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Federal bills introduced to weaken DC gun laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal lawmakers introduced bills Tuesday to weaken the nation captial’s tough gun laws, saying the city has not done enough to comply with a 2008 Supreme Court ruling mandating changes.
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Jill Biden helps dedicate downtown DC sculptures
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, is giving her blessing to new, colorful sculptures lining a once dreary part of Washington’s New York Avenue.
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DC Gun Law Is In Trouble
Washington, DC’s restriction on registered firearms is in serious trouble. Bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate with bipartisan support to weaken the measure.
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Bills take new aim at D.C. gun control
Legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday would weaken the District’s gun-control laws and restrict the D.C. Council from regulating firearms.
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Dorothy Height Remembered In Shiloh Baptist Church Ceremony
Friends gather for a service in honor of civil rights activist Dorothy Height, who died last week at age 98.
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Hundreds pay respects to civil rights leader Height
Former president Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other political titans shared their joyful memories of Dorothy Irene Height on Wednesday night at Shiloh Baptist Church, offering a send-off fit for a civil rights icon renowned both for her substance and her style.
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Residents line up to pay respects to civil rights leader Height
Former president Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other political titans shared their joyful memories of Dorothy Irene Height on Wednesday night at Shiloh Baptist Church, offering a send-off fit for a civil rights icon renowned both for her substance and her style.
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Jill Biden helps dedicate downtown D.C. sculptures
The National Museum of Women in the Arts dedicated the sculptures Wednesday. The pieces by French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle include women in colorful bathing suits and one depicting basketball star Michael Jordan.
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Annual Wake Democratic Women event focuses on “Keep Our Majority.” Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, DC to speak.
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Norton discusses future of D.C. voting rights bill
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says progress on the D.C. Voting Rights Act needs to be made before Congress begins its “lame duck” session.
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