Al Kamen
In the Loop
Al Kamen | Columnist
In the Loop: A kitty for bin Laden’s translator
A Guantanamo inmate’s lawyer says an al-Qaeda member who agreed to testify against a top planner of the Sept. 11 attacks is getting a perk for his cooperation: a cat.
 
In the Loop: The lame ducks fly far
(The Washington Post, August 15, 2012; 6:25 PM)
 
In the Loop: More to do for Mona Locke in Bejing?
(The Washington Post, August 14, 2012; 7:01 PM)
 
Romney’s Ryan pick isn’t first time a candidate has defied expectations
(The Washington Post, August 13, 2012; 10:31 PM)
 
What Gitmo inmates want: More Will Smith and less Harry Potter
(The Washington Post, August 9, 2012; 7:47 PM)
 
Hillary Rodham Clinton shows dance moves in South Africa
(The Washington Post, August 8, 2012; 9:07 PM)
 
Hemp advocates tout potential jobs in effort to gain support
(The Washington Post, August 7, 2012; 9:13 PM)
 
Blowing up Missile Defense Agency leadership
(The Washington Post, August 7, 2012; 8:55 AM)
 
The most boring junket ever
(The Washington Post, August 2, 2012; 7:13 PM)
 
Obama’s judicial logjam
(The Washington Post, August 1, 2012; 8:25 PM)
 
Mitt Romney’s entourage problem
(The Washington Post, July 31, 2012; 8:29 PM)
 
Background Check: Fred Hochberg
(The Washington Post, July 31, 2012; 7:52 AM)
 
A Penn Stater’s new government gig
(The Washington Post, July 26, 2012; 7:15 PM)
 
Kim Jong Eun takes a bride
(The Washington Post, July 25, 2012; 1:06 PM)
 
Turkey and the Indians
(The Washington Post, July 25, 2012; 8:41 AM)
 
A tribal U.S. vs. a tribal Afghanistan
(The Washington Post, July 23, 2012; 8:14 PM)
 
Transition teams for Mitt Romney, President Obama start planning early
(The Washington Post, July 20, 2012; 9:07 AM)
 
Some bedfellows are stranger than others
(The Washington Post, July 18, 2012; 10:06 PM)
 
Housecleaning at the World Bank
(The Washington Post, July 17, 2012; 7:47 PM)
 
EPA’s Lisa Jackson loves movies. Camping, not so much.
(The Washington Post, July 17, 2012; 8:29 AM)
 
Where the Obamas should go on vacation
(The Washington Post, July 12, 2012; 10:52 PM)
 
The Pentagon’s war on paper
(The Washington Post, July 11, 2012; 7:26 PM)
 
O’Reilly, still the boss
(The Washington Post, July 10, 2012; 8:01 PM)
 
The TSA follies
(The Washington Post, July 10, 2012; 8:28 AM)
 
Background Check: Meet Jonathan Jarvis of the National Park Service
(The Washington Post, July 5, 2012; 7:46 PM)
 
Monte Carlo? Duty calls for McCain, Aderholt and Cardoza.
(The Washington Post, July 4, 2012; 7:39 PM)
 
The high court and the pundits
(The Washington Post, June 28, 2012; 6:39 PM)
 
What about the tanning-bed tax?
(The Washington Post, June 27, 2012; 7:29 PM)
 
An Obama book the Obamas should read
(The Washington Post, June 26, 2012; 7:12 PM)
 
A contest: Where should the Obamas vacation?
(The Washington Post, June 25, 2012; 8:21 PM)
 
The noisy war on terror
(The Washington Post, June 21, 2012; 8:43 PM)
 
Field of Dames: Reporters defeat lawmakers in softball game
(The Washington Post, June 21, 2012; 10:33 AM)
 
Senators appeal judges’ Maui choice
(The Washington Post, June 20, 2012; 11:22 AM)
 
Incoming! Winners of the missile contest.
(The Washington Post, June 18, 2012; 8:04 PM)
 
Monte Carlo? Go ahead!
(The Washington Post, June 14, 2012; 8:39 PM)
 
McGurk’s bumpy road to Baghdad
(The Washington Post, June 14, 2012; 6:00 AM)
 
The women behind the strongmen
(The Washington Post, June 12, 2012; 6:45 PM)
 
Karen Kraushaar speaks. You can’t hear it.
(The Washington Post, June 11, 2012; 8:05 PM)
 
Background Check: Richard Cordray
(The Washington Post, May 24, 2012; 11:16 AM)
 
Quotemeister Alan Simpson stays on curse with a Social Security advocacy group
(The Washington Post, May 23, 2012; 8:25 PM)
 
Congress slow to act on 9/11 memorial in Pennsylvania
(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 10:33 PM)
 
Catching up with Katherine Harris
(The Washington Post, May 21, 2012; 7:24 PM)
 
Military body armor not a good fit for women
(The Washington Post, May 21, 2012; 7:59 AM)
 
A Loop contest: Where to put anti-missile missiles?
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2012; 7:30 PM)
 
Two groups of lawmakers are Asia-bound over the House break
(The Washington Post, May 15, 2012; 8:26 PM)
 
GSA training expo won’t have that Vegas glitz, but it will have the Alamo
(The Washington Post, May 14, 2012; 8:18 PM)
 
In the Loop: A communications gap to bridge between D.C. and Arlington
(The Washington Post, May 10, 2012; 7:17 PM)
 
Sen. Nelson wanted the board?
(The Washington Post, May 10, 2012; 7:55 AM)
 
Movie night with Mugabe
(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 8:17 PM)
 
Remember Gary Condit? He’s back in politics.
(The Washington Post, May 7, 2012; 8:41 PM)