http://www.yourstreet.com/news/washington YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us BY HAVIV RETTIG GUR The Jerusalem Post A meeting between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama in Washington ended after nearly two hours on Monday evening, Israel Radio reported. The White House said Obama reaffirmed his country’s... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752679/meeting-between-netanyahu-and-obama-ends-after-nearly-two-hours Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:05:08 -0800 Ahead of Obama Meeting, Israeli Premier Pledges ‘Great Concessions,’ but Arab and Palestinian Leaders React Coolly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington. BY JAY SOLOMON The Wall Street... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752681/netanyahu-calls-for-immediate-resumption-of-peace-talks-with-palestinians Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:27:08 -0800 President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House about health care reform and Iraq’s new electoral law after returning from Camp David Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Washington. The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752687/house-health-care-reform-faces-senate-stone-wall Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:57:08 -0800 Victim reported she parked her vehicle and when she returned to the vehicle she found the front window smashed. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753110/from-http-spotcrime-com-vandalism-pine-st-and-washington-st-,-bosto Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin takes us behind the scenes of the financial crisis as it unfolded last year—from what happened inside the offices of Lehman Brothers to the corridors of power in Washington. Then, we talk about the centennial of The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752045/inside-the-meltdown-the-leonard-lopate-show-monday,-26-october-2009- Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:36:34 -0700 Violinist Leila Josefowicz (photo by Deborah O’Grady) >> We only recommend a trip to Baltimore for something extraordinary, and this week the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is not bringing a worthy program to Strathmore. Daring conductor Robert Spano, music... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751776/classical-music-agenda Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:15:08 -0700 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday's "outrageous attacks" outside government offices in the Iraqi capital "reveal the hateful and destructive agenda of those who would deny the Iraqi people the future that they deserve." Secretary of State Hillary... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750563/obama-iraq-attacks-attempt-to-derail-progress Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:08 -0700 NPR: With a growing budget deficit, there's not much appetite in Washington to increase NASA's funding. So some of what the agency does now, such as shipping cargo to the space station, will almost certainly be picked up by private companies. Bretton Alexander,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751698/prairiepundit-private-space-truckers Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:08 -0700 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751551/obama-national-emergency-for-swine-flu-help-for-hospitals-to-speed- Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:58:08 -0700 SHOTS FIRED - *FIRED. Other: 1 ELDER/ WASHINGTON http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751149/from-http-spotcrime-com-shooting-xx-s-elder-av-and-w-washington-st,- Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 A roundtable group of water interests in Washington's Yakima Valley, along with federal and state officials, voiced their support for a plan to expand the capacity of Bumping Lake northwest of Yakima as part of a multi-phase, 40-year plan to provide more water for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752431/washington-county-s-water-plan-bumps-up-lake-s-capacity Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 Yup, those who average a goal every 29.3 seconds earn the right to celebrate. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Capitals 5, Thrashers 4 : Last night's game between Washington and Atlanta was a tight affair for the first thirty minutes. It was at that point that the Caps... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751799/last-night-s-action-88-seconds Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 Associated Press file photoIcebergs float in a bay off Ammassalik Island, Greenland, in this July 19, 2007 file picture.WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750243/americans-belief-in-global-warming-cools,-poll-finds Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:04:08 -0700 U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (R) addresses reporters during the 2009 Reuters Washington Summit in Washington, October 21, 2009. BY THOMAS FERRARO Reuters WASHINGTON - A top U.S. Senate Republican invoked the memory of the scandal-marred Nixon administration on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750257/republican-leader-raises-spectre-of-presidential-enemies-list Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:02:08 -0700 Last weekend marked the halfway point of Spectrum Dance Theater’s Byrd Retrospective Festival - three weekends, nine shows, 16 works. The festival is an earnest reflection on the influence of Artistic Director and choreographer Donald Byrd, who has rapidly... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751900/spectrum-s-studio-series-enters-final-week Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:08 -0700 WASHINGTON - The Taliban in Afghanistan are running a sophisticated financial network to pay for their insurgent operations, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from the illicit drug trade, kidnappings, extortion and foreign donations that American officials say... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750263/allies-barely-make-a-dent-in-cutting-off-taliban-afghan-illicit-drugs-cash- Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:36:08 -0700 BY JAMES VICINI Reuters WASHINGTON - A former U.S. government scientist was arrested on Monday for attempted espionage in an undercover operation with FBI agents posing as Israeli intelligence officers, the Justice Department said. Stewart Nozette, 52, of Chevy... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750264/fbi-arrests-former-u-s-government-scientist-stewart-david-nozette- Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:13:08 -0700 A NACA loan counselor holds up a sign to call a home owner to his desk at the “Save the Dream” home loan modification event, coordinated by the non-profit advocacy group Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), in Los Angeles. BY DAVID... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750265/obama-okays-federal-loans-to-housing-finance-agencies Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:11:08 -0700 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors today. Two Justice Department officials described the policy to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750269/obama-justice-department-will-not-pursue-medical-marijuana-users-who-comply Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:20:08 -0700 Armed Robbery. BPD o/s male robbed at gunpoint, perp, BMA 5-8, 170lbs, blk jact, blu jeans, whi shirt, http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750284/from-http-spotcrime-com-robbery-mass-av-and-washington-st,-boston,-m Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700