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October 24, 2008 - (Oct 26-Jan 11, 2009) A DUTCH MASTER The exhibit Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered opens Sunday at the National Gallery of Art and runs through January 11. This friend and rival of Rembrandt is considered one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. A daring and innovative painter, printmaker and draftsman, Lievens created a wide range of memorable works.
(Oct 26) VIENNA PIANO TRIO The exhibit is accompanied by the music of the Vienna Piano Trio Sunday night at 6:30pm. The West Garden Court of the Gallery of Art provides a beautiful backdrop, featuring the music of Haydn, Schubert and Smetana.
(Oct 25 & 31) HAUNTED (WHITE) HOUSE You can spook up your Saturdays this week and next, touring and scavenging around the Haunted White House. The kiddies are welcome on the adventure tomorrow at 4:30pm, and the adults-only version rolls out tomorrow and next Saturday at 7pm. As the paranormally curious cruise for clues among the ghost-plagued buildings of Lafayette Park, you can hear the stories and histories of the restless souls who've traveled the streets around the White House.
The exhibit [Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered](October 24, 2008 - As a result of a new partnership with the Washington Humane Society, wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are learning a new chain of commands: sit, stay and good dog. Jessica Gould reports …
October 24, 2008 - Heads of nonprofit organizations in the Washington Metro area have been working to create a comprehensive emergency preparedness strategy, that will fit into existing government plans.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
October 24, 2008 - The Frederick County State's Attorney says a man involved in a chase that led to the death of an Frederick City police officer will face a lengthy list of offenses. State's Attorney Charles Smith says, of the 16 criminal charges, the most serious crime 51-year-old James Sweeney Jr. is charged with is fleeing and eluding a police officer resulting in the officer's death. The offense carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Officer Bremer leaves a wife and three children behind.
City flags in Frederick are being flown at half-staff.
Meymo Lyons reports...
October 24, 2008 - The number of immigrants in the D.C. area is growing quickly, and their families could form a key voting block in this election. Immigrants and their families account for about 10 percent of voters in the District, and 6.5 percent in Maryland and Virginia. A massive citizenship drive in the last two years yielded 900,000 new citizens nationwide. They are registering to vote in large numbers. Frank Sharry, of the immigrant-rights organization America's Voice, says these new Americans are the ultimate swing voters.
Tanya Snyder reports...
October 24, 2008 - The French nuclear engineering firm, Areva SA, and Northrop Grumman Corp. will build a $360 million plant in Virginia to make large reactor parts.
Tommie McNeil reports...
October 24, 2008 - Todd Zwillich takes a look at Scranton, Pa., where presidential and congressional races are getting plenty of attention.
October 24, 2008 - Transit agencies across the country, including Washington's Metro system, might have to repay billions of dollars to banks as long-term financing deals dissolve. Officials tell The Washington Post the problems have been triggered indirectly by the collapse of insurance giant American International Group. AIG had guaranteed deals between transit agencies and banks under which the banks made upfront payments that the agencies were to repay over time. But AIG's problems have invalidated those guarantees, allowing banks to ask for all their money at once. Metro's chief financial officer, Carol Kissal, says the transit agency could face up to $400 million in payments. One bank has told Metro it needs to pay $43 million by next week. Meymo Lyons reports...
October 24, 2008 - Voters in the District of Columbia who requested an absentee ballot may have received the wrong ballot. Council member Mary M. Cheh says that at least one voter received an absentee ballot that omits the names of Christina Culver and Jack Evans, the Ward 2 candidates for council. That ballot also lists the Ward 6 Board of Education seat instead of Ward 2.
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics is taking responsibility for ordering the flawed ballot and says Sequoia Voting Systems, the election contractor, should have prevented the ballot from being mailed.
Meymo Lyons reports..
October 24, 2008 - This Week In Congress from Capitol News Connection...a wrap-up of the week that was and a look at the week ahead....
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