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Two arrested during AIDS protest
Activists in front of White House. (Post)
A coalition of groups staged a sit-in inside the John A. Wilson Building and a mock funeral procession outside the White House on World AIDS Day to call attention to those who have the disease.
 The D.C. Council passed the legislation 11 to 2 after a lively discussion that elicited passionate statements from members about the historical significance of their action. (Marvin Joseph/the Washington Post)
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Syndicate This PageIndependent monitors who had been barred by Metro from observing safety procedures on live subway tracks are scheduled to perform those checks Wednesday.
Judge Frederick H. Weisberg says the suspects "stalked" and "ambushed" George Rawlings, 21, and he called the slaying a "brutal, cold-blooded murder."
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Activists decry D.C. policy during protest on World AIDS Day: Two arrested after blocking doorway to Fenty office (Post, December 2, 2009)
2 D.C. guards charged with smuggling contraband to inmates (Post, December 2, 2009)
Some bristle at equating gay rights with civil rights (Post, December 2, 2009)
Rain gardens make green building projects greener: Rain gardens are planted at Habitat building site in D.C. to cut runoff pollution (Post, December 2, 2009)
2 shot in apparent carjacking try in SE (Post, December 1, 2009; 10:27 PM)
John Kelly: Special necklaces mark progress of cancer patients (By John Kelly, December 2, 2009)
Owner of D.C. nightclubs convicted of tax evasion (Post, December 1, 2009; 4:09 PM)
Pedestrian struck and killed in downtown Washington (Post, December 1, 2009; 2:14 PM)
Chemical projectiles, other munitions among Spring Valley finds (Post, December 1, 2009; 5:57 PM)
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Five strikes against me in 2009 (By Jay Mathews, November 30, 2009)
D.C. AIDS activist among new Rhodes scholars: 2 others from Virginia among 32 nationwide to win top honor (Post, November 23, 2009)
It's time to evaluate the evaluation (Post, November 23, 2009)
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)
District Crime News
2 D.C. guards charged in smuggling scheme (Post, December 2, 2009)
Suspect in boy's killing is dead: HANGED SELF, OFFICIALS SAY
Man had been held without bond in D.C. jail (Post, November 26, 2009)
A D.C. MYSTERY, PART 1: Woman vanishes, leaving a trail with no end (Post, November 24, 2009)
More charges promised in Chandra Levy case: Move delays trial for 2001 slaying until October (Post, November 24, 2009)
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)
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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