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• Good News: U.S. Charter Schools Reach Milestone

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  What began as an experiment in 1992 has become 5,043 charter schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia, providing nearly 2 million American families with opportunity not available in the public school system. Jeanne Allen, president of The Center for Education Reform, said parent demand fueled the rise. "No ...
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• DC: Gay Marriage Vote Expected Next Week

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 445
  The District of Columbia Council is expected to vote next week to legalize same-sex marriage in the nations capital. While Congress could use its power to overturn the law, local and national factors appeared to be aligned against any effort to do so. Ten of the councils 13 members have co-sponsored the ...
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• DC: Gay Marriage Vote Expected Next Week

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The District of Columbia Council is expected to vote next week to legalize same-sex marriage in the nations capital. While Congress could use its power to overturn the law, local and national factors appeared to be aligned against any effort to do so. Ten of the councils 13 members have co-sponsored the ...
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• D.C. Law Apparantly Broken By White House State Dinner "Crashers" (Law Cited)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  Research shows the following:"Unlawful Entry. A Violation of D.C.Code § 22-3102(1967).-- Unlawful Entry is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in the District of Columbia jail for not more than six months or both in the discretion of the court." Original Article: Forum: ...
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• White House Christmas Tree Arrives for Holiday Season

  
  Pajamadeen.com — Authority: 114
  Two Belgian draft horses bedecked in red Christmas bows pulled a traditional horse-drawn carriage up Pennsylvania Ave. today in Washington, DC, stopping at the North Portico of the White House to deliver an 18-1/2 foot Douglas fir which will be used as the White House Christmas tree. First Lady Michelle Obama and ...
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• ENI’s 2009 Pop Culture Shopping Guide Offers Consumers Easy and Convenient Holiday Shopping

  
  Your Story — Authority: 592
  WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This holiday season, Entertainment News International (ENewsi.com) brings convenience and ease to the shopping process with the 2009 Pop Culture Shopp
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• Education Secretary Rejects D.C. Voucher Program As Parents Press Congress to Continue It

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  CNSNews : "U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says no more low-income, mostly minority children will get taxpayer-funded scholarships to attend private or parochial schools in the District of Columbia."
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• Will You Marry Me?

  
  The New Gay — Authority: 532
  Marriage equality advocates have been facing tumultuous state-by-state battles across the country. Throughout this rollercoaster fight for basic civil rights, one thing has not changed: there are more than 750,000 same-sex couples living in the United States, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. Across the country, ...
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• Government Video Expo to Expand Free Special Events Program to Serve East Coast Production Professionals

  
  Your Story — Authority: 592
  WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NewBay Media, a leading publisher of digital content creation media, today announced its expanded schedule of free special events for Government Video
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• Judge Warns Lawyers for Blackwater Defendants About Single Spacing

  
  ABA Journal — Authority: 610
  A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has put lawyers for five Blackwater Worldwide contractors on notice that their failure to double space won’t be tolerated. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina wrote in a short notice (PDF) filed on Monday that the lawyers submitted a legal memorandum in single-space type, ...
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• Back on the job: National Archives cleaners rehired

  
  SEIU — Authority: 138
  Seven SEIU Local 32BJ members finally got their jobs back with the National Archives in Washington, DC, this week, after a federal agency cleaning contractor, LB&B; Associates Inc., fired them without cause last summer. The workers who clean around some of the most important national records in the world, ...
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• Woman vanishes, leaving a trail with no end

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
  By Paul Duggan The Washington Post They made a love connection in cyberspace, two lonely strangers in their 40s, each long divorced and yearning for new romance. By all accounts, Jose Rodriguez-Cruz and Pam Butler were a happy couple for most of their five months together. “This was a woman I really cared for, ...
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• Auction Back On for Properties With Delinquent Tax Payments

  
  (Obsolete Feed) — Authority: 567
  The D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) announced this morning that its annual auction of properties with delinquent tax payments has been rescheduled for next week. The auction was supposed to happen back in September, but it was canceled after a Chicago-based company sued to force the city to put every property ...
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• “Obama-Supporting Homosexual Activist to Out Sexually Involved Priests Unless they Support Gay ‘Marriage”

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  LifeSiteNews : "A new homosexual website, ChurchOuting.org, is intent on publicly disclosing who the gay priests are in the Archdiocese of Washington. The goal of this outing is to intimidate gay priests, as well as heterosexual priests who may be romantically involved, into voicing objections to the Catholic Churchs ...
  6 days ago

• HHS Launches New Blog: Health IT Buzz

  
  Your Story — Authority: 592
  WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dr. David Blumenthal, HHS’ National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, today announced the launch of Health IT Buzz, a new blog that will
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• NYT Editorial: “The Church and the Capital”

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  Despite election results in 30+ states, the New York Times Editorial begins: "Gay people will eventually win full civil rights — including the right to marry — throughout the United States. Between now and then, there will be many more disputes like the one unfolding between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
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• Marriage opposition takes the fight to D.C. Superior Court

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 532
  Metro Weekly : "As expected, the faction fighting against marriage equality in the District, led by Bishop Harry Jackson of the Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., filed suit Wednesday, Nov. 18, against the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics . . . They are represented by Cleta Mitchell of Foley & Lardner LLP ...
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• Intelsat 14 Launch Successful; Offers Fresh Capacity Which Will Serve Three Regions

  
  Your Story — Authority: 592
  PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intelsat, Ltd., the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, announced today that an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alli
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• House Demands Audit of the Federal Reserve

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  Where Did All of the Money Go? Ed Schultz interviews Florida Rep. Alan Grayson about Congress finally demanding more transparency from the Federal Reserve , and auditing their massive secret bank bailouts . The recently passed legislation will now allow the Government Accountability Office to independently ...
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• GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY D.C. PRIESTS

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY D.C. PRIESTS November 20, 2009Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses a serious issue involving gay activists in the District of Columbia:A new homosexual website, ChurchOuting.org, is intent on publicly disclosing who the gay priests are in the Archdiocese of Washington. The goal of this ...
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