WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months. Dozens of officers sealed off McPherson Square and moved in before dawn to enforce the no-camping regulation. Demonstrators have been in the square since early October to target ...
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The Associated Press The Associated Press WASHINGTON The DC Public Library's fine forgiveness program is coming to an end. Sunday is the last day for the "Check It In" amnesty program, which began in December. The program encourages library patrons to turn in lost, overdue or damaged library materials including books and CDs. The library will forgive all fines and fees. The District of Columbia ...
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Photographs from Washington, DC, Nepal, Brazil and India.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule for the public McPherson Square they had ignored for months. Dozens of mounted police and police on foot in riot gear earlier sealed off the square, which is administered by the National Park Service ...
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WASHINGTON, DC-- - Blake Leeper: a parathlete who is changing people's perspectives on people with disabilities and who will be participating in his first Paralympic Games this year in London. Adam Holland: ...
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The Maryland State Police and Hagerstown police evacuated Valley Mall in Hagerstown, Md., on Saturday after 150 people waiting to buy Nike Foam sneakers started fighting. Samantha Stainburn The Maryland State Police and Hagerstown police evacuated Valley Mall in Hagerstown, Md., on Saturday after 150 people waiting to buy Nike Foam sneakers became unruly. “Apparently, a lot of people had been ...
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first US research center devoted to the longtime British leader.
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Joseph Welsh, a famous Boston lawyer, said those words to a famous ideologue, Senator Joseph McCarthy. And while what happened in Washington, DC on Monday has nothing to do with what happened in Washington, DC back in 1954, those words were the first thing I thought of when I heard what happened, or in this case, what didn't happen at the White House.
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An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill is announcing plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the longtime British leader.
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An international group seeking to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill announced plans Thursday to create the first U.S. research center devoted to the longtime British leader.
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