TheRepublic.com - Donna Edwards News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/person/f9bbfbfe2aa8433c94da709e6d6add4b Donna Edwards News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Mary Wilson sings in ceremony feting Rep. Dingellhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/387b6628304a448ebb16043ef012a7b8/US--Dingell-Ceremonyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/387b6628304a448ebb16043ef012a7b8/US--Dingell-Ceremony

WASHINGTON - A Capitol ceremony honoring Rep. John Dingell for becoming Congress's longest-serving member in history featured the expected, such as praise and jokes from Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. It included the unexpected - a pointed pitch to a roomful of congressional leaders and lawmakers by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for controversial immigration legislation.]]>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:33:23 -0400'One giant leap' toward a NASA Armstrong center?http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/972ad8309a954d54807940750d7e429f/US-SCI--NASA-Center-Neil-Armstronghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/972ad8309a954d54807940750d7e429f/US-SCI--NASA-Center-Neil-Armstrong

LOS ANGELES - Neil Armstrong's name is attached to a lunar crater, an asteroid, more than a dozen schools and a museum, but not a single NASA facility is christened in honor of the man whose "giant leap" made him the first to walk on the moon.]]>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:51:55 -0400