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CBS 9 Washington DC (WUSA): DC To End Auto Safety Inspections
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 months ago
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NOW has learned that mandatory auto safety inspections will end next fiscal year for DC vehicle owners. Sources close to the DC Council confirm that when the fiscal budget for next year is marked up this week, legislators will have eliminated the $400,000...
Tags: Washington DC, safety inspections
Spacey meets Abramoff in prison on research
Cumberland :: RI :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Two-time Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey has met with Jack Abramoff at a federal prison near Cumberland to prepare for his leading role in a film about the disgraced Washington lobbyist, a Hollywood executive said Monday. Images Spacey and director George...
Tags: Jack Abramoff, George Hickenlooper, Kevin Spacey, Washington DC, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Mr. Spacey, winner kevin
Washington Times: Prosecutors drop request to jail Barry
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Council member Marion Barry be incarcerated for failing to pay his taxes on time, instead asking a judge to extend the former mayor's probation, subject him to electronic monitoring and give him a curfew. "The government can read the tea leaves," Mr....
Tags: Marion Barry, Mr. Barry, Washington DC
Radical Christians Decry US Gitmo Detentions: White House Good Friday Arrest.
Last week a group of Christian activists staged a dramatic protest against the indefinite detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Paul Magno and supporters, dressed in garb of detention prisoners, nonviolently...
Tags: Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Bagram Air Base, Cuba, Paul Magno, White House, Jesus Christ, Art Laflin, Washington DC, Witness Against Torture, 100 Day Campaign, Barack Obama
Fidel Castro meets US politicians
Havana :: Cuba | 8 months ago
Credibility The event was his first known meeting with US officials since he underwent emergency intestinal surgery in 2006. Mr Castro has not been seen in public since he was taken ill, and ceded power to his brother Raul last year. Analysts say the meeting indicates...
Tags: Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro, Cuban, Barack Obama, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Washington DC, U.S, president barack, United States, Americas
CBS 9 Washington DC (WUSA): White House Gives DC Kids Easter Egg Roll Tickets
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility The White House is handing out 2,000 tickets to D.C. students for this year's Easter Egg Roll. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Plummer Elementary School in southeast Washington on Monday to tell students the news. He made the announcement in...
Tags: D.C, Washington DC, egg roll
[Video] Hillary Clinton meets Kevin Rudd
Sydney :: Australia | 8 months ago
Credibility Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, DC. Afghanistan took center stage as the main topic of discussion in Rudd's White House and State Department meetings. After his meeting with Clinton,...
Tags: Australia, Kevin Rudd, Mr Rudd, China, Washington DC, Obama Administration, emissions trading, Hillary Rodham Clinton
Rudd pledges not to abandon Afghan without flushing militancy
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 8 months ago
Credibility Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged not to abandon Afghanistan without ensuring that terrorism was under control in the war-torn nation and the territory will not be used by the terrorists as "safe haven" again. Rudd, speaking in Washington...
Tags: Kevin Rudd, Afghanistan, prime minister, Barack Obama, Washington DC, minister kevin
SkyNews, New Zealand: Backlash over AIG bonus payments
New York :: NY :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility The backlash over bonuses paid out to AIG executives could hinder the much anticipated rollout of the US government's plan to help unclog the gridlocked credit markets. The US government is set to announce a $US1 trillion public-private partnership to...
Tags: Washington DC
CBS 9 Washington DC (WUSA): District Job Program Lacking
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility D.C. officials say that a city program meant to create jobs for residents has yielded few employment opportunities. According to a report by city auditor Deborah Nichols, the Certified Capital Companies program spent $76 million but created only 31 jobs...
Tags: Washington DC, CBS, WUSA
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