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In DC, blacks were crucial to gay marriage debate
6:14 PM on 03/04/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in Washington, but the debate over same-sex marriage has sounded different here...
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DC Council censures Marion Barry over contracts
8:35 AM on 03/03/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The D.C. Council voted to censure former mayor Marion Barry over a report accusing him of violating conflict-of-interest laws...
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Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
2:20 PM on 02/25/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With tempers flaring, President Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit...
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Arenas pleads guilty to felony gun possession
4:11 PM on 01/15/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a pistol without a license in DC, a felony conviction that could jeopardize his future in the NBA...
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African-American museum will get prime spot on DC mall
10:04 AM on 12/04/2009
The proposed Museum of African American History and Culture is slated to be built at one of the National Mall's most prominent spots...
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US Supreme Court refuses to stop D.C. sniper execution
4:44 PM on 11/09/2009
RICHMOND, Viriginia (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad...
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D.C. sniper asks Supreme Court to block execution
11:24 AM on 11/04/2009
VIDEO - Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that left 10 dead near Washington, D.C., asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block his execution...
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Mrs. Obama kicks off mentoring program for high school girls
7:33 AM on 11/03/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is launching a mentoring program for local high school girls to have access to women at the White House...
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First popularly elected black senator honored by the president
2:37 PM on 10/28/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is hailing Edward Brooke, who made history 43 years ago as the first black man elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate...
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Anti-Obama protesters' concerns aren't racist, they're real
9:25 AM on 09/15/2009
OPINION - Democrats, including President Obama, have sought to cast the growing resistance to a government-run plan as the product of conservative fever swamps...
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Justice Dept. strengthens focus on civil rights
8:01 AM on 09/01/2009
The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing and voting rights.
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HBCUs are still vital to American education
8:00 AM on 09/01/2009
OPINION - HBCUs are not just relevant, they are a necessary tool of educational obtainment for some black, and even white, students...
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Dr. King honored on 46th anniversary of March on Washington
6:09 PM on 08/25/2009
Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and the 46th anniversary of the march on Washington... The celebration was held earlier today on the future site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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First lady's mother reads to children, answers questions
8:00 AM on 07/23/2009
The mother of first lady Michelle Obama was an open book while reading to elementary school children in the nation's capital.Outside the U.S. department of education building, Marian Robinson read "The Napping House" to a group of Maryland students...
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Washington braces for Obama healthcare speech
10:09 AM on 07/22/2009
Healthcare reform has been the debate gripping Washington recently. President Obama looks for his widest audience on the topic tonight.
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Sotomayor returns for third day of questioning
8:49 AM on 07/15/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor declined repeatedly at Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday to disclose her views on abortion rights and said President Barack Obama never asked her before he chose her for the bench.
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Former DC mayor Marion Barry arrested for stalking
7:31 AM on 07/06/2009
Former Washington DC Mayor Marion Barry is in hot water once again. This time he's accused of stalking. A spokeswoman for the Ward 8 council member says he's innocent of the stalking charges placed against him Saturday night by U.S. Park Police...
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African American owned cake shops offer delicious treats
8:00 AM on 07/04/2009
Sweet potato cheesecake, strawberry buttercream, and, of course, red velvet. These are just a few of the freshly baked desserts available at three African American owned cake shops in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. While Shakoor Watson, Warren Brown, and Raven Patrick De'Sean Dennis, III (who goes by Cake Man Raven...
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Investigators looking into deadly DC Metro collision
7:27 AM on 06/23/2009
BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal safety official says in the wake of Washington's deadly subway accident that the country needs better crash-worthiness standards for rail cars. Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that it had "made recommendations to various...
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Washington DC commuter trains collide
7:40 PM on 06/22/2009
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- One Washington Metro transit train plowed into the rear of another during the Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of one train jackknifed into the air and fell...
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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