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Donté Stallworth
Meet Donté Stallworth. You may know him from his previous working life – an NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and the Washington Redskins. Now, he’s a National Security Fellow at the Huffington Post. We caught up with him …
Glenn Greenwald Coming Back to America
The journalist who released Edward Snowden’s leaked information through The Guardian is coming back to the U.S. to receive the George Polk Award for National Security Reporting. Glenn Greenwald returns despite the fact that he may be detained and charged as a criminal by the government (his partner was recently detained …
Shane Harris
Meet Shane Harris.
Shane is a writer for the Washingtonian covering national security. Last week, he started Dead Drop, a new blog on Washingtonian’s site dedicated to snippets of national security news and pop culture. FamousDC was lucky enough to chat with Shane about his work and the new site.
Some White House Officials Given Car Privileges
We’re totally fine with this because the DC Metro is entirely too dangerous… Top Obama advisers Jarrett and Axelrod given car privileges traditionally reserved for national security officials Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod, both senior advisers to the president, have been given the luxurious and prestigious perk of being picked …
Speaker Pelosi, poster child for confidence
Regardless of whether influential members of her party agree with her or not, Speaker Pelosi is sticking to her guns – a move that might prove detrimental if the FISA saga drags on any longer. Pelosi, today during her press briefing, was asked: “Can you say today that you are …