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NEWS ABOUT: National Mall

National Mall stories: 12 news summaries
TRAVEL

 America's Best National Parks 


Jul 29, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel... More »

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travel • Alaska • Washington DC • North Carolina • National Mall • Utah • Maine • Tennessee • Hawaii • national park • Acadia National Park • Jay-ZTV • Volcanoes National Park • Denali National Park • Zion National Park • Great Smoky Mountain National Park

 After Historic Day, 
 Historic Cleanup 

Trash-bin shortage caused tons of litter to pile up

Jan 22, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Crews working into the wee hours hauled away at least 130 tons of garbage after America’s largest, and messiest, outdoor bash Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. With trashcans removed for security precautions, inauguration attendees littered the National Mall, leaving it looking like a rendition of Disney's Wall-E. Obama gear,... More »

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Washington DC • trash • garbage • National Mall • inauguration • President Obama • Inauguration Day

(Newser) - While some fought to escape the Mall after the inauguration, thousands of frustrated ticketholders were barred from entering to see the swearing in of President Barack Obama, the Washington Post reports. “It is irresponsible to issue all of these tickets and not let the people in,” one... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • National Mall • crowd • tickets • President Obama • Inauguration Day • lines • entrance

UPDATED

Obamas Visit Bushes While Huge Crowd Waits

DC's mood lightens as thousands crowd the Mall for inauguration

Jan 20, 09 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A tell-your-grandchildren moment is happening in DC right now, reports CNN. Barack and Michelle Obama went from church to the White House to meet George and Laura Bush; then they’re on to the Capitol. Hundreds of thousands are gathered, with up to 2 million expected. One local says Washington’... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • White House • Laura Bush • National Mall • inauguration • George W. Bush • President Obama

 Inaugural Crowds 
 Strain DC Transport 

Commuters trapped inside station for more than 30 minutes

Jan 20, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington’s public-transportation system is stretched to breaking today as crowds arriving on the Metro and commuter trains choke the exits at L’Enfant Plaza, the main disembarkation point for the National Mall. At 8:15am, a medical emergency forced officials to slow crowds leaving the station, and packed platforms... More »

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National Mall • public transportation • Washington Metro • inauguration • Washington, DC • President Obama • L'Enfant Plaza

 Record 4M Expected 
 Inauguration Day 

Unprecedented interest in historic event

Nov 18, 08 4:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A record 4 million people are expected to pack Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, reports the Washington Post. Extra giant TV screens will be placed on the inaugural parade route and in sections of the Washington Mall to give as many visitors as possible the opportunity to... More »

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Washington DC • National Mall • inauguration • Adrian Fenty • President Obama • Inauguration Day • Presidential Inaugural Committee • inaugural parade

Panel Rips MLK Statue, Says He Looks Like a Dictator

Fed commission calls 28-foot sculpture too much like totalitarian art

May 9, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal arts panel is demanding changes to a colossal statue of Martin Luther King Jr. planned for the heart of Washington because commissioners think King looks too "confrontational," almost like a dictator, reports the Washington Post. The 28-foot-tall statue is to be the centerpiece of a 4-acre... More »

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Washington DC • sculpture • National Mall • statue • monument • Martin Luther King Jr.

 Truckers Protest Fuel Prices 

List of demands includes end to oil-company subsidies

Apr 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Truckers led a convoy of vehicles around the National Mall today in Washington to protest high fuel prices, the AP reports. Drivers from the group Truckers and Citizens United converged on DC for an afternoon rally to try to influence Congress to end oil-company subsidies, supplement supply with oil from... More »

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Congress • protests • National Mall • gas prices • truckers • oil price • Teamsters

MUSEUM REVIEW

 This Just In: Newseum Opens 

Relocated institution's self-glorifying quality leaves reviewer cold

Apr 11, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Newseum reopens today in its new, $450 million home off the National Mall, and reaction to the enterprise is mixed. Granting that the interactive, artifact-laden presentation of the history of news is a good mix of education and entertainment, Edward Rothstein of the New York Times also describes it... More »

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media • Washington DC • journalism • museums • National Mall • history • Newseum • Freedom Foundation

 Cops Arrest 160 at Iraq Protests 

Demonstrations staged across the US on war's anniversary

Mar 19, 08 11:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police arrested more than 160 protesters today at demonstrations across the US to  mark the fifth anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war, Reuters reports. More than 100 were arrested in San Francisco alone, where demonstrators staged a "die-in" and disrupted busy Market Street. About 30 were arrested... More »

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Iraq • San Francisco • IRS • protests • National Mall • anti war movement • peace • Iraq war • Iraq war spending • political demonstrations

NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor

Says Chinese artist hails from, glorifies abusive country

Nov 28, 07 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - California’s NAACP chapter has condemned the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial planned for the National Mall, saying the choice of a Chinese artist “is in direct opposition to Dr. King’s philosophy.” Lei Yixin not only hails from the country “with the worst record of human... More »

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Vietnam • African Americans • National Mall • Martin Luther King Jr. • Maya Lin • Mao Zedong • Lei Yixin • Vietnam War Memorial

Rio Reverses Live Earth Ban

Environmental show will go ahead as planned

Jul 6, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Rio incarnation of Live Earth, the ecofriendly concert extravaganza scheduled for tomorrow on all seven continents, is back on. Security concerns led a judge to put the kibosh on the event, which is expected to draw up to a million would-be environmentalists to Copacabana beach, but organizers have lined... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • Washington • live earth • Rio de Janeiro • National Mall • Antarctica

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