Ex-D.C. Mayor Barry's Sentencing Delayed

Sentencing for former Mayor Marion Barry in connection with tax problems was delayed Wednesday after a judge said the defense failed to file several documents required under a plea deal.

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D.C. Council Plans Construction Costs Cap

D.C. Council chair Linda W. Cropp plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to cap Washington's construction costs for a Nationals ballpark at $300 million as a provision to ensure that a stadium lease is approved.

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The Problem with Incorporated America:MSM media censorship just a symptom and proof of the disease

The problem is that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , FOX NEWS,CBS,ABC ,KBR,Halliburton,BlackWater(Xe),Monsanto...etc are Corporate entities that have been infected with malfeasance and avarice through the misguided capitalism we all love...a soul manifested into an entity that has  …

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To right talkers, life--always and everywhere--is unbearably congested with insufferable people impertinently rights talking, and behaving, the way you and I, of course, have a real right to.

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Burning material that landed on three firefighters added excitement to a "sprinker demonstration."

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Eight states and the District of Columbia don't have laws that specifically bar insurance companies from using domestic violence as a pre-existing condition to deny health coverage, according to a study from the National Women's Law Center.

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A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery last week is the winner of a $260 million Powerball jackpot.

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President Obama and other leaders asked the nation to reflect on Juneteenth, one of the nation's unofficial holidays that started in Texas but is now observed throughout the nation.

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White House Correspondents' Dinner: Funny Or Not?

President Obama at the Correspondents' Dinner Part 1 President Obama at the Correspondents' Dinner Part 2

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Nevada authorities filed criminal charges Monday against the political advocacy group ACORN and two former employees, alleging they illegally paid canvassers to sign up new voters.

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Barack Obama Has Been President 100 Days: Are You Still Happy With Your Vote?

Barack Obama has been President of the United States for 100 days now. Are you still happy with the vote you cast on Election Day 2008? Feel free to discuss after you answer the poll question.

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The Counterproductive Art: How Torture Loses Wars

This article is not going to discuss the morality of torture. Why? Because most of the people that support the use of torture in extracting humint (human intelligence) that even suspect someone of opposing torture on moral grounds reacts thusly:

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- How does President Obama compare with his predecessors after nearly 100 days in office? A new CNN poll of polls shows 64 percent job approval for President Obama.

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(CNN) – One of America's largest labor unions is teaming up with a prominent liberal interest group to target congressional Republicans' economic polices, calling the GOP the "party of no" in a new national ad buy coming only days before President Obama's first 100 days comes t …

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WASHINGTON — A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but wit …

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Nearly eight years after federal intern Chandra Levy's disappearance that ended a congressman's career, the man accused of killing her was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder.

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Should Bush Administration Officials Be Prosecuted For War Crimes?

It is pretty straightforward... President Bush, Vice President Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales were all intimately involved in the decisionmaking process to go ahead with what amounts to torture.

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama is launching an effort "to achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East," his spokesman said Tuesday. President Obama speaks to the media during a meeting Tuesday with Jordan's King Abdullah II.

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For 51 young women from across America, beauty comes to (figurative) blows Sunday as they compete for the Miss USA crown.

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A preliminary vote by the District of Columbia city council to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere puts the issue on a path to Congress, which has final say over D.C.'s laws.

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A preliminary vote by the District of Columbia city council to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere puts the issue on a path to Congress, which has final say over D.C.'s laws.

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The White House is allocating tickets for the upcoming Easter Egg Roll to gay and lesbian parents as part of the Obama administration's outreach to diverse communities.

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The White House is allocating tickets for the upcoming Easter Egg Roll to gay and lesbian parents as part of the Obama administration's outreach to diverse communities.

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Chinese Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay asked the Supreme Court on Monday to order their release into the United States.

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The result of the lobby's position on D.C. voting rights showed the strong influence the NRA has even over a Congress dominated by liberal Democrats who mostly disagree with the organization's positions.

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The District of Columbia faces a dilemma: To obtain long-denied vote in Congress, it may have to accept federally imposed gun laws that city officials say would make its dangerous streets more so.

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Colombia extradited reputed cocaine kingpin Miguel Angel Mejia on Wednesday, making him the 16th paramilitary warlord dispatched to the United States on drug trafficking charges in less than a year.

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