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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: Residents of the District of Columbia participate in U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's 15th annual job fair at the Washington Convention Center August 23, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

D.C. unemployment rate falls to 8.5 percent

Alan Blinder · November 19, 2012 5:00 am

John A. Wilson Building (Examiner file photo)

D.C. says more than 300 city workers involved in unemployment scandal

Alan Blinder · November 19, 2012 5:00 am

D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh (Examiner file photo)

D.C. councilwoman wants count of homeless LGBT youth

Alan Blinder · November 18, 2012 5:00 am

Firm founded by figure in Gray probe partners with Barry turkey giveaway

Firm founded by figure in Gray probe partners with Barry turkey giveaway

Alan Blinder · November 18, 2012 5:00 am

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (Examiner file photo)

Aide alerted Gray to campaign irregularities

Alan Blinder · November 17, 2012 5:00 am

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray

Gray re-election questions persist amid probe

Alan Blinder · November 17, 2012 5:00 am

At-large Councilman Phil Mendelson said Monday that he has the votes to become the interim chairman of the D.C. Council. "I believe the council will select me," Mendelson said. At-large Councilman Vincent Orange, Mendelson's rival for the post, said he was continuing to lobby members for support.

D.C. to broaden sexual abuse reporting rules

Alan Blinder · November 15, 2012 5:00 am

Metrobus (Examiner file photo)

D.C. disputes WMATA’s account of rock throwing at Southeast buses

Alan Blinder, Kytja Weir · November 14, 2012 5:00 am

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray (Examiner file photo)

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray launches plan to create 100k jobs

Alan Blinder · November 14, 2012 5:00 am

People outside The Washington Post building (Examiner file photo)

Washington Post editor to step down

Alan Blinder · November 13, 2012 5:00 am

Prescription drugs (ThinkStock photo)

D.C. councilman warns of drug companies’ ties with doctors

Alan Blinder · November 13, 2012 5:00 am

D.C. fires official over botched smart meter deal

D.C. fires official over botched smart meter deal

Alan Blinder · November 13, 2012 5:00 am