The D.C. Council is preparing to ease licensing restrictions for owning handguns in the city. Revisions that will go before the Council in February were reviewed at a public hearing Monday. They would allow District citizens to “temporarily” have a firearm in their home while participating in safety courses. The legislation also would repeal a
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          DC Doesn’t WORK without Child Care!  Join other working parents in the Child Care for All Campaign  Stand up for quality affordable child care for all DC families! YOUR VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD!             Join Us @ the Dorothy I. Height/Benning Road Library on                             Thursday, January 26, 2012                              From 6:30pm to
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  WASHINGTON (WUSA) — Former D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday morning. He was accused of stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns for three years. Thomas is accused of using the money for his own personal gain, such as lavish vacations, fancy cars
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray today visited a job pre-screening event for 7-Eleven, Inc., the largest chain in the convenience retailing industry, at the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) headquarters. The company offered 26 qualified District residents positions at two new stores that will be located on Benning Road NE and Bladensburg
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A familiar face in D.C. Wal-Mart deal Company lobbyist has financial interest in land chosen for store LAND BANKER: David W. Wilmot (right), a power broker in the District since Marion Barry was first elected mayor, lobbies for Wal-Mart and has ties to city-owned land where a store is to be built. (The Washington Times)
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A 20-year-old D.C. man on Thursday admitted to shooting a transgender woman in the neck earlier this month after she declined his solicitation for a sex act. Darryl Willard pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault while armed in D.C. Superior Court, prosecutors said. The felony charge stemmed from a Sept. 12 incident in
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