Past Articles by Padmananda Rama
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Reviving The Spirit And Schmaltz Of The Jewish Deli Smoked salmon pastrami may sound heretical, but owners of a revisionist Jewish deli in Washington, D.C., say it's all part of a revival of traditional Jewish cuisine. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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In First Post-Election Interview, Romney Calls Race A 'Magnificent' Experience In the first interview the Romneys have given since their November loss, they say they're moving on. |
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Red Carpet Glam: NPR's Coverage Of A Night At The Oscars Laugh, cry, be upset and outraged over this year's Academy Award winners and losers, as we live blog the results. |
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Syrian Opposition Group Boycotts International Meetings The Syrian National Coalition says it won't attend meetings in Moscow, D.C., and Rome in protest of the continued violence. The announcement comes as fighting in Aleppo intensifies. |
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Syrian Opposition Group Boycotts International Meetings The Syrian National Coalition says it won't attend meetings in Moscow, D.C., and Rome in protest of the continued violence. The announcement comes as fighting in Aleppo intensifies. |
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Syrian Opposition Group Boycotts International Meetings The Syrian National Coalition says it won't attend meetings in Moscow, D.C., and Rome in protest of the continued violence. The announcement comes as fighting in Aleppo intensifies. |
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White House Outlines Plan To Give Illegal Immigrants Path To Citizenship A draft of the plan, which was leaked to USA Today, proposes the creation of a "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa for those living here illegally. But GOP Sen. Marco Rubio dismissed the proposal, saying it was "disappointing" to those working on a solution to the issue. |
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White House Outlines Plan To Give Illegal Immigrants Path To Citizenship A draft of the plan, which was leaked to USA Today, proposes the creation of a "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa for those living here illegally. But GOP Sen. Marco Rubio dismissed the proposal, saying it was "disappointing" to those working on a solution to the issue. |
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Want To Create A Space Symphony? Wait For A Solar Storm Although you can't hear anything in space, scientists can still use sound to understand the solar system by turning data collected by NASA satellites into sounds and music. Listen to how one sonification specialist creates music out of eruptions on the sun. |
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Want To Create A Space Symphony? Wait For A Solar Storm Although you can't hear anything in space, scientists can still use sound to understand the solar system by turning data collected by NASA satellites into sounds and music. Listen to how one sonification specialist creates music out of eruptions on the sun. |
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From Making Snow Angels To Sledding, Finding Ways To Have #FunInTheSnow Here's some of the stories and images that exhibit the fun side of the latest winter blizzard. |
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From Making Snow Angels To Sledding, Finding Ways To Have #FunInTheSnow Here's some of the stories and images that exhibit the fun side of the latest winter blizzard. |
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New York's Grimy Garment District Hatches Designers' Dreams As Fashion Week opens in New York on Thursday, all eyes will be on the Lincoln Center catwalk. But the real business of fashion will be happening a short distance away in the city's Garment District, the resource-rich laboratory that has launched the careers of countless designers. |
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New York's Grimy Garment District Hatches Designers' Dreams As Fashion Week opens in New York on Thursday, all eyes will be on the Lincoln Center catwalk. But the real business of fashion will be happening a short distance away in the city's Garment District, the resource-rich laboratory that has launched the careers of countless designers. |
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Gun-Control Battle Spills Over To Super Bowl Ads   A Super Bowl ad produced by a group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses old video of the NRA chief calling for limited background checks. The ad, which will air in some markets during the third quarter of the Super Bowl, comes amid a heated debate over guns. |
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Gun-Control Battle Spills Over To Super Bowl Ads A Super Bowl ad produced by a group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses old video of the NRA chief calling for limited background checks. The ad, which will air in some markets during the third quarter of the Super Bowl, comes amid a heated debate over guns. |
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Gun-Control Battle Spills Over To Super Bowl Ads A Super Bowl ad produced by a group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses old video of the NRA chief calling for limited background checks. The ad, which will air in some markets during the third quarter of the Super Bowl, comes amid a heated debate over guns. |
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Turkish Left-Wing Group Claims Responsibility For U.S. Embassy Blast The radical group posted a photo of the alleged suicide bomber on its website Saturday, calling the blast "an act of of self-sacrifice." |
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Turkish Left-Wing Group Claims Responsibility For U.S. Embassy Blast The radical group posted a photo of the alleged suicide bomber on its website Saturday, calling the blast "an act of of self-sacrifice." |
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Turkish Left-Wing Group Claims Responsibility For U.S. Embassy Blast The radical group posted a photo of the alleged suicide bomber on its website Saturday, calling the blast "an act of of self-sacrifice." |
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Spring Is Nigh! Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early End To Winter It's a tradition that goes back to 1887, and while he's not always correct, the Punxsutawney, Pa., groundhog has a massive following who watch his every move on Groundhog Day. |
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Spring Is Nigh! Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early End To Winter It's a tradition that goes back to 1887, and while he's not always correct, the Punxsutawney, Pa., groundhog has a massive following who watch his every move on Groundhog Day. |
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When It Comes To Inaugural Fashion, First Family Stays The Course The first lady is well known for her wardrobe choices, and for the inauguration, Michelle Obama showed off her ability to make multiple style statements during a single day. |
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When It Comes To Inaugural Fashion, First Family Stays The Course The first lady is well known for her wardrobe choices, and for the inauguration, Michelle Obama showed off her ability to make multiple style statements during a single day. |
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When It Comes To Inaugural Fashion, First Family Stays The Course The first lady is well known for her wardrobe choices, and for the inauguration, Michelle Obama showed off her ability to make multiple style statements during a single day. |
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Newtown Teacher And Students Remembered For The Light They Brought Family and Friends celebrate the lives of Victoria, Daniel, Caroline and Charlotte, recalling how each of them could light up a room. The teacher and three students were killed in the school shooting in Newtown on Friday. |
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Parents of Slain Children Share Memories At Newtown Funerals Two more funerals were held in Newtown Tuesday, for first-graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos. The two were killed in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school on Friday. |
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At Funeral Services For Newtown Victims, Sharing Memories And Grief Two first-graders killed in the Newtown shootings were the first victims to be laid to rest in funeral services on Monday. Jack Pinto and Noah Pozner were both 6 years old. |
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A Nation In Mourning: How We Cope Many watching the news out of Connecticut do not have personal connections to those murdered in Friday's school shootings. But much of the nation is looking for ways to process their grief. |
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A Nation In Mourning: How We Cope Many watching the news out of Connecticut do not have personal connections to those murdered in Friday's school shootings. But much of the nation is looking for ways to process their grief. |
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Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats, giving them in effect a 55-45 seat advantage next year. |
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Likely Suspects: Guessing Obama's Second-Term Cabinet A number of people are in the running for Cabinet appointments in President Obama's second term. |
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Social Media Likes 'I Voted' Stickers Proudly displayed by voters on their foreheads, their children and even their dogs, the ubiquitous "I Voted" sticker became a social media star on Tuesday. |
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Guide For The Day: An Election Day Timeline The final day in the 2012 political marathon has arrived. Here's an hour-by-hour guide to key times across the nation on Election Day. |
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The Political Odd Couple: Jersey Shore Edition The Tuesday before Election Day was not a day for presidential politics, at least not for GOP Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey. Hours after Superstorm Sandy savagely hit his state, the man who has been a strong advocate for Republican Mitt Romney had effusive praise for President Obama. |
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Obama Campaign Invokes '537' To Get Out The Vote An Obama campaign ad airing in swing states referencing the 2000 Florida recount uses memorable images of the days following the election to encourage supporters to vote. It calls 537 "the number of votes that changed the course of American history." |
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Want Thousands Of Twitter Followers? Put A Meme On It It is now clear that we are living in a world of viral memes that take no sides when it comes to spoofing politicians or debate moderators. So what's a politician to do as the target of a social media parody? Run with it. |
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B-I-D-E-N Or R-Y-A-N? It's Debate Bingo If you're looking for something else to do while watching or listening to tonight's 90-minute vice presidential debate, there's always debate bingo. |
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Big Bird Makes A Campaign Appearance The Sesame Street character is getting lots of newfound attention since Mitt Romney brought up federal funding for PBS in Wednesday's debate. |
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Cherokee Nation Chief Demands Apology From Scott Brown Campaign The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation is calling on Massachusetts senator to apologize for a video that allegedly shows members of his staff imitating "stereotypical 'war whoops chants.'" Brown has said he doesn't condone the actions. |
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Pa. High Court Orders Judge To Review Voter ID Law Pennsylvania's highest court is returning the state's controversial voter ID law to a lower court judge who must decide whether it will disenfranchise some voters. The deadline for that decision is three weeks away. |
