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examiNation dc: What do you think about D.C.'s rising homicide rate?
- Two weekend homicides increased the number of slayings in D.C. this year to 169 — tying the total number of homicides during 2006, according to police officials.
examiNation dc: How do you think Natwar Gandhi has handled the tax scandal?
- D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi acknowledged Thursday that the largest corruption case in city history may extend back to 1999, when he headed the tax office where prosecutors say the fraud occurred.
examiNation dc: How high do you think the number will go in the total looted from the D.C. Tax office?
- New details emerging from the worst corruption scandal in D.C. suggest that the $20 million estimated to be looted from the D.C. tax office may be a conservative number. Reports now suggest the total allegedly looted could top $30 million.
examiNation dc: Should D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi resign in the wake of the growing tax office scandal?
- In the latest twist to the tax office scandal where more than $20 million of fake refunds were allegedly misappropriated by city officials, The Examiner has found numerous questionable transactions that go back to 1999 when the now D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi was running the tax office.
examiNation dc: What do you think about the legal wranglings over the former Episcopal Church properties?
- Lawyers for Virginia’s Episcopal Church and about a dozen splinter congregations will wrangle in court Tuesday over land and money.
examiNation DC: What do you think of the lavish spending by the two accused of looting the D.C. tax office?
- Federal agents have recovered only $2 million of the $20 million allegedly ripped off by two employees of the D.C. tax office. One employee allegedly spent over $1.4 million at Neiman Marcus.
examiNation DC: What do you think about the biggest corruption case to hit D.C.?
- Federal agents arrested two District of Columbia government employees for allegedly pilfering more than $16 million from city coffers.
examiNation DC: What do you think about Dems gaining ground in Va.?
- Democrats knocked off one Republican incumbent and picked up at least two open GOP seats but were well short of the 11-seat gain they needed in Tuesday's elections to take control of the House of Delegates.
examiNation DC: Should Virginia deny bail to illegal immigrants lodged in jails?
- The overcrowded Prince William County Adult Detention Center is presenting a test case for a state proposal to deny bail to illegal immigrants booked in Virginia’s jails.
examiNation DC: What do you think about the new D.C. taxi meter tariffs starting at $4?
- Mayor Adrian Fenty Thursday announced a new fare system for D.C. taxicabs, setting fares at $4 and creep up by 25 cents for each one-sixth of a mile.
examiNation DC: What do you think about Harris Teeter wanting to sell alcohol from their store in Adams Morgan?
- A brewing battle over alcohol at the Harris Teeter grocery store still under construction in Adams Morgan appears to be coming to a head well before the long awaited store opens.
examiNation DC: What do you think about Tom Davis giving $400K to his wife's re-election campaign?
- Rep. Tom Davis poured nearly $400,000 into his wife’s bid for a second state Senate term from his congressional re-election campaign.
