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    May 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Legislators call on Redskins to drop 'R-word'

    Reuters
    Members of Congress are turning up the heat on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder in an attempt to get him change the team's nickname. Snyder, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the other 31 team owners and FexEx president and CEO Frederick Smith,...

    Tags: Racism, Tom Cole, Zoe Lofgren, Washington Redskins, National Football League

    2. Aug 12, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Talk of D.C. commuter tax finds opposition in Maryland

    Talk in Congress of letting the District of Columbia tax commuters is getting a cool reception in Maryland.
    Talk in Congress of letting the District of Columbia tax commuters is getting a cool reception in Maryland. Officials in Washington say such a measure could raise $1.2 billion in new revenue — enough to fund nearly an eighth of the district's $9.65...

    Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service, Tax Credits, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell E Issa, New York City

    3. Jun 11, 2012 |Story| WDCW-LTV

  3. DC Hot Spots - Will on the Hill

    10th Anniversary "Will on the Hill" Benefit
    10th Anniversary "Will on the Hill" Benefit with Eleanor Holmes Norton (D -DC), West Wing actor Richard Schiff, Veanne Cox - Tony Award Nominee, Major Garrett - Congressional Correspondent for National Journal, Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD),...

    Tags: Mike McIntyre, Peter Welch, Michael Grimm, Jim McDermott, Entertainment Events

    4. Feb 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Issa's House hearings on contraception: Where were the women?

    Opinion L.A.
    Let me look at that calendar -- what year is it again? 2012? Because, if you ask the Democrats, on Capitol Hill this week it was really looking like 1991. That was the year that an all-white, all-male Senate committee......
    5. Jul 8, 2005 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Leaders fight plan to close nearby military installations

    Sun Staff
    WASHINGTON - Appearing before stern-faced members of the panel that will decide the fate of thousands of American jobs this year, Washington leaders asked them yesterday to reject plans to close military installations in the nation's capital - most...

    Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Health, Environmental Cleanup, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Lobbying

    6. Oct 3, 2001 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  6. Even after Reagan National reopens, D.C. won't be the same

    Sentinel Staff Writer
    In Washington, the symbol of the free world, nothing will be quite as free and open as it was before September 11. Ronald Reagan National Airport will reopen Thursday, but it won't be the same. More than 40 percent of the 792 daily commercial flights...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Emergency Planning, U.S. Department of Defense, North Carolina, Ronald Reagan

    7. Nov 8, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Washington memorial for WWI veterans sets off debate

    WASHINGTON _ The District of Columbia War Memorial, often overlooked by tourists, is drawing attention these days as a disagreement escalates over whether it should be turned into a national memorial. After years of neglect, the memorial honoring...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Veterans Affairs

    8. Nov 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Washington, D.C. memorial for WWI veterans sets off debate

    Nation Now
    As Washington prepares to reopen a spruced up District of Columbia War Memorial, a fight intensifies over whether the often overlooked memorial should be turned into a national World War I memorial....
    9. Nov 12, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Requests pouring in for inaugural tickets

    As the price skyrockets for an ostensibly free ticket to Barack Obama's inaugural swearing-in -- and as federal legislation to outlaw their sale looms -- questions remain about how to legally obtain the tickets. Members of the Joint Congressional...

    Tags: Danny K. Davis, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009), Chicago Tribune, Society, Washington (U.S. state)

    10. Nov 7, 2007 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Upper Marlboro Guard sergeant killed in Iraq remembered as leader

    Capital News Service
    Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr. was more than a soldier and family man. He was a quiet, inspirational leader whose public service inspired family members to join law enforcement, the military and the CIA, friends and family said. Sergeant Towns, 52, of...

    Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Armed Conflicts, Executive Branch, Family, Government

    11. Aug 26, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Tuesday's Democratic National Convention schedule

    TELEVISION COVERAGE: The network news channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) will offer nightly prime-time coverage of the convention from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cable news channels (MSNBC, CNN, Fox) will broadcast live from Denver and offer round-the-clock coverage....

    Tags: Executive Branch, Dennis J. Kucinich, North Carolina, Iowa, Massachusetts

    12. Jan 24, 2002 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. U.S. struggling to meet air security goals

    Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau
    The government's chief watchdog for airline security warned a congressional panel Wednesday that new baggage screening measures fall short of their objective and said he had "serious doubts" that airports will be able to meet some of the deadlines for...

    Tags: Travel, Transportation Accidents, Contracts, Career and Workplace, Federal Aviation Administration

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