D.C. Council
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Kenyan McDuffie to be sworn into D.C. Council seat
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Kenyan McDuffie will be sworn in as the newest member of the D.C. Council Wednesday.
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D.C. Ward 5 special election: Kenyan McDuffie wins
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Democrat Kenyan McDuffie will replace Harry Thomas on the D.C. Council. Thomas stepped down after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 from the city.
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D.C. Council gives preliminary approval to 2013 budget
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The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to the city’s 2013 budget.
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Harry Thomas, Jr. sentencing: Thomas gets 38 months
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"What I did was wrong and I broke the law... I humiliated my wife and my children,” says former D.C. Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr.
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D.C. Council rejects extending bar hours Wednesday
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In a 3-2 vote, the D.C. Council has rejected a proposal to extend bar hours.
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Harry Thomas, Jr. lawyers argue for lighter corruption sentence
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Attorneys for Harry Thomas, Jr., a former D.C. councilmember facing sentencing for corruption, are working to get a lighter sentence for their client, citing his positive contributions towards the community.
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D.C. homeless protest council hearing
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Protesters took to the D.C. Council Monday to protest cuts to homeless programs.
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Harry Thomas should get 46 months behind bars, prosecutors say
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Prosecutors recommend that former councilman Harry Thomas spend 46 months behind bars and pay $353,000 in restitution.
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Vincent Orange takes D.C. Council Member At-Large victory
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The final results are in—and after counting all of the absentee and provisional ballots, there is a winner in the Democratic Party Primary for D.C. Council Member At-Large. Incumbent Vincent Orange has defeated his challenger, Sekou Biddle.
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D.C. Council weighs budget request
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Mayor Vincent Gray and other city leaders are schedule to brief D.C. Council members on the mayor’s revised budget request for 2012.
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D.C., Maryland primaries: Voting underway in local races
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Besides choosing among the GOP presidential candidates, Maryland and D.C. voters will also choose candidates for congressional and city council races. Watch live coverage here.
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D.C. Council primaries: Will Marion Barry keep Ward 8?
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D.C. Council member Marion Barry faces a tough test against four Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary.
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Natalie Williams, D.C. Council candidate, faces sexual abuse suit
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Natalie Williams and her former partners, Flanagan and Keosha Mitchell, are being sued for $1,000,000 in punitive damages by the parents of a girl who says she was sexually abused by one of the candidate's business partners.
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David Grosso, D.C. Council candidate, fundraiser to feature celebrity
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Former "Saturday Night Live" star Ana Gasteyer is headlining a fundraiser for a D.C. Council candidate.
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D.C. Councilmembers served subpoenas
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The subpoenas were served on councilmembers and are asking for all records “referring or relating to” Jeff Thompson, a campaign contributor who had his house and offices raided recently by federal authorities.
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D.C. Council to question leaders of Harry Thomas's non-profit
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D.C. Council members will question leaders of a non-profit that played a pivotal role in the downfall of former Councilman Harry Thomas Jr.
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D.C. Council looks to cut cellphone spending
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Members of the D.C. Council and about 30 staff members have spent about $61,000 in cellphone bills over the past 16 months because of excessive roaming and data charges.
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Brown moves to bar profanity from D.C. Council language
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Last week's shouting match between D.C. Council members Marion Barry and David Catania has prompted a measure to make the council clean up its language.
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