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Gray Moves To Keep All D.C. Employees On The Job During Shutdown

With a federal shutdown on the horizon, D.C. Mayor Vince Gray is fighting to keep the D.C. government's 32,000 employees on the job.

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Needle Exchanges Have Contributed To Decreasing HIV Rate, Say D.C. Officials

D.C. officials say that far fewer people are contracting HIV from using dirty needles, and they credit needle-exchange programs for the decreases.

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D.C. Wants Buildings To Be Able To Grow Taller

D.C. officials would like to see taller buildings throughout the city, and are asking Congress to make changes to a 100-year-old law to allow that to happen.

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More Hours, Or No Hours? D.C. Libraries Could Close During Government Shutdown

What do neighborhood libraries in D.C. have to do with federal spending levels? Not much, except that if the federal government shuts down next week, so too will libraries serving the city's 632,000 residents.

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Comcast Kicks Off Third Year Of Program Aimed At Narrowing Digital Divide

A leading provider of broadband service is expanding a program to help narrow the region’s digital divide.
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Two D.C. Schools Receive Blue Ribbon Awards

A charter school and a Catholic school in D.C. were among the 286 schools across the country recognized by the federal government for academic improvement and achievement.

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New Cases Of HIV In D.C. Cut In Half Over Four Years

D.C. officials are celebrating what they say is a significant and consistent decline in the number of new HIV cases in the city.

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Graham, Orange Defend Vote Against Censure Of Marion Barry

After voting against the censure and punishment of Marion Barry for accepting cash from city contractors, Council members Jim Graham and Vincent Orange explained the logic behind their position.

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Statue Of Ten Commandments Near Supreme Court Toppled

The granite monument of the Ten Commandments in view of the Supreme Court was toppled by vandals some time over the weekend.

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Proposed D.C. Tattoo Regulation Could Violate Federal Law

A regulation proposed by the D.C. Department of Health would force tattoo artists and body piercers to deny service to those with communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS, a potential violation of federal law.

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