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 Gaps in aging levees leave D.C. landmarks exposedStrolling beside the Reflecting Pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distance, it's easy to overlook a gentle rise in the landscape a few yards to the north.
McCain, Obama hedge on costly new Marine One
John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter.
Popular authors sign on for National Book Festival
Salman Rushdie and Tiki Barber are among the 70 authors scheduled to participate in the 2008 National Book Festival.  Historic mall redesign will be uphill battle, experts sayProponents of a plan for the most significant overhaul of the National Mall in more that a hundred years face a long and trying process to get it implemented, some experts say.
Smokey Bear failing national parks in downtown Washington
Let’s say you are a tourist from Paris or London visiting Washington, D.C., for the first time. Perhaps you simply drove in from Bethesda or Herndon to have lunch in the nation’s capital and take in a matinee at the Shakespeare Theatre.
Architect sought for national black history museum
The Smithsonian Institution issued a call for architects Thursday to submit their qualifications for a competition to build the newest museum on the National Mall, which will be dedicated to black history.
Planners want to better link National Mall to DC
Walking from the National Mall to the Kennedy Center isn't easy. The marble performing arts center along the Potomac River is practically an island, separated from nearby monuments and other attractions by a tangle of freeways and ramps.
Melanie Scarborough: Watching fireworks from the national holding pen
Celebrating the nation’s birthday in the nation’s capital used to be a happy occasion. Now, it is a sad demonstration of George Washington’s warning that a government untethered from its role as servant will become a fearsome master. |
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