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Column: Why doesn't Congress just stay in town and get to work?

Congress left town Friday for another round of visits to their home districts. But some critics questions whether they ought to just stay in Washington and figure out the budget once and for all and end the piecemeal approach, like Friday's vote on air traffic controller furloughs.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 10:34pm EDT

Legendary broadcaster donates interviews with sports icons to Library of Congress

A former Washington sports broadcaster, himself a world record holder and sports icon, turned over seven decades of historic games and interviews with sports legends to the Library of Congress.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 05:46pm EDT
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DC Circulator buses adding National Mall route

DC officials planning expansion of visitor-friendly bus service to include National Mall

Friday - 04/26/2013, 05:01pm EDT

Congress to consider DC 20-week abortion ban again

An Arizona congressman has reintroduced a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 04:42pm EDT

Video: Man wrestles with gunman to prevent attack on D.C. group

Video released from an attack at a conservative group's D.C. headquarters last year shows a building manager wrestling with a gunman and preventing a possible massacre.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 03:35pm EDT

9:30 Club named best ‘big-room' venue in US

The D.C. area offers a plethora of venues to catch live music, but one local institution has a better main room than any other in the country.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 02:48pm EDT

D.C. Jewish Music Festival opens this weekend

Washington Jewish Music Festival opens this week, runs through May 11

Friday - 04/26/2013, 02:21pm EDT

Drag queens help raise money for meals for AIDS, cancer patients (PHOTOS)

A shuttle bus zipped around downtown D.C., Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle Thursday night with a sign on the side that read "Food & Friends Presents: Queen Force One." Inside, the bus drag queens on a mission to help others.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 09:32am EDT

Mike Tyson, Bill O'Reilly, Dennis Miller on stage this weekend

Boxing legend Mike Tyson brings his one-man show to the stage in D.C. And Fox News pundit Bill O'Reilly joins comic Dennis Miller for their "Bolder and Fresher" tour.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 05:34am EDT
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Man gets 82 years for killing 2 men in DC

Man gets 82 years for killing 2 men in DC after long-running dispute

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 10:00pm EDT

GOP congressman compares DC leaders to 'teenagers'

GOP Rep. John Mica compares DC leaders to 'teenagers' for seeking budget autonomy

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 07:28pm EDT

D.C. police union head seeks hearing on 911 system

The head of the D.C. police officers' union is requesting a review of the District's emergency dispatch system.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 03:57pm EDT

DC officials respond to school closing lawsuit

DC responds to school closing lawsuit, says shuttering 15 schools will improve education

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 12:18pm EDT

Biking with Baby: A how-to from parents who do

As a parent who loves biking, you probably wish you could do it more often.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 09:14am EDT

Slice of Life: Ezequiel Munoz, spinning signs and making dimes

You've seen them on the street corners. They spin signs of all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they do flips, or throw their signs into the air -- whatever it takes to get your attention as you drive by.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 08:32am EDT

D.C.'s most haunted pubs

Is D.C. a haunted town? Nightly Spirits' Haunted Pub Tour offers guests an inside glimpse into the city's present nightlife and the past souls who decided to stick around for it. Some of the most swanky and historic bars top the list on the tour that promises a haunting good time.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 08:27am EDT

Survey shows D.C. residents support traffic cameras

A new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released today finds that D.C. residents overwhelmingly support both red-light and speed cameras.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 07:53am EDT

Smithsonian Craft Show opens

New artists to be featured at Smithsonian Craft Show

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 04:54am EDT

Museum brings African land art to National Mall

Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art brings its 1st exhibit of Africa's land art in DC

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 04:20am EDT

In soccer match, Congress competes for charity

Members of Congress traded suits and ties for T-shirts and shorts at the inaugural Capital Soccer Classic, a charity event held Wednesday at Gallaudet University's Hotchkiss Field.

Thursday - 04/25/2013, 02:20am EDT
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