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Democrats chant “Vote!” as Obama calls for more gun control during State of the Union

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Democrats chant “Vote!” as Obama calls for more gun control during State of the Union

Charlie Spiering · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, "It?s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth". (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Text of Obama’s State of the Union address

Associated Press · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Barack Obama waves and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) applauds after the president gave his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama focused his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama calls for tax reform, $9 minimum wage

Brian Hughes · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

Obama calls for preschool for every child in America

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Obama calls for preschool for every child in America

Charlie Spiering · February 12, 2013 5:00 am

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Washington DC CFO Natwar Gandhi sits before a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the District of Columbia to answer questions pertaining to DC's 2009 Fiscal Budget and the quest for Federal Funding in the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Washington, DC. Whitesell/Examiner

D.C.’s CFO Natwar Gandhi to step down at age 72; ‘not an easy decision’

Alan Blinder · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

Washington Post considers selling downtown properties

Alan Blinder · February 1, 2013 5:00 am

Water from the Patuxent River overflows onto a road in Laurel, Maryland. Heavy rains have swollen the Patuxent river, forcing the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) to release water from the flood gates of the T. Howard Duckett Dam, Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Laurel residents evacuating due to flooding threat; see photos, map of evacuated area

Naomi Jagoda · January 31, 2013 5:00 am

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A sampling on Twitter showed few Redskins fans plan to cross over to root for the Ravens in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.

Rick Snider: No love lost in D.C. area for Ravens

Rick Snider · January 21, 2013 5:00 am