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Chuck Brown Viewing At Howard Theatre: HuffPost DC Top 5 For May 29, 2012

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.29.2012

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TOP 5 FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29 1. Chuck Brown Viewing At Howard Theatre Give your respects to the Godfather of Go-Go. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., all ages, ple...

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Charles Colson Remembered At National Cathedral

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A memorial service will honor the life of Watergate figure-turned-evangelist Charles Colson. Colson died April 21 at the age of 80. He ...

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LOOK: Cool Cathedral Gargoyles

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral will be offering tours of its unique stone carvings for the first time since the building was damaged ...

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National Cathedral's Preservation Needs Top $50 Million

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — It's where the nation's capital gathers to mourn, to pray and to seek comfort during tragedies. Now the Washington National Cathedr...

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National Cathedral Raises $2 Million For Quake Repairs

AP | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 02.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Washington National Cathedral says it has raised $2 million to cover restoration work after last year's earthquake severely damaged the ...

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Interim Dean Chosen To Lead National Cathedral

AP | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A longtime Episcopal priest who led the St. Alban's Parish in Washington has been appointed interim dean of Washington National Cathedra...

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2 Nat'l Cathedral Supporters To Match Donations

AP | Posted 12.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral says two longtime supporters have each offered to match donations made to the earthquake-damaged edifi...

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Union Station Earthquake Damage Repairs Continue

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If you've walked through Union Station's usually majestic Main Hall recently, there's no ignoring the jarring scaffolding that lines the...

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National Cathedral Reopens; New Bishop Consecrated (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington National Cathedral reopened on Saturday with a private ceremony to install D.C.'s ninth Episcopal bishop. The cathedral h...

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D.C. Earthquake: Cathedral Putting Together Exhibit On Damage

AP | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Visitors to the Washington National Cathedral will soon get a close-up look at some of the damage caused by an August earthquake. The c...

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Engineers Inspect Washington National Cathedral

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The same engineers who captivated tourists by rappelling down the Washington Monument are conducting a similar operation at the National...

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2-Ton Pieces Being Removed From National Cathedral

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.12.2011

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By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Damaged portions of a Washington National Cathedral pinnacle will be removed from the church tempo...

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Crane Forces Change In 9/11 Events

Posted 11.08.2011

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After the toppling of a massive crane at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday, two major events planned for this weekend's commemoration of the ...

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Crane Collapses At National Cathedral

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 11.07.2011

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WASHINGTON — A 500-ton crane at the Washington National Cathedral collapsed Wednesday amid thunderstorms and driving rain, damaging two nearby b...

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Sleepless From the Stock Market

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.06.2011

Security and comfort are difficult to find these days, and the stock market often moves "contrary to fact."

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Catholics Pitch In To Repair National Cathedral

Posted 11.01.2011

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By Lauren Markoe Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is donating $25,000 to help repair the Washington N...

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National Cathedral Faces Millions In Earthquake Repairs (UPDATE)

AP/The Huffington Post | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 10.24.2011

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A spokesman for Washington National Cathedral says at least three of the four pinnacles on the central tower have fallen off and the central tower app...

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'Quiet Strength' Of Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa Portrayed In National Cathedral

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- Six feet above the vaulted entranceway to Washington National Cathedral, the rough contours of...

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Hank Paulson, Ex-Treasury Secretary, Loses $1 Million On DC Home

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Dec 30: Few know better than former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson how the struggling U.S. economy has battered home prices. As fo...

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Dr. Dorothy Height's Funeral: Lifting Her to Heaven

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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After almost a century of Dorothy Height making this country and world a more just, equal, and hopeful place she is now in heaven, and the rest of us are now going to have to step it up down here.

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The GOP & Jack Kemp's Example: Inclusion Matters or the Party of Lincoln Will Perish

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Kemp was everybody's favorite Republican/Conservative. The GOP leadership would do well to model itself after him in class, temperament and substance.

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Obama's Interfaith Score Card

Matthew Weiner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Obama gets a "B" for his first interfaith outing. Not bad for a beginner, so let's give him an "A" for effort.

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100 Days: Obama Begins Day With Prayer At National Cathedral

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama started the day with a prayer service at the National Cathedral. Watch highlights via MSNBC below. .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Ar...

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Inauguration Events Schedule For Monday, Tuesday

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20: ___ MONDAY, JAN. 19 _ ...

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Obama Inauguration Schedule

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20: ___...

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