Homeless families gather Monday outside the D.C. Council chamber after disrupting a public budget hearing to demand funds for homeless services. Inside, council member Jim Graham, Ward 1 Democrat, challenges bar and nightclub owners testifying in favor of extending their hours of operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Ryan Mattheus (left) and Brad Lidge of the Washington Nationals (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Homeless families gather Monday outside the D.C. Council chamber after disrupting a public budget hearing to demand funds for homeless services. Inside, council member Jim Graham, Ward 1 Democrat, challenges bar and nightclub owners testifying in favor of extending their hours of operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Council chamber employee Juan Gray collects small toy homes which read, "Kids Need Homes," which were placed in front of the D.C. Council by protesters who disrupt a public budget hearing at the Wilson Building to bring attention to homelessness in the District, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 30, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (above) says he is "not jumping up and down about any increase in taxes and fees" to close the city's budget gap. Council aide Juan Gray (left) collects small toy houses that say "Kids need homes" placed by protesters Monday in the council chamber before they were told to leave. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Inside, council member Jim Graham, Ward 1 Democrat, challenges bar and nightclub owners testifying in favor of extending the hours for bars and nightclubs. He proposed a tax increase on alcohol that would offset the added income of the later hours. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Redsklns fans cast their vote for change when Robert Griffin III's name was announced during Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft. Griffin, the second-overall pick, was last season's Heisman Trophy winner. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Wideman (6) (left) goes down while battling for the puck against Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) in the second period as the Caps took on the Bruins in game four of the National Hockey League's first-round playoffs at the Verizon Center in Washington on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is selected by the Washington Redskins as the second pick in the first round of the National Football League Draft held at Radio City Music Hall, New York, N.Y., Thursday, April 26, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
