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Smith & Wesson Snubs Police with "Commemorative" Revolver

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Police Safety, Supreme Court, Law Enforcement, Violence Policy Center, Armor Piercing Bullets, Washington DC, Gun Control, Alan Gottlieb, Smith & Wesson, Second Amendment Foundation, Washington DC Handgun Ban, Heller Decision, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

Smith & Wesson, which manufactures a revolver that can penetrate the body armor has issued a special "commemorative" revolver to celebrate the end of a law strongly supported by the police.

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How Far We've Come

Mary Lou Song | Posted 07.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Washington DC, Living News
Mary Lou Song

Sometimes the best travel experiences don't involve exotic destinations or faraway places. They focus instead on the journey we've taken. Kelly and Greg took their children to Washington, D.C., to show them just how far our country has come.

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Beating the Jaywalking Rap

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jaywalking, Crime, Police, D.C., Washington, Washington Dc Crime, How to Fight Traffic Tickets, Washington DC, Politics News
Nicholas Stephanopoulos

While gunshots ring out and drug deals are executed just blocks away, DC's police officers spend entire days nabbing pedestrians who cross streets a little too soon or a little too late.

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Washington's "Newseum": The Media Gives Itself a Big, Wet, Sloppy Kiss

Nathan Robinson | Posted 07.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Arrogance, Mainstream Media, New York Times Self-Perception, Grey Lady, Fourth Estate, H.L. Mencken, Museums, Newseum, New York Times, Washington DC, Media News
Nathan Robinson

The Newseum is a mammoth structure, and it does a fairly good job of illustrating just why mainstream media is such a letdown, even if it does so unintentionally.

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DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Revolver, Supreme Court Second Amendent, Supreme Court Justices, 2nd Amendment, Semiauto, District of Columbia, Pistol, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Washington DC, Nra, Dc, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, Violence Policy Center, Handgun Ban, Gun Industry, Gun Lobby, Supreme Court Gun, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.

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America's First Blogger: Anne Royall

Jeff Biggers | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Religion, Washington DC, Appalachia, Anne Royall, Women, Politics, Blogger, Feminist, Media, Media News
Jeff Biggers

The "grandmother of the muckrakers" Anne Royall was an American original and one of the nation's most daring, impassioned and indomitable social critics.

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Memorial Day: Remembering All Who Protect And Serve

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Law Enforcement, George H.W. Bush, Memorial Day, Police, Assault Weapons, Indiana, Washington DC, Dallas, Politics News
Paul Helmke

If you have yet to visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, I encourage you make it part of your plans on your next trip to Washington, D.C.

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Washington's Two Economies -- A Growing Income Gap

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Washington DC, Poverty, District of Columbia, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

While a large segment of the Washington population is economically successful, a considerable segment of the District's black population has remained sunken at the bottom.

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It's 3:00am and Somewhere in Washington a Democrat is Sleeping With a Hooker

Edward Ugel | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Richard Pryor, Sex, Client # 9, Washington DC, Democrat, Larry Craig, Idaho, Eliot Spitzer, New York, Hooker, Politics News
Edward Ugel

In Governor Spitzer's favor, he did go to the trouble of using an actual hotel room for his dalliance. Public restrooms are so... what's the phrase I'm looking for? Full of poop.

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Hilda Mason - Educator, Activist and Washington, DC's Grandmother

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Washington DC, Hilda Mason, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Living News
Marian Wright Edelman

I celebrate Hilda Mason's life and the lives of so many other elders and grandmothers who continue to help troubled young people in our communities.

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Supreme Court Must Uphold Gun Ban

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Supreme Court d.c. Handgun Ban, Washington DC, Gun Control, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Guns, School Shooting, Illinois Shooting, Shooting Northern Illinois University, Steven Kazmierczak, Steve Kazmierczak, Virginia Tech, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

If the Supreme Court upholds the D.C. handgun ban, it will keep in place a crucial measure for the protection of the health and safety of our children.

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Michigan And Florida Need A Mulligan

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nebraska, Maryland, Washington, Mccain, Democratic, Primary Schedule, Campaign, Revote, Dc, Virginia, 2008, Virgin Islands, Huckabee, Maine, John Edwards, 2008 Campaign, Do-Over, Kansas, Florida, Louisiana, Democrat, Washington DC, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mulligan, Michigan, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Mulligan -- (noun)  A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. This is ...

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A Child Next Door May Need Your Help

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Washington DC, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Jacks Girls, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Abusing Children, Foster Care, Adoption, Living News
Marian Wright Edelman

All of us must recognize that keeping children safe is everybody's business.

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Man Arrested With Shotgun Near Capitol

Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 01.18.2008 | Home

Read More: United States Capitol, Washington DC, Capitol Shotgun, Capitol Bomb Threat, US Capitol Police, Home News

United States Capitol Police officers arrested a man carrying a shotgun Friday afternoon near the Capitol complex. The police have closed off streets...

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Vietnam Memorial Turns 25

Washington Post | Michael E. Ruane | Posted 11.10.2007 | Home

Read More: Vietnam Wall Memorial, Wall Memorial, Washington DC, Wall, Vietnam Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Vietnam War Memorial, Home News

Thousands of graying Vietnam veterans, many clad in jungle boots and old fatigues, marched down Constitution Avenue yesterday to mark the 25th anniver...

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