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Burke Stansbury, who inherited $1M in stock, works at a nonprofit organization in D.C. (Post)
Young people who have inherited or stand to inherit big money are spending their post-college years living modestly and working to address the needs of the poor, hungry and politically disadvantaged.
 Radio For 30 years, Bob Marbourg has sidled up to a microphone at radio station WTOP and narrated the breakdowns, slowdowns and fender benders that make up Washington's so-called rush hour (not much rush, and a lot longer than an hour now). (Gerald Martineau/the Washington Post)
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Syndicate This PageReport contends that the new two-year college must break free of the university if it is to be embraced as "credible and legitimate" by the business community.
The former head of the taxi commission participated in a long-running bribery scheme that sought his influence to obtain lucrative taxi licenses, federal authorities allege.
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District's unemployment rate reaches record high (Post, November 20, 2009; 3:52 PM)
Petula Dvorak: Columbia Heights still has far to go (Post, November 20, 2009)
Man charged in slaying of D.C. liquor store owner (Post, November 20, 2009)
Metro board backs safety monitors: Employees are ordered to cooperate with rail oversight group (Post, November 20, 2009)
LOTTERIES: November 19 (Post, November 20, 2009)
D.C. officials push for compromise on Catholic Charities: City hopes approving same-sex marriage wouldn't affect services (Post, November 20, 2009)
Complaints spur Metro to delay SmartBenefits changes a year: RIDERS, FIRMS COMPLAIN
Revisions unfair, notice short, some say (Post, November 20, 2009)
Young heirs grapple with wealth of ambivalence: Young heirs seek moral balance between inherited windfalls, social responsibilities (Post, November 20, 2009)
D.C. Council chief defends use of big firm for home repairs: Big developer made small repairs at house of D.C. Council chief (Post, November 19, 2009)
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Scoring system for school aid: Obama program assigns points to reform efforts in competition for funds (Post, November 12, 2009)
Rating D.C. teachers no easy task (Post, November 2, 2009)
Montgomery proposes to add, expand schools: Growing Clarksburg would benefit from superintendent's plan (Post, October 29, 2009)
Rhee has asked how to regain teachers' trust, principals say (Post, October 28, 2009)
Major changes at 2 troubled D.C. schools (Post, October 26, 2009)
District Crime News
FBI links ex-chief of taxi panel to bribes: Affidavit tells of probe into alleged scheme to obtain D.C. licenses (Post, November 20, 2009)
D.C. man charged with murder in wife's death: Suspect threatened to kill victim in July, prosecutors say (Post, November 19, 2009)
'He was innocent. He did nothing to anyone.': As a D.C. mother mourns, a suspect is arrested in the fatal shooting of her 9-year-old son (Post, November 18, 2009)
Guilty plea in D.C. kickback scheme: Ex-employee says he took thousands to steer technology contracts (Post, November 14, 2009)
Espionage suspect had guilty plea in fraud: Records say scientist sought to avoid jail for overbilling NASA (Post, October 26, 2009)
District Government News
D.C. seeks to boost census response, get federal funds: City suffers with many residents deemed 'hard to count' (Post, October 30, 2009)
Filmmaker focuses his camera on neighborhood's history, pride: Documentary shines light on Barry Farm, gives youth a sense of community (Post, October 29, 2009)
D.C. parks contracts are legal, official says: Nickles had said housing group broke law in approval process (Post, October 27, 2009)
Same-sex marriage foes vow court fight: REFERENDUM SOUGHT Conservative groups to offer support, funds (Post, October 27, 2009)
Espionage suspect had guilty plea in fraud: Records say scientist sought to avoid jail for overbilling NASA (Post, October 26, 2009)
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