U.S. first ladies to be honored on coins
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Not to be outdone by their husbands, the first ladies are getting their chance to shine on the nation's coins. Starting next year, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams and all the rest will begin appearing on a new series of gold coins.
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It's not often that you get to meet the First Lady. But if you're Joss Stone, a brush with American royalty at Fashion Week pales in comparison to running into Â Ana Ortiz?
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Billions of dollars pledged for worthy causes at ex-president's glitzy event.
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By WILL LESTER WASHINGTON - Maybe Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea should not take public rejection personally. It's not easy overcoming people's indifference to dollar coins, even those honoring such historic figures.
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By Elaine Jarvik Deseret Morning News  Former Polish president and trade-union activist Lech Walesa, who helped bring down communism in Eastern Europe, will speak at a $250- a-plate fund-raiser in Salt Lake City on George Washington's 275th birthday.
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Will tourists accustomed to free attractions in the U.S. capital be willing to spend their money to see wax figures of politicians such as Bill and Hillary Clinton?
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Princess Grace's gowns, jewelry, photos and letters will be exhibited in New York next month.
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WASHINGTON -- The newest $1 coin, bearing the likeness of George Washington, is going into circulation around the country just in time for next week's celebration of the first president's birthday.
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Washington's elite mingled with  artistic icons at the Kennedy Center Honors on Saturday, paying  tribute to five people for their lifetime contributions to the  arts and American culture.
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The US Mint plans to reintroduce dollar coins in an attempt to get Americans to give up the dollar bill.
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It isn't easy being green. It isn't easy getting on a U.S. postage stamp either, but Kermit the Frog will manage it next year, along with his Muppet friends. New stamps also will recall the late President Ronald Reagan, singer Marian Anderson, actor Henry Fonda and songwriter Yip Harburg, notable scientists, famous Marines and sports cars, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's daily schedules as first lady will be forwarded to former President Clinton by Friday for review, the first of two steps without a fixed time limit before any are released to the public, the National Archives said Wednesday.
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Leading candidates in the race for the November  2008 U.S. presidential election are seeking to become the first  woman, first black, first Mormon or oldest first-term president  to occupy the White House.
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Holiday postage stamps celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa will be issued next month, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday.
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Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress' home, experts told a House committee Wednesday
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The exceedingly rare $7.59 million 1933 double eagle coin will be placed on public display at the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Former President Bill Clinton is set to dedicate his presidential library on Thursday, in a ceremony attended by fellow presidents, rock stars and about 30,000 other guests.