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Gay Rights Rally Draws Tens of Thousands to DC

Energized by Obama's vow on 'don't ask, don't tell,' activists demand equality

Oct 11, 09 2:58 PM CDT
(AP) - Thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched from the White House to the Capitol today, demanding that President Obama keep his promises to end "don't ask, don't tell" and work to end discrimination against gays. Rainbow flags and homemade signs abounded as participants chanted "Hey, Obama, let mama... More »

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gay rights • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • civil rights • Washington, DC • Obama administration • President Obama • National Equality March

Analysis


 Youth-Magnet 
 Cities in US 

Washington, Seattle, New York top list

Sep 30, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses:
  1. (tie) Washington, DC: Young people see Barack Obama as “America’s coolest boss,” says one panelist. Jobs in and around government abound, including nonprofit work that appeals
... More »

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New York City • Austin • youth • Seattle • coolest cities • cities • Portland • Washington, DC

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 Thousands of DC Protesters 
 Blast Obama Policies 

Demonstration stretches for blocks along Pennsylvania Avenue

Sep 12, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(AP) - Tens of thousands of people marched to the US Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending. The line of protesters spread across Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way... More »

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Mike Pence • government spending • Washington, DC • protesters • conservatives • Dick Armey • FreedomWorks Foundation

US Census Bureau Axes Community Group ACORN

Group called 'distraction' after sting catches employees advising prostitute

Sep 11, 09 9:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US Census Bureau will not allow community-organizing group ACORN to participate in next year’s national census, the Wall Street Journal reports tonight. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is a “distraction,” Census director Robert Groves writes, after members of its Baltimore and Washington offices... More »

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prostitution • Census Bureau • Baltimore • sting operations • hidden camera • Washington, DC • Acorn • community organizers • 2010 census

Michelle Pushes for Farmers' Market Near White House

Shop would close roads; some fear heavy traffic

Sep 9, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is backing a push for a farmers' market near the White House, WTOP reports. The president said last month that he and his wife were interested in “a little farmers' market outside of the White House.” Now, with Michelle's support, a market hopes to move in... More »

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food • Michelle Obama • Washington, DC • farmers markets • President Obama

 Firefighters Play 
 ER Docs to 
 Uninsured 

Medical calls have more than doubled since 1980

Sep 4, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Operating in a poor area where many lack health insurance, a DC firehouse battles far more than just flames: Some 80% of its calls are for medical emergencies. Because it is believed to respond fastest, Washington’s fire department zooms to almost all the city’s emergency calls alongside EMS,... More »

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health care • health insurance • firefighters • primary care • emergency responders • Washington, DC • ambulance

Under Obama, It's the 'Summer of the Lobbyist' 

'It Girl' emerges as health, climate, economy converge

Aug 24, 09 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama the candidate railed against lobbyists' influence—but under his administration, the Washington movers and shakers are flourishing. With health care reform, the environment, and the economy in focus all at once, it’s the “Summer of the Lobbyist,” writes Manuel Roig-Franzia in the Washington Post. At... More »

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lobbyist • lobbying • Washington, DC • Tony Podesta • Obama administration • John Podesta • President Obama • Heather Podesta


 Obama Says 
 'Wee-Weed'; 
 Press Goes Nuts 

Phrase now has own Web site, Twitter handle

Aug 21, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Around this time every year, “everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up,” President Obama said yesterday—and immediately, the media was aflutter, Politico reports. “WTF does wee-weed up mean and how do you spell it?” wondered a reporter for the Hill. Soon after, the jokes started rolling... More »

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media • Internet • press • Washington, DC • Twitter • President Obama

FBI, CIA Recruits Duke It Out With Actors on DC's Streets

Bystanders beware: crime scenes staged on streets

Aug 17, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Criminal incidents around Washington may not always be what they seem: The FBI, CIA, Secret Service, and other authorities stage crimes all over town, aiming to put trainees in the heat of the action, the Washington Post reports. Professional actors, students, retired cops, and others play bad-guy targets for new... More »

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CIA • FBI • police • Secret Service • training • actor • Washington, DC • acting

DC to Offer STD Tests
to All Students

Pilot program found that 13% of youths had chlamydia, gonorrhea

Aug 5, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - All DC high school students will be offered testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, the Washington Post reports. The move follows a pilot program at eight schools last year in which 13% of 3,000 students tested positive for STDs, mostly chlamydia and gonorrhea. The new plan says students must watch a... More »

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high school • AIDS • HIV • STD • chlamydia • gonorrhea • Washington, DC • testing • sexually transmitted diseases

ANALYSIS

Power Meets Prayer at DC 'Family' House

C Street House members believe they 'transcend morality'

Jul 21, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The C Street House, the Capitol Hill religious enclave that Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and Chip Pickering have in common, is more than a residence that happened to shelter three lawmakers involved in recent sex scandals, writes Jeff Sharlet in Salon. "If sexual license was all the Family offered... More »

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sex scandal • religion • Charles Grassley • Tom Coburn • Chip Pickering • John Ensign • Washington, DC • Mark Sanford • Jim DeMint • C Street • C Street House

 Psychic's Tools Go Up 
 for Auction in DC 

Jeane Dixon left loads of quirky paraphernalia behind

Jul 19, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - What would you pay for a pre-owned crystal ball? A Washington, DC, auction house is refusing to make predictions as it organizes a sale of the psychic tools—er, props, for non-believers—of America's most famous seer, the Washington Post reports. Jeane Dixon, predictor of JFK's death and astrologer to... More »

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auction • Washington, DC • psychic • Jeane Dixon

ANALYSIS

When Going Gets Tough, Obama Loses His Cool

Prez changes tactics, dials up the heat

Jul 19, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here's some change you might not believe: President Obama, he of the unflappable political cool, is starting to sweat. And he's also learning to adjust his strategies, writes Politico. Faced with a stagnating economy, troubled foreign relations, and a bogged-down health care bill, the president has (sometimes literally) rolled... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Congress • politics • White House • Washington, DC • President Obama



 Dimon: 
 DC's New 
 Favorite 
 Banker 

JPMorgan CEO ingratiates himself with Washington

Jul 19, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the nation's financial center shifted from Wall Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, one man managed both to keep his bank afloat and emerge from a toppled industry with credibility in the White House. In a lengthy profile of Jamie Dimon, the New York Times takes a look at the JPMorgan... More »

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CEO • Rahm Emanuel • Washington, DC • JPMorgan Chase • Obama administration • banking industry • Jamie Dimon • TARP

Ousted Zelaya Heads to DC to Meet Clinton

Aims to shore up backing for return to power in Honduras

Jul 7, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Diplomatic efforts to restore Manuel Zelaya to Honduras' presidency shifted back to Washington today as his supporters threatened to escalate protests and disrupt business across the empoverished Central American nation. A day after failing to land in Honduras to confront the interim government that ousted him, Zelaya boarded a plane... More »

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Hillary Clinton • protests • Honduras • Washington, DC • protesters • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya

(Newser) - The Washington subway car that rear-ended another yesterday, killing nine passengers, was two months overdue for brake maintenance, a Metro source tells the Post today. “These components are supposed to be changed out to prevent failures,” the source said; officials have not said if they think the car’... More »

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accident • brakes • Washington Metro • Washington, DC • subway accident

(AP) - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train yesterday, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in Washington, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said today. The Metrorail transit system kept the old trains... More »

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subway • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • National Transportation Safety Board • Washington, DC • commuter train • subway accident

 Recession 
 Puts Damper 
 on July 4th 
 Fireworks  

Towns plan cheaper festivities—or none at all

Jun 22, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - With times tight, many US towns are toning down their Independence Day festivities, the Washington Times reports. Rather than deal with the cost of pyrotechnics, police overtime, and even liability insurance, municipalities are scaling back on the big bangs and even switching to simpler ideas such as poetry contests, dog... More »

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fireworks • recession • Washington, DC • Fourth of July • parade

 Courting Obama, Pols 
 Harbor Hoop Hopes 

Elite tune up their game in hopes of playing with prez

Jun 18, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Washington, everyone wants to be on the inside. How do you know you’re in? “A pickup game with Obama,” says a former Clinton press secretary. “That's the inner, inner, inner sanctum.” So aspiring members of the inner, inner circle are hitting the court, working... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • basketball • power • Washington, DC • Baron Hill • President Obama

DC Council Recognizes
Other States' Gay Marriages

Council passes measure 12-1

May 5, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington, DC’s city council voted 12-1 today to recognize gay marriages from other states, the Post reports. The vote was initially unanimous without debate, but member (and former mayor) Marion Barry asked for a re-vote, saying he hadn’t initially understood what he was voting on. Another member said... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Washington, DC • Marion Barry

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