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  • Observers see no signs of Congress derailing D.C. budget autonomy

    D.C. residents overwhelmingly cast ballots Tuesday to give the city budget autonomy from Congress, but supporters will be crossing their fingers while counting down the 35 legislative-day period during which federal lawmakers could attempt to derail the approved charter amendment.


  • Heat bench shining as playoffs approach

    It's been a running joke with Mike Miller for much of this season. He comes into the Miami Heat locker room before games, sees the jersey hanging in his stall and wonders aloud why someone went to the trouble of putting it there.


  • Dumervil, Jennings top Day 4 of NFL free agency

    Elvis Dumervil was staying with the Denver Broncos.


  • Vikings sign WR Greg Jennings from rival Packers

    Greg Jennings spent seven years getting the best of the Minnesota Vikings secondary while playing for their bitter rivals in Green Bay.


  • Packers free agent WR Jennings visiting Vikings

    The Minnesota Vikings are interested in wide receiver Greg Jennings, the latest Green Bay Packers free agent pursued by their NFC North rival.


  • Hunter voted out as head of NBA players' union

    Billy Hunter was ousted from his job as executive director of the union in a unanimous vote by NBA players who said Saturday they will "no longer be divided, misled, misinformed."


  • Green Bay Packers cornerback Sam Shields (37) returns an interception for a touchdown as he dives past San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) during the first quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

    Kaepernick delivers; 49ers beat Packers 45-31

    Colin Kaepernick ran for a quarterback playoff record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in leading the San Francisco 49ers back to the NFC championship game with a 45-31 victory against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night.


  • D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan (right) testifies Monday at the Board of Elections on his opposition to a referendum that could give the city more budget freedom from Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

    D.C. elections board approves budget autonomy referendum

    The D.C. Board of Elections on Tuesday rejected arguments from the city's top lawyer and will let voters decide this spring if they want to divorce the city's local budget from the spending process on Capitol Hill — a long-sought goal known as "budget autonomy."


  • D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan said the proposed charter referendum could create a backlash from members of Congress. (The Washington Times)

    Panel OKs plebiscite on budget autonomy

    The D.C. Board of Elections on Tuesday rejected arguments from the city's top lawyer and will let voters decide this spring if they want to divorce the city's local budget from the spending process on Capitol Hill — a long-sought goal known as "budget autonomy."


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