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Michael Famiglietti - Spring 2007

Click on photo to enlarge or download: Michael FamigliettiClick on photo to enlarge or download: Michael FamigliettiI enrolled in Arizona State University's journalism program three years ago to do one thing: become a political reporter. For the first story I wrote for my college paper, The State Press, I interviewed a former state representative and thought I had made it. Now as I begin working in Washington, I see how much I still want to do.

I've loved writing since grammar school, scribbling down thoughts about family and friends in black composition notebooks.

I have a touch of bibliomania, piling up pristine hardbacks, yellowed paperbacks and dust-loving first editions on every surface in my house in Scottsdale.

In Arizona, I've had two internships with The Arizona Republic covering local politics, community events and city expansions. I also wrote an art crime column for Art-Talk, an art collector's magazine, and interned with Arizona Highways, the state's biggest travel magazine.

But politics means the most to me. Frankly, I'm obsessed. It dominates my choices in everything, including books, newspapers, radio and TV. Now that I'm walking the streets of D.C., about to write on the issues that mean the most to me, I hope each story will feel like that first one.

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Senate committee considers tax incentives for alternative fuels

Submitted on April 19, 2007 - 4:58pm.
WASHINGTON - Should the federal government increase tax incentives for those who purchase or manufacture alternative fuel technology? That's what the Senate Finance Committee tried to figure out Thursday as five experts weighed the pros and cons for them. Worried about the effects fuel ..
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Looking for Howard Hughes in Washington

Submitted on April 18, 2007 - 4:15pm.
WASHINGTON - In theaters now, Richard Gere plays Clifford Irving, the scheming writer who tricked publishers at McGraw-Hill to pay him thousands for a fake biography of billionaire Howard Hughes in 1972. In "The Hoax," Gere, along with Alfred Molina, who plays Irving's sidekick and ..
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Gene Wilder brings ‘French Whore’ to the Press Club

Submitted on April 12, 2007 - 12:48pm.
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Gene Wilder signs copies of his novel, “My French Whore,” a love story set in World War I, at the National Press Club. Photo by Michael FamigliettiWASHINGTON - Gene Wilder, the comedic star who brought Willy Wonka to life in 1971, said he prefers writing ..
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130-year tradition brings kids, families to White House lawn

Submitted on April 12, 2007 - 12:16pm. |
Click on photo to enlarge or download: Sydney Conroy, 4, whacked her egg toward the finish line to take first place in her Easter Egg Roll race Monday. She came to the annual egg roll for the second time. Photo by Michaela JacksonWASHINGTON, April, 9 - Children clad in their Sunday best have ..
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FBI chief accepts blame for misusing intelligence techniques

Submitted on March 27, 2007 - 5:17pm.
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Robert S. Mueller accepted blame Tuesday for the misuse of national security letters, which authorized the FBI to gather personal information on about 40,000 to 60,000 Americans from 2003 to 2005. Speaking to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mueller said high volume and ..
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Governors reject new Real I.D. deadlines

Submitted on March 26, 2007 - 6:55pm.
WASHINGTON - States cannot meet the new deadlines set for executing the Real I.D. Act, a National Governors Association spokesman told members of Congress Monday. The Real I.D. Act, passed in 2005, requires that all applicants prove their identity before states can give them drivers licenses. ..
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Retired general tells Congress: National Guard not prepared for future attacks

Submitted on March 23, 2007 - 5:52pm.
WASHINGTON - The National Guard doesn't have the organization or resources to properly respond to a biological or chemical attack on the United States, a retired Marine Corps general told a House committee Friday. Speaking adamantly to the House Armed Services Committee, Maj. Gen. Arnold ..
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Proposal would deny citizenship to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants

Submitted on March 22, 2007 - 6:06pm.
WASHINGTON - When children of illegal immigrants are born in the United States, they automatically become citizens. Some Republicans want to revoke that privilege to discourage others from crossing the border. They've tried to do that almost every session since 1995, but the proposal has never ..
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Former border security official stresses immigration enforcement

Submitted on March 20, 2007 - 5:56pm.
WASHINGTON - Before the United States develops comprehensive immigration reform it must first enforce its current laws and secure the border, a former undersecretary for border and transportation security said Tuesday. Asa Hutchinson, a former Republican congressman and undersecretary for the ..
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House leaders support Israel, differ over Iraq at AIPAC conference

Submitted on March 13, 2007 - 5:49pm.
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated her support for Israel Tuesday and pledged Congress would work with the country in its fight against terrorism. Speaking before members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at its annual policy conference, Pelosi said disarming ..
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