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Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 01/07/2011

Biddle sworn in as newest D.C. Council member
By Mike DeBonis
Sekou Biddle was sworn in Friday as a D.C. Council member, less than 24 hours after prevailing in a close vote among Democratic party activists.

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Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 01/06/2011

Former Kaine aide to run D.C. Health Care Finance Agency
By Washington Post Editors
Wayne Turnage, former chief of staff to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), will be named head of the D.C. Health Care Finance Agency, according to sources close to Kaine and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.

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Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 10/04/2010

Hacker infiltration ends D.C. online voting trial
By Christopher Dean Hopkins
(Cross-posted from Mike DeBonis's blog.) Last week, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics opened a new Internet-based voting system for a weeklong test period, inviting computer experts from all corners to prod its vulnerabilities in the spirit of "give it your best shot." Well, the hackers gave it their...

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Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 05/28/2010

Last-minute D.C. budget move at Marion Barry's request hands Ward 8 building to UDC
By Mike DeBonis
The slash to the streetcar program wasn't the only big change to the city budget made in the wee hours Tuesday night. Via little-noticed language that first appeared in budget legislation released after 2 a.m. Wednesday, the Patricia R. Harris Education Center in Ward 8 was removed from the city's...

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Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 05/25/2010

Cops say there was no 'escort' for bank protesters
By Mike DeBonis
A tempest developed in the conservative blogosphere over the weekend, with the D.C. police at the center of the storm. The controversy surrounds a May 16 protest organized by liberal group National People's Action and the Service Employees International Union. Hundreds of protesters targeted two homes in Chevy Chase, Md....

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Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 05/21/2010

Graham hires city contractor to hang campaign signs
By Mike DeBonis
Campaigns can post placards on street fixtures, but it takes skill and experience to affix them high on lampposts while avoiding injury and adhering to rigorous city rules on where signs can be posted. Council member Jim Graham, seeking a fourth term representing Ward 1, sought professional help, and now it's a campaign issue.

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