associate dean in the College of Law at American University, have posted a working paper (.pdf) regarding the 12+ year old Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) at the Lawfare blog that is receiving, and deserves, some attention. Show More Summary
– Maria Shriver popping into Degrees bar at the Georgetown Ritz-Carlton Wednesday night. The new NBC special anchor/former California first lady — in town for daughter Christina’s Georgetown University graduation — joined top Marriott execs Arne Sorenson and Kathleen Matthews … Continue reading ?
MSNBC is known for having bizarrely liberal commentators dubbed “political analysts” who hold forth their opinions while others on the panel nod in agreement. One such frequent panelist is Georgetown University's Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. But...Show More Summary
Georgetown University professor and MSNBC contributor Michael Eric Dyson revealed on MSNBC’s Now on Wednesday that he has been the target of political intimidation by the Internal Revenue Service during the administration of President George W. Show More Summary
by Rev. Michael P. Orsi May 14, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In recent years two major Catholic universities, Notre Dame and Georgetown have honored pro-choice politicians at their Commencement Exercises, President Barack Obama and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively. Although the bishops…
Over the last eight years or so, Georgetown has really gone whole hog into the sweets business. But can that last? While mainstay T. Sweets has held down the fort for decades, Georgetown truly began to tie its fortunes to the dessert-trade with the auspicious opening of Georgetown Cupcake in 2008. Show More Summary
Oh. South Seattle. Nice to see that the Seattle Times is so interested in targeting "relevant information" to the residents of Beacon Hill, Rainier Valley, Columbia City, Rainier Beach, Georgetown, South Park, Mount Baker, and Seward Park. [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
The Maryland men’s program, which lost to Georgetown in the College Cup semifinals last season and will be among the top-rated teams in the country again this year, will begin the 2013 campaign on the West Coast against Stanford and … Continue reading ?
Last night I was blessed with a sighting of three Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep near Georgetown, Colorado as I was driving Interstate 70. Finally a dream come true after many trips through the Rocky Mountains without ever sighting bighorn sheep. The sighting came as I was driving I-70 going 60 mph at about 10,000 feet [...]Show More Summary
Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the disorder may have a different brain-based manifestation based on sex. Show More Summary
Poli-Sci Perspective is a weekly Wonkblog feature in which Georgetown University’s Dan Hopkins and George Washington University’s Danny Hayes and John Sides offer an empirical perspective on the issues dominating Washington. In this edition, Sides looks at why campaign tactics don’t always work as well as we’d think. For … Continue reading ?
It’s always fun to cruise through Fantagraphics’s store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. You never know what you might stumble across amid the new comics releases, independent zines and assorted odd runs and old stock there. I happened upon a copy of Justin Green’s Sign Game (ST Publications and Last Gasp Of San Francisco). [...]
Former North Dakota Attorney General Nicholas Spaeth has lost his age discrimination lawsuit against Georgetown University Law Center. A Washington federal judge ruled yesterday that Georgetown presented non-discriminatory reasons – chiefly, Spaeth's lack of academic scholarship – for rejecting his...
Just how far can a law student bend before she breaks? Let’s find out…
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