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UDC asks D.C. taxpayers for $4M to lay off faculty

The University of the District of Columbia is in serious financial trouble, and school leaders want D.C. taxpayers to help pay off faculty and staff they intend to fire.

Tags: university of district of columbia, Mark Seagraves

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Dunbar edges past Anacostia 12-8 in annual Turkey Bowl

It was the third-consecutive time the Dunbar Crimson Tide played in the D.C. championship game held at Eastern Senior High School near RFK Stadium. This year, Dunbar faced the Anacostia High School Indians.

Tags: turkey bowl, Anacostia High School, Dunbar High School, mark segraves

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Principal and two Coolidge H.S. employees face charges stemming from fight

Two Coolidge High School employees and the school principal have been suspended following a fight at the school's homecoming football game.

Tags: Thelma Jarrett, Coolidge High School, police, crime, DCPS

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Congress to study D.C. building height restrictions

The House committee that oversees the nation's capital is launching a study on potential changes to building height restrictions in Washington.

Tags: height restrictions, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Darrell Issa, National Capital Planning Commission, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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D.C. leaders share thoughts on the election (VIDEO)

As a ballroom in the Hyatt Regency near Capitol Hill began to fill with people on election night, familiar faces from D.C.'s government made the rounds, greeting friends and constituents before inevitably landing in front of a TV to watch election results roll in.

Tags: election 2012, Phil Mendelson, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Heather Brady

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Medal for man shot at Family Research Council

District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray is presenting the mayor's medal of honor to a man wounded in a shooting at the Family Research Council building in Washington.

Tags: Floyd Lee Corkins II, Leo Johnson, Family Research Council

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Gray proposes reforms to D.C. business program

District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray is proposing reforms to a program that gives preference in government contracting to businesses based in the district.

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D.C. mayor promises to improve unsafe city playgrounds

District officials kicked off the biggest restoration project of playgrounds in the city's history this week.

Tags: playgrounds, children, safety

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Former aide to D.C. mayor sentenced to probation

A former campaign aide to District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has been sentenced to 2 years of probation for lying to investigators about payments from the Gray campaign to another candidate.

Tags: Howard Brooks

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D.C. Council chair bats away offer of free Nats tickets

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and the head of the District agency that manages Nationals Park have turned down an offer from the Washington Nationals for two free tickets to every playoff game.

Tags: Phil Mendelson, Events DC, Greg O

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