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District Leaders Announce New Handgun Regulations

District residents will be able to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense but that right would be limited to the home and not outside it, city leaders said today, announcing new gun regulations in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down the city's handgun ban.


D.C. Council Hears Gun Law Proposal

D.C. Council members balked at pressure from school officials to reprogram $83 million for building repairs that the officials say are needed before classes resume on Aug. 25. Instead, the council authorized less than half of that amount, with Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray saying that a hearin...


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COMMUNITY REACTION:  Gun Views Shaped by Violence (Post, June 27, 2008; Page A01)

D.C. Government Faces a New Reality (Post, June 27, 2008; Page A09)

Questions & Answers (Post, June 27, 2008; Page A09)

Justices Reject D.C. Ban On Handgun Ownership:  5-4 Ruling Finds 1976 Law Incompatible With Second Amendment (Post, June 27, 2008; Page A01)

High Court To Announce Ruling on D.C. Gun Ban (Post, June 26, 2008; Page A16)

D.C.'s Handgun Ban Hits Unintended Targets (By Marc Fisher, June 26, 2008; Page B01)

Dulles Rail Set to Get Federal Approval:  In Letter Expected Today, FTA Makes Stark Reversal (Post, April 30, 2008; Page A01)

New Facility For Area Food Bank Is Planned:  Construction Is Set To Start in Summer; $28 Million Raised (Post, April 30, 2008; Page B01)

VIRGINIA BRIEFING:  VIRGINIA BRIEFING (Post, April 29, 2008; Page B06)

DR. G'S TIPS:  DR. G'S TIPS (Post, April 27, 2008; Page C02)

Hired Riders to Assess Metro:  Critics See Waste, Say There's No Mystery to Poor Service (Post, April 25, 2008; Page B01)

METRO FRAUD:  Ex-Supervisor Pleads Guilty In Thefts of Transit Proceeds (Post, April 24, 2008; Page B04)

They're Proud to Call Washington Their Home (Post, April 24, 2008; Page DZ28)

Public Transportation (Post, April 24, 2008; Page GZ25)

Local Transportation (Post, April 24, 2008; Page VA16)

Getting Around Locally (Post, April 24, 2008; Page VA19)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, April 22, 2008; Page B04)

Burglaries Have Surged 21 Percent:  Police Put Some Blame on Economy, Boost Patrols; Overall Violence Falls (Post, April 20, 2008; Page C01)

Metro 'Top-Notch' In Getting People To Mass on Time (By Robert Thomson, April 20, 2008; Page C02)

ARLINGTON COUNTY:  Board Approves Tax and Fee Increases To Help Augment Schools, Infrastructure (Post, April 20, 2008; Page C04)

Metro Will Need Hundreds Of New Cars, Manager Says (Post, April 19, 2008; Page B01)

Most Crimes Occur At Ends of the Lines (Post, April 19, 2008; Page B01)

SMARTBIKE DC:  Bicycle-Sharing Program to Debut (Post, April 19, 2008; Page B03)

Silver Spring Metro Tracks Closed for Emergency (Post, April 18, 2008; 4:52 PM)

Pontiff Prays With Sex Abuse Victims:  Meeting Follows Stadium Mass (Post, April 18, 2008; Page A01)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, April 18, 2008; Page B04)

Metro Puts Train Doors On Manual (Post, April 17, 2008; Page B01)

For Buses, Wheels To the Shoulders? (Post, April 17, 2008; Page B01)

CRIME:  2 Men Critically Wounded in Unrelated Shootings (Post, April 17, 2008; Page B05)

DR. GRIDLOCK SAYS (Post, April 16, 2008; Page A08)

A Trip to N.Y. for the Price Of a Trip to the Soda Machine (By Raw Fisherfrom Marc Fisher's Blog, April 15, 2008; Page B03)

Traffic Tie-Ups, Disruptions Expected During Visit:  D.C. Officials Recommending Patience, Planning (Post, April 13, 2008; Page C01)

DR. G's TIPS:  DR. G's TIPS (Post, April 13, 2008; Page C02)

Changed City Since Last Papal Visit (Post, April 13, 2008; Page C02)

Metro Seeks More Police Officers, Authority to Issue Parking Tickets (Post, April 11, 2008; Page B01)

Opening Week: Smooth, With Little Hoopla (Post, April 10, 2008; Page DZ03)

Leggett Addresses Expansion of Affordable Housing:  County Executive Outlines Initiatives Expected to Add Thousands of Reasonably Priced Units (Post, April 10, 2008; Page GZ04)

Speed Display Units Apparently Aren't Enough (Post, April 10, 2008; Page PG04)

Metro Warns Riders of Heavy Sports Traffic:  Nationals, Wizards, D.C. United Games Expected to Squeeze System (Post, April 9, 2008; 4:48 PM)

METRORAIL VIDEO:  Pope Bobblehead Ad Given the Bounce (Post, April 9, 2008; Page B03)

Smooth Leadoff To the Nationals' Weeknight Games (Post, April 8, 2008; Page B01)

Captivating an Audience:  In Break With Staid Look, Cash-Strapped Metro Sets Sights on Placing High-Tech Ads in Stations (Post, April 6, 2008; Page C01)

Avoiding Stadium Traffic if You're Not Going to the Game (Post, April 6, 2008; Page C02)

DR. G's TIPS:  DR. G's TIPS (Post, April 6, 2008; Page C02)

NATIONALS STADIUM:  Parking Spots for Individual Games Available for Sale (Post, April 5, 2008; Page B04)

U.S. Might Pay for Part Of Bethesda Road Work:  Montgomery Welcomes Navy's Reconsideration (Post, April 4, 2008; Page B01)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, April 4, 2008; Page B04)

Good Cell Service Is Still Far Away on Metro (Post, April 3, 2008; Page PG06)

Rail to Reel:  Metro Opens Its Doors To Hollywood, as Long as It's Not During Rush Hour (Post, April 1, 2008; Page B01)

Tourism Hopes Riding On Alexandria Trolley (Post, April 1, 2008; Page B01)

REGIONAL BRIEFING:  REGIONAL BRIEFING (Post, April 1, 2008; Page B03)

NATIONALS PARK:  Team, Transit Officials Pleased With Performance (Post, April 1, 2008; Page B05)

Metro's Star Turns on Film and TV (Post, April 1, 2008; Page B06)

TRANSPORTATION:  Cheers Not Just for the Home Team but for Timely Rails, Clear Roads (Post, March 31, 2008; Page A12)

No Back Ups as Fans Fill In:  Fans Giddy After Storybook Ending (and the Occasional Cocktail) (Post, March 31, 2008; Page A10)

How Did Fans Fare Getting To the Game?:  Traffic Flows Smoothly, But Trains Are Packed (Post, March 30, 2008; Page C01)

Crowds a Hazard As Metro, Riders Brace for Crunch (Post, March 30, 2008; Page C02)

TEST RUN:  Fans Carried Away by First Encounter With Ballpark (Post, March 30, 2008; Page C05)

OPENING WEEKEND:  Built at the Speed of a Fastball, Stadium Is Ready for Nationals (Post, March 29, 2008; Page B02)

Ballpark, Race, Blossoms To Test Parking Prowess (Post, March 28, 2008; Page B01)

Travel Tips for a Busy Weekend -- and Beyond (Post, March 28, 2008; Page B03)

Cash-Strapped Metro Needs Millions in Repairs (Post, March 27, 2008; Page B01)

Group Ends Suit to Block Planned Metro Line to Dulles:  - (Post, March 27, 2008; Page B05)

Cameras Make No Allowance for Mistaken Identity (Post, March 27, 2008; Page PG04)

Measuring Park's Impact:  Fans Must Dodge Cement Mixers as D.C.'s Grand Vision for SE Gradually Takes Form (Post, March 24, 2008; Page A01)

DR. G'S TIPS:  DR. G'S TIPS (Post, March 23, 2008; Page C02)

Late-Evening Delays Make Metro an Ordeal (Post, March 23, 2008; Page SM11)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, March 21, 2008; Page B04)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY:  Teen Guilty of Murder in Shooting of College Student (Post, March 21, 2008; Page B05)

MARYLAND BRIEFING:  MARYLAND BRIEFING (Post, March 20, 2008; Page B05)

ANNAPOLIS DIGEST:  Homeowners May Get Some Help On Foreclosure, Predatory Lending (Post, March 20, 2008; Page B06)

Justices Appear Skeptical Of D.C.'s Handgun Ban (Post, March 19, 2008; Page A01)

Braving Cold, Chants, Students Flock to Hear Gun Case (Post, March 19, 2008; Page A08)

METRORAIL:  Track Work Suspended for 4 Weekends (Post, March 19, 2008; Page B03)

Among the Scattershot Arguments in the D.C. Gun Ban Case, Which Ones Will Hit the Mark? (Post, March 18, 2008; Page B03)

Tickets Prized Just as Much As the NCAA Tournament's:  Line Forms Early for 70 Seats at Supreme Court Hearing (Post, March 18, 2008; Page B03)

CHALLENGING THE LAW: ALAN GURA:  For Young Area Lawyer, The Supreme Compliment (Post, March 18, 2008; Page B01)

D.C. GUN BAN CASE:  An Old Hand At Court Gears Up for Battle (Post, March 18, 2008; Page B01)

REGIONAL BRIEFING:  REGIONAL BRIEFING (Post, March 17, 2008; Page B03)

Fighting Gun Traffickers Involves Lots of Legwork, a Little Luck (Post, March 17, 2008; Page A01)

Take Me Out To the Ballgame, Regardless (Post, March 16, 2008; Page C02)

DR. G'S TIPS:  DR. G'S TIPS (Post, March 16, 2008; Page C02)

D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court:  Justices' Decision May Set Precedent In Interpreting the 2nd Amendment (Post, March 16, 2008; Page A01)

Extra Trains, Staff Are Planned for Day of Papal Mass (Post, March 14, 2008; Page B03)

MARYLAND BRIEFING:  MARYLAND BRIEFING (Post, March 14, 2008; Page B05)

D.C. Food Vendors Fear War Of Hot Dogs vs. Hummus (Post, March 13, 2008; Page B01)

METRORAIL:  System Would Allow Use of All Cellphones (Post, March 13, 2008; Page B03)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, March 13, 2008; Page B06)

In Transformed Community, Waiting for a Promised Plaza:  Conflicts Stall Work on Columbia Heights Civic Area (Post, March 13, 2008; Page DZ03)

Development Plan Becomes Windfall In Gaithersburg (Post, March 13, 2008; Page GZ05)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY:  Neighborhood Fights Plan For Huge Gas Storage Tank (Post, March 12, 2008; Page B02)

Projects Moving at a Crawl (Post, March 11, 2008; Page A08)

Waiting Out The Weekends On Metrorail (Post, March 9, 2008; Page C02)

DISTRICT BRIEFING:  DISTRICT BRIEFING (Post, March 8, 2008; Page B02)

TRANSPORTATION:  Kaine and Peters Praise Efforts to Resolve Dispute Over Dulles Rail (Post, March 8, 2008; Page B03)

SILVER SPRING:  Man Fatally Stabbed During Apparent Fight (Post, March 8, 2008; Page B05)

MARYLAND BRIEFING:  MARYLAND BRIEFING (Post, March 8, 2008; Page B05)

Radios Don't Work In Metro's New Cars:  Portable Alternative's Reliability Is Debated (Post, March 7, 2008; Page A01)

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