Washington News

Since waking up around 6 - earlier still on some mornings - he's read the morning paper, digested several blogs and websites, scanned transcripts of newscasts and political talk shows, and perused a summary of important stories on his BlackBerry that the White House compiled overnight.

Once again, nuclear negotiations are taking place, and once again there's a gap between the gloomy tone of the Israeli observers and the optimistic, albeit guarded, noises on the American side.

A hot dog barbecue and bottle drive this weekend will raise funds to help a four-year-old Comox Valley boy get treatment for cerebral palsy.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner might be an annual event, but the commingling of Tinseltown and the Beltway happens year-round - most famously in the form of the Motion Picture Association of America, the Eye Street lobbying shop headed by former Sen.