Margaret “Midge” Costanza, first woman to assist a US President
Margaret “Midge” Costanza, the first woman to serve in the White House as assistant to the President, had never set foot in the White House before January 1977. She now works in the office occupied by Charles Colson when he worked for President Nixon. Midge is President Carter’s emissary to organized groups. Photo taken February 7, 1977. (UPI Photo/njp/Files)
Latest Headlines
U.S. politics, the London Olympics, economic developments in the United States and Europe and the unrest in the Arab world topped the news in 2012.
Charles Colson, convicted in the Watergate burglary and coverup that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, is close to death, a friend said.
Mark Felt, an FBI official who became known as "Deep Throat" in the Watergate scandal, has died, his family said. Felt, who lived in Santa Rosa, Calif., was 95.
Reactions in Washington to the identification of the Watergate-era Deep Throat tipster ranged Wednesday from praise to accusations of being a traitor.
Maybe it's a sign that Hispanics have assimilated into U.S. political life.
WATERGATE ANNIVERSARY REMEMBERED
Nothing seems more difficult in religion than separating fads from the holy. Even evangelicals are not immune from the temptation to have the Bible bent just a
Capital Comment -- News notes, political rumors and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press Interna
Capital Comment -- News notes, political rumors, and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press Intern
Quotes
United Press International
