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D.C. Council Looks to Combat Bullying

By Galen Foote December 3, 2010

The D.C. Council has proposed two laws this week, the "Bullying and Prevention Act of 2010 and the Harassment and Intimidation Protection Act of 2010, which aim to provide a new, comprehensive policy for...

D.C. Officials Propose Solutions to Budget Deficit

By Lili Dodderidge November 29, 2010

Mayor Adrian Fenty and his successor Vincent Gray have set out to reverse the $18 million deficit the D.C. government has accumulated. Both have stressed the need to avoid tax hikes. The revised budget...

Smithsonian May Soon Charge

By Mariah Byrne November 19, 2010

Smithsonian museum regulars might need to start dipping into their pockets soon if a new budget proposal is passed. President Obama's deficit reduction commission proposed admissions fees at the Smithsonian...

Westboro Church Draws Student Protesters’ Ire

By Sarah Kaplan November 12, 2010

"You Eat Your Kids" and "Thank God For Dead Soldiers" were among the signs held high by four members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Washington Circle Thursday morning, a protest met by about 300 college...

Gray Plans to Revitalize Economy

By Masha Goncharova November 11, 2010

D.C.'s Mayor-elect Vincent Gray began this week to implement his comprehensive plan, announced during the mayoral campaign, to lower unemployment by increasing the amount of education and opportunities...

Washington Post Launches App

By Kelly Church November 11, 2010

Readers will now be able to peruse D.C.'s most widely read newspaper on the go, as The Washington Post released an iPad application on Nov. 8, the latest in a trend of national newspapers making the jump...

Local Colleges Rated Liberal

By Kelly Church November 9, 2010

Georgetown may be undermining its Catholic heritage as part of a broader liberalization trend at D.C. universities, says one report commissioned by Campus Reform, a conservative action network. Among...

Grads Run for Congress as Incumbents, Fresh Faces

By Sarah Kaplan November 2, 2010

Georgetown graduates on both sides of the political spectrum are on the ballot as incumbents and challengers in elections across the country today. Eighteen graduates currently hold seats in Congress,...

Democrats Poised to Win Area and District Elections

By Maggie Ferrato November 2, 2010

Most signs point to Democratic candidates winning the D.C. area's congressional races and mayoral election, with three of the four congressional districts surrounding D.C. predicted to vote for Democratic...

Stewart-Colbert Rally a Mix of Satire, Politics

By Bethany Imondi November 2, 2010

When Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart announced their plans to hold rallies on the National Mall last month, tens of thousands eagerly pledged their attendance. On Saturday, an estimated 215,000 supporters...

Political Satire Comes to D.C

By Lili Dodderidge October 31, 2010

"It's not possible to rally for sanity, we've got to get jacked out about something. . I want [rally-goers] to be acting out of emotion when leaving," Stephen Colbert said in an interview with student...

City’s Security Threatened

By Bethany Imondi October 29, 2010

Farooque Ahmed, a 34-year-old naturalized citizen of the United States from Pakistan, was arrested Oct. 27 for plotting terrorist attacks on four Metro stations in Northern Virginia. While the details...

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