Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/enjoy-this/Inadvertently-Passionate-Political-Gazes-63694442.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:55 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*79/93180218.jpg
All politics are personal, right?

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“Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8” interpreted as hastening president's demise.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Connecting_With_The_Mayor_11_19_09_Washington_DC.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:05:50 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/FentyForWeb_640x480.jpg
Mayor Fenty joined News4 to talk about leaf collection, Chairman Gray and the murder of the nine year old in Columbia Heights.

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Skip the bag. Save the river. But what about inviting the council members?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Gray-Day-for-DC-Council-Chair-70380927.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:09:45 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/vincent_gray2.jpg
Vincent Gray's potential mayoral run might have suffered a big hit.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Tax-Free-Living-in-DC-for-Congressmen-70370707.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:25 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/560436481.jpg
D.C. is forcing some members of Congress to start paying taxes on a house they've been living in.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Rogue-Trip-70359667.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:16:17 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/palin+wide+shot-640.jpg
Sarah Palin's book tour makes a stop in our area.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/No-shows--70325882.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:31:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*85/88425036.jpg
D.C. councilman to issue subpoenas to force city officials to answer questions.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Whats-Thanksgiving-without-Turkey-70340187.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:49:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/turkeyB.jpg
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Councilmember Jim Graham team up for a turkey giveaway as hundreds of residents rejoice.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/The-Joose-Is-NOT-Loose-70271812.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:51:07 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/KNSD_Good_Times_and_Bad_110809_32_mezzn_640x480.jpg
The FDA threatens a ban on all alcoholic energy drinks. Your frat party may never be the same again.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Burning-Pols-in-Effigy-Might-Look-Bad-70221367.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:44:55 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*78/101908-Iraq-Protests.jpg
Burning Democrats in effigy seemed like a good idea on paper...

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A local man claims the Constitution guarantees his right to threaten the governor.

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Better not tell his 2.6 million Twitter followers.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Trying-To-Avoid-Partying-Like-Its-1994.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:20:10 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/bill+clinton+and+barack+obama-640.jpg
The GOP hopes to relive its 1994 Contract with America, but Obama will do whatever he can to avoid repeating history.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Cherchez-La-Femme-69954062.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:56:45 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*83/92808336.jpg
From Pelosi to Palin to Bachmann, women are dominating the political landscape in ways they never have before

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/fashion/Plastic-Pols-on-Capitol-Hill-69885807.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:56:38 -0500 The Washington Examiner recently asked celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Ayman Hakki who he thought had work done on Capitol Hill. The good doctor didn't hold back.]]> http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/plastic_surgery2.jpg
Who on Capitol Hill is trying to gain votes through Botox?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Fenty-Wont-Use-Motorcycle-Security-on-Future-Bike-Rides-69858857.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:39 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/mayorfenty_skillman2.jpg
Mayor Fenty just says no to police motorcycles on future bike rides.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Connecting_With_The_Mayor__11_12_09_Washington_DC.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:15:51 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/FentyForWeb_640x480.jpg
District Mayor Adrian Fenty talks about the DC same sex marriage bill and if Catholic Charites will withhold aid if the bill passes. The mayor also talked about HUD AIDS funding for DC and him being caught braking traffic laws and getting a police...

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Afghan-Plan-XYZ-69835167.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:04:15 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/obama+and+karzai-640.jpg
President Obama chose General Stanley McChrystal to chart out a new Afghanistan policy eight months ago and his administration has come up with Plans B and C. Exactly, how far through the alphabet will the...

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Some bicyclists came to the defense of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and his biking habits, after news reports of the mayor riding his bike with police escorts and violating traffic laws.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Wiping-Away-The-Stains.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:15:13 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*88/92961877.jpg
John Allen Muhammad and Nidal Malik Hasan betrayed their uniform and their country, but Americans must remember the real lesson of Veterans Day.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/The-Governor-Rumble-69634717.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:06:37 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*89/82667745.jpg
Mike Huckabee doesn't seem to appreciate all the attention Sarah Palin is getting, but figures it might have something to do with their looks.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Fentys-Bike-Ride-Escorts-Face-Scrutiny-69581562.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:46 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/mayorfenty_skillman2.jpg
Is Mayor Fenty taking advantage of security details to help him go bike riding?

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Tom-Sherwoods-Notebook-111009-69630742.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:27 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*85/88425036.jpg
The mayor's policies mirror those of take-charge mayors of bigger cities.

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Maybe cameras will have the opposite affect on Barry that they do on "regular" folks.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/WTOP_Tracks_Fenty_s_Bike_Rides_Washington_DC.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/WTOPbiking_640x480.jpg
WTOP Radio tracks Mayor Adrian Fenty's security-escorted bike rides through the area.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Keeping-The-Baby-With-The-Bathwater-69540117.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:34:29 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/92880255.jpg
To get health care passed in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted her own pro-choice sensibility and permitted a big pro-life win.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Protesters-Get-Creative-at-Health-Bill-Demonstration-69389052.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:34:05 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/92788388.jpg
The creative juices were flowing at a health care bill protest on Capitol Hill.

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In the wake of this week's elections, the White House needs to ask if it it has overextended its political operation as much as it has its policy agenda in Congress.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Republicans-Contribute-to-DCs-AIDS-Rate-Norton-69320187.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:25:05 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*84/norton.jpg
D.C.'s delegate to Congress says Republicans interfere with the city's fight against AIDS.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Letting-Party-Voters-Decide.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:31:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*85/89039586.jpg
In the wake of the off-year election, the Republican Party and its conservative base try setting rules on how they can work together.

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District Mayor Adrian Fenty discusses teacher firings, forensics labs and more.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Tom-Sherwoods-Notebook-110409-69252367.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:59:44 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/072909+Gay+Flag+p1.jpg
The gay marriage hearing wasn't the first time 250 people testified before the D.C. Council, but ...

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Election_Aftermath__What_s_Next__Washington_DC.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:58:57 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/756060_W5PSHERWOODELECTIONAFTERMATH2_640x480.jpg
What do the results of yesterday's election mean for the political and jobs scene in Washington? Tom Sherwood investigates

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/McDonnell-for-Prez-Not-Yet-He-Says-69066672.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:27:13 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/1104-bob-mcdonnell1.jpg
Now that Republicans got their man in the governor's manse, they might be aiming a little higher.

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With Democratic incumbents falling, the country's economy had better come first.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/Deeds-Does-Dems-In-69002677.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:14:31 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/deeds1.jpg
It's time for Democrats to spin away on Creigh Deeds' defeat.

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