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Volunteers for inauguration sought
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee is recruiting volunteers to help with the second inaugural of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
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D.C. speed limits will not go up, despite Gray emergency order
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Speed limits on some major commuter routes in the nation's capital won't be going up after all after the D.C. Council overrode Mayor Vincent Gray's orders to raise speeds on four major District roads.
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Marion Barry implies colleagues oppose his bill because they're white
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Marion Barry is in hot water again for race-based comments. He delivered a tirade against his white colleagues on the D.C. Council at their final legislative meeting Tuesday.
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Inaugural parade: First groups get invitations
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The Presidential Inaugural Committee has started sending out invitations to groups nationwide to march behind Obama from his swearing in at the Capitol to the White House on Jan. 21.
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'Salt and Pepper Bandits' case reminds seniors to stay vigilant
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For two and a half years Tamara Claiborne and John Washington preyed on countless seniors, always over 70, throughout the D.C. area.
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Paula Broadwell won't face cyberstalking charge
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The Justice Department is dropping its investigation into whether David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, stalked a romantic rival online.
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Anthony Garland Rice found dead behind Marshall Elementary School
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MPD officials say that 58-year-old Anthony Garland Rice of Northwest was found shot to death in a park behind Marshall Elementary School on Monday morning.
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Inauguration to hold multi-million dollar price tag
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The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president of the United States can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls.
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Coats given to needy D.C. children
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Hundreds of kids in D.C. received free coats, thanks to the D.C. Firefighters Association.
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Marcus Johnson, award-winning jazz musician, chat with News Channel 8
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D.C.-based, Billboard-ranked jazz musician Marcus Johnson is playing Thursday through Sunday at Blues Alley.
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Washington and Lee University students function on honor system during finals
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At Washington and Lee University, an honor system rooted in Gen. Robert E. Lee's vision of the gentleman scholar means the campus is far more relaxed than the norm. Students choose when they want to take their finals, and faculty members leave them entirely unmonitored during the tests.
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Zsaleth Green gives birth to millennium baby at Howard University Hospital
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Millennium babies are those born with repeating birthdates. There will not be another millennium baby until January 1, 2101.
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Local toy drive underway for victims of Sandy
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A toy drive is underway, focused on collecting toys for children of New Jersey and others displaced by Hurricane Sandy back in October.
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Metro delays on red, orange, green and yellow lines this weekend
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Metro says weekend work on the red, orange, green and yellow lines will cause delays for train riders.
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John Matthews, 88, missing from D.C.
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John Matthews, 88, has been missing since Monday and D.C. Police are asking for assistance in locating him.
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Redskins players help kids find warm coats at Macy's
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Schoolchildren swarmed the first floor of Macy’s in Northwest D.C. Tuesday. They were greeted by balloon animals and Redskins football players who helped them find their favorite coat.
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D.C. residents to choose new color scheme for taxicabs
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The uniform scheme was part of a broad package of reforms approved this year. Credit card readers and GPS devices will also be required in all cabs.
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Ivy City: Judge grants motion for preliminary injunction against parking lot
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Ivy City residents oppose a plan to build the parking lot, saying more buses would have a bad effect on air quality in the area.
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