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The head of the District of Columbia Council says a former federal prosecutor will look into a contract between former mayor Marion Barry and his ex-girlfriend. Council Chairman Vincent Gray said Friday that former federal prosecutor Robert Bennett has been appointed to review whether Barry complied with city laws and Council rules in awarding a ...

Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend. U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C. councilman on Saturday on a stalking charge after they said a woman complained she was being stalked.

The nation's largest labor federation is about to elect its first new leader in 14 years after the labor movement split because of tensions about the longtime leadership.

President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package will help put 14,200 teens and young adults to work this summer in Ohio, and most of the stimulus-funded highway projects in the state are reaching economically distressed areas, according to a federal report released Wednesday.

Its official: the District of Columbia is now recognizing the marriage of gay couples.

Marion Barry's former girlfriend and now accuser crashed a news conference called by the councilman's spokeswoman late Tuesday night, shouting "That's not true!" when the spokeswoman described her as have psychiatric issues.

An attorney for former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry says he's confident that stalking charges filed against the veteran politician by a former girlfriend will be dropped.

All gay marriages performed out of state are officially legal in Washington D.C . As of last midnight, residents and visitors to Washington D.C. are just a bit more equal.

The nation's most vocal opponent of gay marriage is preparing to lead the fight in the District of Columbia as a new law that recognizes legal gay marriage takes effect Tuesday.

A law recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has gone into effect in the District of Columbia.

The District of Columbia yesterday began to recognize marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other jurisdictions after a Superior Court judge ruled against a proposed ballot referendum that would have given voters an opportunity to potentially roll back the recently passed legislation.

District of Columbia Council member Marion Barry found himself mired in more political, legal and personal drama yesterday after his arrest late Saturday on charges that he stalked a female companion.

Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.

We've editorialized previously against some of the nonfiscal "extras" thrown into the 2009-11 state budget signed into law by Gov.

File - District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry leaves U.S. District Court in Washington in this Aug.

None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: Powerball: 14 Power Play: 3 Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $25 million jackpot.

Sixteen of Washington's most vulnerable homeless women will soon get apartments in a newly renovated building.

Independence Day revelers in the Washington area can call for free cab rides Saturday night instead of getting behind the wheel after a few drinks.

For the second time in a week, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine defended his national travels for the Democratic Party on live radio.

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