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DC community calendar, May 23 to 30, 2013

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Thursday, MAY 23. Three-point gallery tour, senior historian Sid Hart discusses how Gen. George S. Patton, former president Richard Nixon and former representative Joseph McCarthy are tied to each other.

On IRS issue, senior White House aides were focused on shielding Obama

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
As soon as White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler heard about an upcoming inspector general's report on the Internal Revenue Service, she knew she had a problem.

DC Council agrees to scrap per-gallon gas tax in favor of levy on wholesale fuel

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
The D.C. Council approved a record $12.1 billion budget Wednesday that includes tens of millions for affordable housing, additional resources for libraries and parks, an expansion of Circulator bus routes, money to combat homelessness and a new funding ...
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Michelle Obama visits Decatur House

Washington Post
10 hours ago
Written by
Krissah Thompson
Michelle Obama stepped onto the second floor of the historic Decatur House in downtown Washington. Accompanied by her usual entourage of aides and Secret Service agents, the first lady walked around what had been the house's slave quarters, its ...
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Pentagon to seek new records system for vets health care, says it won't solve ...

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs, but officials cautioned that it was part of a “long-term modernization” effort ...

Insurers feel pressure from health group with ties to White House

The Hill (blog) - ‎50 minutes ago‎
The links between a nonprofit promoting President Obama's healthcare law and the White House have created an “air of expectation” that insurers will contribute to the group, according to an insurance industry official.
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Obama spokesman says criticism of White House response to IRS controversy is ...

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is facing “legitimate criticisms” for its shifting accounts about who knew what about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups, and when they knew it ...
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National Zoo welcomes Bozie the elephant

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
The unmarked truck bearing the secret package bound for Washington picked up a security escort when it hit Connecticut Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.

TV and radio listings: May 23

Washington Post - ‎4 hours ago‎
NHL PLAYOFFS. 7 p.m. Boston at New York Rangers » CNBC. 8 p.m. Chicago at Detroit » NBC Sports Network. 10:30 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles » NBC Sports Network.

Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, May 23-29

Washington Post - ‎14 hours ago‎
THU 23. A Night at the Park Ryan Zimmerman, the Washington Nationals third baseman, hosts a multiple sclerosis benefit with live music by Third Eye Blind onstage behind home plate, plus food, drinks and auctions.
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Pentagon wants $450 million for maintaining, upgrading Guantanamo prison

Washington Post - ‎May 22, 2013‎
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.

DC 911 center employees to be retrained after ABC7 story

WJLA - ‎13 hours ago‎
After an ABC7 News inquiry, all 911 emergency operation employees in Washington will be retrained after what recently happened to a 28-year-old graduate student.

The press vs. the White House

Washington Post (blog) - ‎20 hours ago‎
The Obama administration has a particularly ineffective and ham-handed approach to the media. It has launched an unprecedented attack on journalists, going so far as to label James Rosen's ordinary newsgathering as a criminal.

DC news in brief

Washington Post - ‎19 hours ago‎
District offers seniors a discount on trash can fees. The D.C. Department of Public Works recently began offering a senior citizens discount for trash cans.

Rubio: 'I do not have trust in Washington DC'

Washington Examiner - ‎7 hours ago‎
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, whose immigration reform proposal would grant far-reaching powers to the Secretary of Homeland Security and other top administration officials, says he does not trust Washington DC to make critical decisions about the ...

Commuter Idle: Nearly 4-hour commute costs DC worker $1500 a month

WTOP - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Roseline Gorantla checks her phone for any emails about Metro delays for the next leg of her megacommute from Pennsylvania to D.C.
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DC residents have highest student loan debts

Washington Examiner - ‎19 hours ago‎
According to a new study, District residents carry an average of about $41,000 in student loan debt. (Photo: Thinkstock). D.C. residents have the highest student debt in the country, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, but ...

Pentagon Wants Drones, But First... an Upgrade to Windows 7

Motley Fool - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Department of Defense awarded more than $562 million worth of contracts on Wednesday. Publicly traded companies receiving contracts included: Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN ) , which was awarded a maximum $12 million firm-fixed-price, ...
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Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

The Evening Sun - ‎2 hours ago‎
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as singer-songwriter Carole King performs after being presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring King Wednesday, May 22, 2013, ...

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