Tommy Wells

Next Mayor In Nation's Capital May Be White

Posted 05.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Since Home Rule was granted to the District of Columbia in the early 1970s, all of the city's mayors have been African American. Could t...

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LOOK: Google's Self-Driving Car In Nation's Capital

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood and Michael Grass | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Google showed off its driverless car during a demonstration Thursday morning outside its offices on New York Avenue NW downtown. The ...

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Make the One City Summit a Success

Adam Clampitt | Posted 03.21.2012

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Adam Clampitt

The issues facing our city are many, ranging from a failing public education system to income inequality to crime. Most residents agree on what needs fixing, and they look to their elected leaders for solutions.

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Rachel Tepper

'Heat Seekers' Visits Capitol Hill's DC-3 (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- If you dropped by hot dog shop DC-3 on Capitol Hill's Barracks Row on Tuesday, you likely witnessed quite a scene. Food Network show "He...

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D.C. Councilmembers Meet To Discuss Harry Thomas Jr.

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia councilmembers met beind closed doors Monday afternoon to discuss their colleague, Ward 5 Democrat Harry Thomas Jr....

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Streetcar Setback: 11th Street Bridge To Be Built Without Tracks

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A critical link for the District of Columbia's future streetcar network will be built without rails necessary to run trolley vehicles. A...

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Nobody Getting Along Here

Patricia McGuire | Posted 12.03.2011

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Patricia McGuire

The eruption of personal tensions among our local legislators, triggered at least in part by instances of ethically challenged behaviors, is an embarrassment for a city government that can't afford public ridicule.

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D.C. Dysfunction: 'This Is The Worst Council I've Ever Served On'

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Tuesday's often dysfunctional and contentious District of Columbia Council proceedings, where members uttered profanity, called each oth...

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