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Honoring Confederate Veterans
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Published June 29, 2009 at 12:51 p.m. Category: Politics Tags: veterans Lonnie Randolph, state president of South Carolina's NAACP chapters, is just flat wrong when he touted that paying tribute to Confederate soldiers is the same as honoring Hitler.
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Mt. Vernon Plans Daytime Fireworks
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You don't have to wait until the sun goes down to enjoy Independence Day fireworks in the Washington area this year.
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Missteps in Crash's Aftermath Dull Fenty's Luster
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With shouts of "Praise the Lord!" more than 1,000 worshipers flooded a Baptist church in the District on Tuesday to honor Dennis Hawkins, one of nine people killed in the Red Line train crash last month. But when Pastor A. Michael Black introduced the next speaker listed in the program -- someone...
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After Brutal Attack, a Proud Homeless Man Surrenders to Church's Generosity
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Many people in Capitol Hill know him as Alex, a homeless man who for decades could be found around St. Peter's Catholic Church. Instead of shooing him away from the stately 19th-century building, parishioners greeted him at First Communion parties, wedding receptions and Sunday coffee hours.
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DNA Convicts Man in 1983 D.C. Slaying and Rape
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In one of the first cases in the District in which DNA was used as key evidence in closing a decades-old investigation, a D.C. Superior Court jury yesterday found a former church deacon guilty of raping and murdering a 57-year-old woman in 1983.
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Apartment Building for Homeless Women Set to Open in D.C.
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A newly renovated apartment building will soon open its doors to 16 of the District's most vulnerable single homeless women.
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Banita Jacks Case: Judge to Decide Whether Woman Killed Daughters
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A judge, not a jury, will decide whether Banita Jacks is guilty of killing her four daughters inside their Southeast Washington home, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled yesterday.
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White House Soil Contains Lead, But Veggies Are Safe
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The White House says its high-profile garden on the South Lawn has tested positive for lead although it is not at dangerous levels.
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Family, D.C. Court at Odds Over Funeral Expenses
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For almost a month, the embalmed body of Toni Brown has lain in a District funeral home, dressed in a white shirt and a blue linen suit her mother bought for her.
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D.C. Officials Investigate Mistaken Income Tax Refunds to Residents
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The District Office of Tax and Revenue is looking into how income tax refunds were mistakenly sent to residents -- a probe that comes in the same week that a former tax office manager was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for embezzling $48.1 million in phony property tax refunds.
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L.A. Group in Talks to Run D.C. High School
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D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is talking to a Los Angeles nonprofit group that has improved one of that city's most troubled high schools about running at least one low-achieving high school in the District, expanding her strategy of pursuing outside partners to manage public schools.
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Some Frustration, Some Praise as Metro Rolls Out Bus Arrival Time System
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Jazelle Hunt had just left the passport office at 19th and L streets NW in the District, arriving at her usual bus stop in front of the Capital Hilton ahead of schedule. It was 11:43 a.m.
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Memorial Services Honor Victims of and Those Affected by Metro Red Line Crash
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Hundreds of mourners gathered at memorial services during the past week to pay homage to the victims and first responders of Metro's Red Line crash that killed nine people and injured about 80 last week.
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Washington D.C. Daily Events
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Sat, 7/4: National Symphony Orchestra Capitol Fourth of July Concert (U.S. Capitol)
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The annual 4th of July Concert takes place on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building,...
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Sat, 7/4: National Independence Day Parade
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The 4th of July parade begins at Constitution Avenue and 7th Street NW and moves west to ...
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Sat, 7/4: Fourth of July Fireworks (National Mall)
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The annual national 4th of July fireworks take place at the Lincoln Memorial near the Ref...
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Sat, 7/4: Fourth of July Hemp Coalition 40th Anniversary Smoke-In
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The annual smoke-in and rally to end marijuana prohibition, sponsored by the Fourth of Ju...
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Sat, 7/4: An American Fourth of July Celebration (George Washington's ...)
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Mount Vernon celebrates Independence Day with a program of 18th century patriotic music, ...
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Sat, 7/4: 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular (Six Flags America La...)
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Celebrate Indepence Day with a Fireworks Spectacular over Hurricane Harbor water park and...
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Sat, 7/4: The Color Purple (Kennedy Center Opera...)
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The Color Purple is presented
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Sat, 7/4: Washington Odyssey July 4th Fireworks Dinner Cruise (Washington Odyssey)
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Spend Independence Day aboard the Odyssey where you will be treated to a few hours of sop...
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Sat, 7/4: July 4th Fireworks Dinner Cruise
(Spirit of Washington)
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An Independence Day full of food, fun, and fireworks, celebrate America's birthday this 4...
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