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Washington DC
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." is an abbreviation for the District of Columbia, the federal district coextensive with the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. Columbia in this context is an early poetic name for the United States of America.
The city is commonly referred to as D.C., the District, or simply Washington. Historically, it was called the Federal City or Washington City. To avoid confusion with the state of Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest, the city is often called simply D.C.. To locals, the entire metropolitan area, including suburbs, is "D.C."
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News from Washington, D.C. from TheHill.com
Dems use Douglass dedication to argue for DC statehood
Jun 19, 2013 4:59 pm
Pelosi, Biden and Reid push for D.C. statehood at statue's dedication. Read more...
Jun 18, 2013 11:52 pm
Afilm documenting the 2012 GOP fight at the Iowa caucuses is just one of several politically influenced moves to be showcased at this years AFI Read more...
Filmmakers would focus on LGBT rights
Jun 18, 2013 11:21 pm
Named by Filmmaker Magazine as two of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film, Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall are the directors of Call Read more...
First lady, daughters dine with Bono
Jun 18, 2013 12:59 pm
Michelle Obama and daughters had lunch with Irish rock star Bono on Tuesday.The first lady, Sasha and Malia joined the U2 frontman for Read more...
House immigration reform group kept their meetings secret for years
Jun 17, 2013 10:15 pm
In a town famous for its inability to keep a secret, lawmakers managed to keep their group under wraps for years. Read more...
Rep. Wagner seeks to strengthen female voice in Republican Party
Jun 17, 2013 9:00 am
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) may no longer be a diplomat, but shes always had a bit of a diplomatic nature. Read more...
Jun 12, 2013 10:52 pm
As women step up in Congress, husbands step in at home Read more...
Q&A with With Jonathan Alter, author of The Center Holds
Jun 11, 2013 11:38 pm
Jonathan Alter, a Bloomberg columnist and former editor at Newsweek, is the first out of the gate with a look at the 2012 election. Read more...
Latest news from Washington Business Journal
Tiger Woods will miss AT&T National
Jun 19, 2013 7:21 pm
Tiger Woods has backed out of the AT&T National golf tournament slated for June 27-30 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda. That's a huge blow to event organizers and Montgomery County's tou...
With MXDC, Todd English returns to a livelier downtown
Jun 19, 2013 6:54 pm
When Todd English opened his first D.C. restaurant, Olives, near Farragut Square in 1999, he went against the warnings of many of his contemporaries. "When we opened in '99, people said, 'oh, yo...
Michael Chasen on why developing for Google Glass ain't exactly easy
Jun 19, 2013 6:52 pm
SocialRadar, Michael Chasen's new and now well-funded mobile startup, is planning to launch in beta for iOS "in a couple of weeks." After that comes Android smartphones. And after Droid come...
4,500 properties totaling $38.2M in back taxes on D.C. tax sale list
Jun 19, 2013 6:48 pm
The D.C. tax sale list, featuring some 4,500 properties with back taxes totaling $38.2 million, was released Tuesday ahead of the mid-July auction. While I dont have time to run through all 4,500 add...
If Yanik Silver ran General Motors marketing
Jun 19, 2013 6:36 pm
A couple of months ago, Yanik Silver was my guest at the Strategic Business Forum. Internationally known for his marketing genius and his penchant for disrupting markets, he has taken eight different ...
Google Glass Explorers brainstorm health care innovations (Video)
Jun 19, 2013 6:24 pm
Greater Washington health care innovators and Google Glass Explorers came together Tuesday night to brainstorm new ways to use Google Glass to help patients. The meetup, dubbed Google Glass and Futur...
Howard doctor group to leave alliance with George Washington group
Jun 19, 2013 6:14 pm
Howard University's faculty physician practice is cutting its ties with George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, shrinking the city's dominant doctor contracting group by nearly one-fifth. Howar...
General Dynamics IT group appoints SVP of intelligence group
Jun 19, 2013 5:47 pm
General Dynamics' Information Technology unit promoted Bernard Guerry to senior vice president and general manager of the companys Intelligence Solutions division, the Falls Church-based company annou...
Boeing told to repay after charging $2,286 for $10 part
Jun 19, 2013 5:30 pm
The Pentagons purchasing agency says Boeing Co. must refund $13.7 million in excessive prices charged on spare parts, including a $10 device for which the defense contractor charged $2,286 apiece, Blo...
SAIC names new general counsel for technical services, information technology
Jun 19, 2013 5:30 pm
Science Applications International Corp. has named a new general counsel and executive vice president for its technical services and information technology segment, the McLean-based government contrac...
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