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Talk of D.C. commuter tax finds opposition in Maryland
Talk in Congress of letting the District of Columbia tax commuters is getting a cool reception in Maryland. Officials in Washington say such a measure could raise $1.2 billion in new revenue — enough to fund nearly an eighth of the district's $9.65...
Tags: New York City, Taxation, Washington, DC, Tax Credits, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train Service
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Leaders fight plan to close nearby military installations
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - Appearing before stern-faced members of the panel that will decide the fate of thousands of American jobs this year, Washington leaders asked them yesterday to reject plans to close military installations in the nation's capital - most...Tags: Medical Services, Lobbying, Maryland, Defense, White House
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Upper Marlboro Guard sergeant killed in Iraq remembered as leader
Capital News ServiceStaff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr. was more than a soldier and family man. He was a quiet, inspirational leader whose public service inspired family members to join law enforcement, the military and the CIA, friends and family said. Sergeant Towns, 52, of...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Barbara A. Mikulski, Iraq, Anthony G. Brown, Government
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Illness lingers, loyalty wanes
Dressed in khakis and a dusty green canvas jacket, Rich Richmond enters the medical center with an easy gait and bright countenance, like a country gentleman returning from a brisk jaunt in a wintry woods. Certainly no one in the waiting room would...Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Trials, George W. Bush, Tom Ridge, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Airlines to lay off 40,000 more
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As 40,000 new airline layoffs were announced yesterday and executives warned of looming bankruptcies, industry officials urged Congress to act immediately on a $17.5 billion bailout for the stricken air-travel business. Republican and...Tags: Boeing Co., Companies and Corporations, White House, George W. Bush, U.S. Airways
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Legislators call on Redskins to drop 'R-word'
ReutersMembers of Congress are turning up the heat on Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder in an attempt to get him change the team's nickname. Snyder, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the other 31 team owners and FexEx president and CEO Frederick Smith,...Tags: Washington Redskins, Tom Cole, National Football League, Racism, U.S. Congress
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DC Hot Spots - Will on the Hill
10th Anniversary "Will on the Hill" Benefit with Eleanor Holmes Norton (D -DC), West Wing actor Richard Schiff, Veanne Cox - Tony Award Nominee, Major Garrett - Congressional Correspondent for National Journal, Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD),...
Tags: Jim McDermott, Mike McIntyre, Donna F. Edwards, Tony Awards, Michael Grimm
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Issa's House hearings on contraception: Where were the women?
Opinion L.A.Let me look at that calendar -- what year is it again? 2012? Because, if you ask the Democrats, on Capitol Hill this week it was really looking like 1991. That was the year that an all-white, all-male Senate committee...... -
Washington memorial for WWI veterans sets off debate
WASHINGTON _ The District of Columbia War Memorial, often overlooked by tourists, is drawing attention these days as a disagreement escalates over whether it should be turned into a national memorial. After years of neglect, the memorial honoring...Tags: Armistice Day, Martin Luther King Jr., Laws, Defense, White House
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Washington, D.C. memorial for WWI veterans sets off debate
Nation NowAs Washington prepares to reopen a spruced up District of Columbia War Memorial, a fight intensifies over whether the often overlooked memorial should be turned into a national World War I memorial.... -
House censures Wilson: Party lines
The Swampby Richard Simon The Democratic-controlled House today voted to admonish Republican Rep. Joe Wilson for heckling President Barack Obama during his health-care address to Congress last week, heightening partisan tensions in the Capitol. Although the...Tags: Medical Services, Migration, Michael Steele, Laws, Government
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Weekend Talk Shows: Haiti is this weekend's major topic of discussion
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Jan 10 - 16, in PDF format Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan 17 - 23, in PDF format This week's TV Movies TODAY Good......
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