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Former Gray Campaign Aide Howard Brooks Pleads Guilty

Howard Brooks, who served as campaign consultant for D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray in 2010 and has been charged with lying to the FBI, pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday.

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Analysis: Rough Week For Mayor Gray's Campaign Team

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign team has come under fire this week after two members were charged with campaign finance fraud and lying to the FBI. WAMU 88.5's Patrick Madden breaks down the latest on Morning Edition.

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Officials Urge River Safety For Summer

Officials are educating people about basic safety rules for visiting rivers and creeks this summer.

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Arlington Cemetary Gets Prepped For Memorial Day

Hundreds of thousands of American flags will be placed at markers at Arlington National Cemetary this weekend to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service of their country.

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National Zoo Gains Pair Of Cheetah Cubs

A pair of month-old cheetah cubs have had a rocky road from their unconventional births to their new home at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The duo will debut their abundance of cuteness some time this summer.

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Oxfam Sues SEC For Failing To Enforce Oil, Mining Transparency

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is echoing the sentiment behind a lawsuit that calls for the SEC to enforce requirements passed in 2010 that publicly-traded oil, gas, and mining companies report payments made to world governments.

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Montgomery County Rapid Bus System To Cost $1.8B

Montgomery County's planned rapid bus transit system is expected to cost nearly $2 billion to implement, according to the newest figures. 

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D.C. Abortion Activists Stake Out Office Of Rep. Franks

Dozens of protesters staked out the office of Republican Congressman Trent Franks Wednesday, hoping to get him to answer for his interference in the abortion policies of the District.

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D.C. Police Official Warned Of 'File Burn'

Members of the city's police and firefighters' unions are wondering why dumpsters full of documents, some of them appearing to be personnel records, were found on fire last week.

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Firefighters Sickened After Responding To Fire In PCP Lab

Several D.C. firefighters are off the job today after suffering the effects of fighting a chemical fire in Northeast D.C. 

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Andrews Air Show Moves To Biennial Schedule

Fans of the recent Joint Base Andrews air show may be disappointed to hear that it will not return next year, as budget cuts have forced planners to now schedule shows every other year.

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Avoiding Memorial Day Traffic On The Bay Bridge

The Eastern Shore will be a popular destination this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and transportation authorities are outlining which hours may prove the easiest to traverse the crowded Bay Bridge.

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Virginia 511 System Offers Enhanced Traffic Info

With people across Virginia planning sketching out their Memorial Day plans, the commonwealth wants to remind folks that the enhanced 511 traffic information system can save you gridlock-induced headaches.

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Teaching Teens To Build Hammers Home A Message

As in other U.S. cities, many of Washington, D.C.'s teenagers can't find work. Staff and volunteers at a program for troubled youth hope a program that trains teens to rebuild a gutted house in a day will give them a boost in a tight job market. But learning construction is only part of the lesson.
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Medical Marijuana 101: You Can't Smoke That On Campus

Even in states where medical marijuana is illegal, it's still not OK on college campuses. That's because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and colleges don't want to jeopardize their federal funding by letting students use their prescription pot on school grounds.
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Bankrupt In Paradise

The public pension fund of a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean recently filed for bankruptcy. If the case is allowed to proceed, it could have major implications for retirees all across the U.S.
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Obama Seeks To Gain Support Among Military Voters

Long before Obama gave a commencement speech to Air Force cadets Wednesday, his campaign was focusing attention on his record with military families and veterans — a key voting group that could make the difference in swing states like Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
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Transgender Athlete Competes For Spot In Olympics

Keelin Godsey is raising questions about how transgender athletes can compete in sports. Godsey recently qualified for the women's track and field Olympic trials in the hammer throw. Godsey was born female, identifies as male, but competes in the female division.

International

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Egypt's Historic Voting Continues

Egyptians are voting in their first free presidential election. It was just over a year ago that the regime of President Hosni Mubarak was toppled.
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Call For Emergency Action On Polio Eradication

Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan are the only three countries left where poliovirus remains endemic. But work to put the paralyzing virus on the ropes there is in danger of failing. The setbacks have spurred a renewed focus on defeating the disease.
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Hard-Line Muslims Test Indonesia's Tolerance

Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and has drawn praise for evolving into a vibrant, pluralistic democracy. But the rise of hard-line Muslim groups and recent cases of religious persecution have led some to question whether it lives up to that reputation.
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Massive Solar Plane Tries For First Transcontinental Flight

Solar Impulse took off from Switzerland and will lumber its way to Morocco.

Arts & Culture

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Art Beat With Sean Rameswaram, May 25

National College Dance Festival, Bachelorette, and Blast Off!

Politics

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N.C. Democrats Try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues

With the national convention just three months away, state Democrats are reeling from a series of setbacks, including passage of a gay marriage ban and a sex scandal within the organization. But party leaders say they're committed to making the convention a success and keeping the state "blue" in November.

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A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?

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Friend Your Students? New York City Schools Say No

This spring, the city's Department of Education issued its first guidelines about how teachers should navigate social media. The rules make it explicit: Teachers cannot friend or follow their students on Facebook or Twitter, but they can have professional accounts and pages for students to follow.