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What's up with that?
The District's mayor was arrested last week for protesting congressional meddling in city affairs.
Moran: Feds give $20m for expected gridlock in BRAC move to Alexandria
Finally, there's a bit of good news for the gridlock predicted to plague the I-395 and Seminary Road intersection when 6,400 Department of Defense workers are relocated to the Mark Center in Alexandria.
Morning Roundup: April 14
Congress: Internet poker in D.C. not a done deal; Suspect surrenders in fatal Northern Va. barbershop shooting; UDC exercises scant oversight over president's spending; Metro to discuss spending, less weekend service; Allen uses Obama speech to jab Kaine
Respect the bracelet
Mayor Vincent C. Gray is still wearing his bracelet.
Morning Roundup: April 13
Rochelle Webb interview, Part 2; D.C. first to get Internet gambling; Guilty plea in AU murder case; Allen's fundraising beats Radtke's; Va. redistricting on hold for Easter; O'Malley: Assembly lawmakers 'choked'
Moran friends Facebook
Rep. Jim Moran has scheduled some face time with Facebook.
Moran, Facebook reps talks safe social networking
Jim Moran has scheduled some face time with Facebook.
Morning Roundup: April 12
Rochelle Webb tells her side; Gray, council released around midnight; Md. Assembly closes with tax increase and DREAM Act approval; Va. legislators return to redistricting; Report: Huguely unaware Love was dead; Cuccinelli determines guns OK in churches
Woman hit by Metro train
A woman was struck by a Red Line train at the Bethesda Metro station just before 8 a.m. Monday morning, in what Metro officials are calling an intentional decision to place herself in front of the train.
Morning Roundup: April 11
Va. lawmakers consider redistricting, novelist accused of campaign finance violations, D.C. breathalyzer concerns, D.C. special election, Md. Gen. Ass. winners and losers, rash of homicides in D.C., Construction on Constitution Ave.
What's up with that?
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has opted to build an underground Metro station 500 feet closer to Washington Dulles International Airport than an above-ground alternative that was $300 million less expensive.
Warner to forego pay during shutdown
Sen. Mark Warner says he won't accept a paycheck if lawmakers fail to agree on a funding plan to prevent an impending government shutdown.
What's up with that?
A federal government shutdown could cost the District millions of dollars in revenue, disrupt services and close museums and other tourist attractions.
Metro debate 5-cent charge at Union Station
The Washington Area Metro Transit Authority on Thursday discussed a 5-cent surcharge on Metrorail passengers entering and exiting the Union Station stop.
Gray 'cronyism' hearing in progress
Updates from the D.C. Council hearing on the Gray administration's hiring practices
