Andrea Stone

Senior Washington Correspondent

Andrea is a former USA Today correspondent who has covered Washington, politics and news across the nation and the world. She has reported from 47 states, 28 countries, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon.

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Nungesser, La. Pols 'Cozy' With Big Oil Before BP Spill

posted: 1 day 8 hours ago

(June 18) -- Billy Nungesser may have emerged as the media star of the BP oil spill disaster, but the Plaquemines Parish president, like nearly every other Louisiana elected official, has been a frie ...

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Could Kyrgyzstan Troubles Imperil US Troop Supplies?

posted: 4 days 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 15) -- A wave of ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan isn't just a tragedy for the people of that Central Asian nation. It could also be yet one more headache for U.S. military troops whose ...

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Washington Puts the Heat on BP This Week

posted: 5 days 16 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 14) -- Nearly two months after the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform blew up and unleashed the worst oil spill in U.S. history, President Barack Obama is going all BP all the time ...

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Army Sacks 2 for National Cemetery's Burial Blunders

posted: 9 days 10 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 10) --The Army is enlisting a pair of former senators to oversee Arlington National Cemetery after a scathing review of America's "sacred ground" revealed more than 200 bodies had be ...

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Whose Heads Will Roll Next in BP Disaster?

posted: 9 days 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 10) -- By Day 51 of the BP oil spill, only two people have lost their jobs because of their role in the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Surely there must be more people ...

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Obama's Swearing Nothing New for Presidents

posted: 11 days 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 8) -- President Barack Obama joined a long line of chief executives who have used profanity and tough words when he told Matt Lauer this morning on the "Today" show that he was talki ...

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White House Mounts PR Blitz for Health Care Reform

posted: 12 days 10 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 7) -- The White House and its allies are launching a massive public relations campaign to convince a skeptical public that its historic health care reform legislation is just what th ...

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BP Calls in Heavy Artillery to Fight the PR Battle

posted: 15 days 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 4) -- Getting back its good name may be a whole lot tougher for BP than capping the oil gusher fouling the Gulf of Mexico. But no one can say the energy giant isn't enlisting enough ...

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Israel's Ambassador: 'The Sea Cannot Be Opened'

posted: 16 days 9 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 3) -- Israel agrees with U.S. officials who say the situation in Gaza is "unsustainable," but it will not bend to international demands that it lift its blockade of the Palestinian e ...

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Pentagon Gives Nod to Big Names for Women's Panel

posted: 17 days 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON (June 2) -- In a clear signal that the Obama administration hopes to make big changes at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named two high-profile veterans and a prominent fe ...

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