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Senator: Parents worrisome about D.C. schools system

City officials lash out at voucher supporter

Friday, March 6, 2009

D.C. parents worry that the District's school system is as much a pathway to gang activity as to a high school degree, according to a Republican senator fighting to save the federal voucher program that sends D.C. students to private schools.

District officials leverage Obama to draw tourists

Presidential 'itinerary' includes government sites, local eateries

Friday, March 6, 2009

Trying to capture the momentum of January's historic inauguration, the District's tourism bureau is creating an "Obama-inspired itinerary" to entice visitors who were not able to make it for the event.

Gun planks stymie D.C. vote

Thursday, March 5, 2009

A bill granting the District of Columbia full voting rights in the House of Representatives is on hold as House Democrats try to figure out how to fend off two proposed pro-gun amendments without exposing Democrats from conservative districts to the wrath of the gun lobby.

Snow falls in white waves

Stop-and-start storm lightens load for road crews in and around D.C.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

The late-winter storm that stopped and started until it finally dropped as much as 12 inches of snow on the region Monday frustrated some residents eager for their first big snowfall, but gave road crews ample time between waves to clear streets for the morning commute and then overnight icing.

Senate votes to give D.C. House vote

Gun laws pose obstacle

Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

The Senate approved the D.C. Voting Rights Act on Thursday, though an amendment that would scale back the city's tough anti-gun laws complicated its outlook.

D.C. gets closer to voting rights

Gun laws pose obstacle

Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

UPDATED: The Senate approved the D.C. Voting Rights Act on Thursday, though an amendment that would scale back the city's tough anti-gun laws complicated its outlook.

Senate votes to give D.C. full House vote

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

The Senate voted in favor Thursday afternoon of giving the District a full House vote, but not before attaching an amendment that could doom the legislation.

Flurry of amendments threaten D.C. vote

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

Senators continued this morning to add amendments to the D.C. voting rights bill, which would give the District a full House vote.

Panel approves D.C. voting bill

McCain fails to derail Senate version as unconstitutional

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

Legislation to give the District full voting rights in the U.S. House of Representatives a major attack Wednesday by Republican senators .