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After a pair of hearings before two Senate committees, a proposal to grant the District a vote in the House of Representatives will be marked up tomorrow. The mark-up, which will occur at 10 a.m. before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is the final step before the legislation -- which would grant both Utah and the District additional seats in the House -- reaches the floor of the Senate. Thanks to the...

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Though Republicans managed to sink legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the chamber last week, voting rights activists haven't given up. In fact, they're going straight to the top. According to the Post, Mayor Adrian Fenty is slated to meet today with Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. We're not sure what the meeting will accomplish, though. The White House officially expressed its intention to veto the...

President George W. Bush today formally declared his intention to veto legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives. In a Statement of Administration Policy released by the Office of Management and Budget, the Bush administration stated that "the bill violates the Constitution's provisions governing the composition and election of the United States Congress" and that any congressional endorsement would be swiftly vetoed. The statement quoted the section of...

But of course! Something else has come between the District and its voting rights. Today the Post is reporting that President George W. Bush and various senators have expressed concerns over the constitutionality of legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives. According to the White House the legislation, which passed two House committees this week and may face a vote before the House as early as next week,...

Given that the state of the District's public schools is one of the city's most pressing problems, we were excited to see Mayor Adrian Fenty host an online chat at the Post to clarify and explain his ambitious plans for a mayoral takeover. Unfortunately, the chat ended up sounding much like most of President George W. Bush's public appearances -- staged and scrubbed free of criticism. Fenty fielded 16 questions in total, none of which...

This afternoon the House of Representatives passed a resolution expressing its opposition to President George W. Bush's 21,500 troop surge for Iraq. With a final vote of 246-182, fewer Republicans than expected jumped ship, though two that did are locals -- Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.). Davis, known to be a moderate on some issues, spoke on Wednesday, noting: Still, knowing what we know today, after almost four years of attempted...

Amidst tough questions in an early afternoon press conference today on the loss of the House, the war in Iraq, and the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush faced a question he wasn't expecting — on District voting rights. A reporter asked Bush on whether he would support legislation currently moving through Congress that would grant the District one voting seat in the House of Representatives and may come to...

Written by DCist contributor Alex Hogan and Martin Austermuhle D.C. Mayor, City Council: Ok, so the September Democratic primary kinda took the air out of the District's official mayoral election, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't go vote. Look for a crushing Democratic sweep, but give a little time and check out what the Statehood Green and Republican candidates, Chris Otten and David Kranich, respectively, have to offer. We'd like to think that someday their...

It's easy to paint the protesters at Gallaudet University as young causeheads that have listened to too much Rage Against the Machine and idealistically mused on revolution. But theirs is not a battle to save the rain forest, stop sweatshops, or even impeach President George W. Bush. The continued intensity of their protest -- now in its second day of sucessfully locking down the Northeast campus -- is fueled by conflicts over culture, identity, and...

Listen to President George W. Bush on any given day and you'll probably hear that Iraq is a little messy, but nothing that a little elbow grease and Republican determination couldn't handle. Listen to the Post's correspondents and, well, things seem a little less rosy. To date four of the newspaper's writers have produced books on Iraq, none of which Bush will likely be taking down to Crawford anytime soon. Bob Woodward's State of Denial:...

Anyone living within two miles of Dupont Circle couldn't have missed the police lockdown last night. Starting shortly after 9 p.m., D.C. police cruisers took positions along Connecticut Avenue up to the intersection with Florida Avenue, eventually shutting down all traffic — pedestrian and vehicular — without giving an explanation as to why. Two helicopters loudly hovered overhead, while overly anxious police officers screamed loudly at anyone who dared cross the street (a man walking...

There's a lot of fear being sold these days in D.C. Yesterday District residents were treated to fear from both local and national leaders. President George W. Bush again played the terrorism card in a speech downtown, slyly insinuating that a Democratic victory in November's midterm elections would find Al Qaeda terrorists freely walking the streets of American cities. More locally, mayoral hopeful Linda Cropp doled out some fear of her own, warning of the...

And so ends the suspense -- Adrian Fenty is the Post's pick for mayor. Though Fenty has held a comfortable lead in recent weeks, the Post's endorsement was seen as Linda Cropp's final chance in what has become a hard-fought campaign. Today's endorsement is sure to give Fenty the win next Tuesday, with the Post recognizing his "can-do quality" and his "vision of the city that challenges the best in people." And maybe to add...

Maryland Lt. Governor and candidate for the U.S. Senate Michael Steele must be red in the face these days -- after calling an association with the Republican Party and President George W. Bush "a scarlet letter" in an anonymous interview with the Post's Dana Milbank, Steele is now trying to limit the damage of his surprisingly honest comments. "I'm not trying to dis the president," he was quoted as saying by the Washington Times....

This week saw the official introduction of our newest service to make all of our social lives that much easier -- Last Call. For those of you that missed the news, our tech guru Tom Lee has set up a system through which you can check Metro arrival times, movies, weather and open tables at area restaurants by simply sending us a text message with your query. We're working to iron out any hiccups, so...

Protests in D.C. are a dime a dozen, but demonstrations for causes as compelling as stepping up to save the people of Darfur deserve what little pimping we can give them. This Sunday the Save Darfur Coalition is taking to the National Mall, hoping to mass enough people to push President George W. Bush into taking more firm action to stop what has been referred to as a slow-moving genocide in the western Sudanese...

Well, we still don't have voting rights, but this is about as good as the news will get. According to D.C. Vote, as of March 10, some 1,033,119 D.C. license plates bearing the message "Taxation Without Representation" have been distributed to District motorists. The license plates were first introduced on November 4, 2000 at a ceremony in which D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and various council-members replaced their old plates...

As President George W. Bush and other members of the administration did their best yesterday to paint a rosy picture of events unfolding in Iraq, some 200 protestors marched from the Lincoln Memorial to within shouting distance of the Pentagon, where they attempted to deliver a mock coffin to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, reports NBC 4. Fifty-one were arrested for crossing over a barrier onto Pentagon property. They were cited for failing to obey lawful orders, a misdemeanor. Local photographer Matthew Bradley was there, camera in hand.

Well, President George W. Bush and Republicans in Congress have almost completed a generation-long march towards pushing the Supreme Court rightwards, and with all the pieces finally in place, the conservative wing of the court will finally have its day today -- Anna Nicole Smith is before them. The former Playboy model and weight-loss promoter is appealing to the highest court of the land to ensure that she didn't marry a man 63 years her...

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams must be loving President George W. Bush right now. Among the $143 million of spending for the District contained in the president's federal budget proposal is $20 million for upgrades at the Navy Yard Metrorail station, a key component of the construction of a new stadium along South Capitol Street in Southeast, reports NBC 4. For the station to handle gameday crowds, its capacity would have to be increased from the...

The Year of the Dog kicked off with a bang yesterday, as revelers celebrated the traditional Chinese New Year's festivities by eating, eating, and eating some more, writes the Examiner. Residents and visitors alike packed Chinatown's many eateries for chicken, dumplings, and mandarin oranges as a parade proceeded down H Street. Chinatown is home to a number of traditional Chinese restaurants, including China Doll, Chinatown Garden, Tai Shan, Li Ho, Chipotle, Hooters, Potbelly, and...

There were senators, representatives, members of the administration, diplomats, special guests, and even D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams. Yes, the District's top man got himself an invite from the First Lady to President George W. Bush's State of the Union address. Not that it's anything new -- given that the District gives so much of itself to the federal government, it's only courtesy that the city's mayor be given a chance to sit in on one...

We spend plenty of time complaining about the state of the region's public transit network, be it delays on Metrorail, unpredictable arrival times for Metrobuses, or just too much traffic along area roadways. But at least we don't have to hitchhike to work. Today the Post features an entertaining feature on John Schindel, a Stafford County man whose decade-old DUI conviction has left him at the mercy of fellow motorists to get him to and...

In the 1998 suspense thriller "Enemy of the State," Gene Hackman, who plays a disgruntled former employee of the National Security Agency, says of the increasingly surveillance-happy U.S. government: They get into your bank statements, computer files, email, listen to your phone calls...Every wire, every airwave. The more technology used, the easier it is for them to, keep tabs on you. It's a brave new world out there. At least it better be.When the movie...

Good morning, Washington. This shot of the Key Bridge was taken by Flickr user easement, who also posted some neat infrared shots of the area in his photostream. If you live in Virginia and several towns in Maryland, today is election day! To find out your polling place check out the website of the Virginia Board of Elections or contact your local government. Virginia Governors' Race Neck and Neck: The gubernatorial race between Democrat Tim...

Today Transit on Thursday will focus on one issue -- public officials and public transit -- to allow for an exclusive interview we are finishing up for tomorrow. We caught up with Dennis Jaffe, a Sierra Club volunteer whose tireless work all but created the newly-formed Riders Advisory Council. We're picking his brain, and we'll have that on tap tomorrow. In the meantime, can anyone guess to what metro system the above picture belongs?...

Back in the day, Jimmy Carter matched his concern with global oil prices with solar panels perched upon the White House's roof. In today's world of ever-rising oil prices and expanding concerns over conservation, maybe President George W. Bush should head down to the Mall to get some ideas on how to best retrofit today's White House for what looks to be years of tight energy markets to come. It's the perfect time -- the...

Yes, we know -- "Transit on Wednesday" doesn't really roll off the tongue, but this being a particularly heavy day for transit-related news, we decided to bite the bullet and publish on a day that doesn't lend itself to catchy titles. Inside you'll find updates on the Riders Advisory Council, ridership increases on both Metrorail and the D.C. Circulator, and a tidbit on a new addition to WMATA's security team....

Emerging from a Metro crowded with families, cloudless, sunny skies and the outermost walls of the Pentagon greeted participants in yesterday's America Supports You Freedom Walk, an event sponsored and organized by the Department of Defense to memorialize the 184 individuals who died at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 and to honor the service of the country's armed services. Various signs reminded walkers that pre-registration was a must and signs and banners were...