Meet Washington’s 25 Top Influential Women (according to National Journal)
A few who made the list (from left to right):
1. Elena Kagan, Supreme Court justice
2. Heather Podesta, lawyer and lobbyist
3. First Lady Michelle Obama
4. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5. Planned Parenthood leader Cecile Richards
6. Jackie Calmes of the New York Times
View the entire slideshow here.
Read about the women here.
Did you know that Frank Sinatra once co-hosted the White House Correspondents Dinner?
See past WHCD hosts.
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Presidents & baseball: take a look through the years of presidents throwing out first pitches.
Didn’t get a ticket to the White House Easter Egg Roll? Neither did I. But here’s a video of the First Dog wearing bunny ears. It’ll do as a consolation prize.
(Source: youtube.com)
First lady Grace Coolidge displays her pet raccoon Rebecca to children gathered on the White House grounds for Easter egg rolling, April 18, 1927.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Library of Congress
The White House Easter Egg Roll Through the Years—PICTURES
The cover of the March 24, 2012 issue of National Journal.
Out of Their Depth: President Obama’s economic advisers have had three years to rescue homeowners. So why are millions still underwater? By Kristin Roberts and Stacy Kaper.
“But if a woman’s employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company -– not the hospital, not the charity -– will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge, without co-pays and without hassles.”
White House Plan Requires Insurers to Pay for Contraception
By Meghan McCarthy
PHOTO OF THE DAY: President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk off the podium during a welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. Merkel is on an official visit to Washington with bilateral meetings and a joint press conference with Obama. She will be presented with the Medal of Freedom at a state dinner tonight. (Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)
