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January 07, 2009 -
(Jan 7-18) HOW THEATER FAILED AMERICA Actor and comedian Mike Daisey returns to sink his razor-sharp wit into the play How Theater Failed America, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in D.C., opening tonight. Daisey delves into a subject he knows well - the American theater - examining the sublimely crass to the genuinely ugly, as he seeks to understand why beautiful new theaters stand empty as cathedrals, the "successful" working actor must live life like a migrant farmhand, and why this country's arts culture is unwilling to speak or listen to its own nation.
(Thursday nights) CHAW PAJAMA PARTY The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is holding its CHAW Pajama Party for ages 3 to 5, Thursday nights starting tomorrow from 6:15pm to 7pm. You can get the little ones ready for bed with the stories, music, and relaxing movement taught in this early childhood class that stimulates creativity with storytelling. Each session will focus on a new "nighttime" tale, during which parents stay and play.
(Jan 8-11) SHAKESPEARE SMORGASBORD There's a Shakespeare Smorgasbord at the DCAC in Adams Morgan](http://www.dcartscenter.org/) tomorrow through Monday. You can get down with the Bard during this entertaining and illuminating presentation of a selection from five plays, including the seldom seen Henry VI Part I and Titus Andronicus, along with more familiar favorites such as a Midsummer Night's Dream.
January 07, 2009 - As the Washington region prepares for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, much attention is being paid to the role public transit will play in the festivities. Commentator Jackie Jeter is president of Local 689 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
January 07, 2009 - From kindergarten through to graduation day, students on opposite sides of the DC line continue to leave school with very different odds for future success. Based on the most recent available data from the 2006 school year, Education Week magazine's 'Chance-for-Success' Index gave the District of Columbia the worst grade: D+. Both Maryland and Virginia earned 'B's -- one of the highest overall grades. The nation as a whole was graded a lackluster C. David Klatt reports...
January 07, 2009 -
President Elect Barack Obama has tapped Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia to be the next chairmen of the Democratic National Committee. That means for the next year, Kaine will have two jobs: leading the party and running Virginia.
Next week, the general assembly will meet in Richmond to try and close an estimated 3 billion dollar shortfall - its one of the worst budget deficits in state history and some Republicans have questioned if the Governors full attention will on Virginias problems. Kaine, however, is defending his selection. He says the DNC job is part-time, unpaid, and will be relatively undemanding during the first year. Kaine will take over the DNC full-time in 2010 when his term ends as governor.
Patrick Madden reports
January 07, 2009 -
President Elect Barack Obama has tapped Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia to be the next chairmen of the Democratic National Committee. That means for the next year, Kaine will have two jobs: leading the party and running Virginia.
Next week, the general assembly will meet in Richmond to try and close an estimated 3 billion dollar shortfall - its one of the worst budget deficits in state history and some Republicans have questioned if the Governors full attention will on Virginias problems. Kaine, however, is defending his selection. He says the DNC job is part-time, unpaid, and will be relatively undemanding during the first year. Kaine will take over the DNC full-time in 2010 when his term ends as governor.
Patrick Madden reports
January 07, 2009 - D.C. Voting Rights and many other top priority bills have already been introduced in the 111th Congress. Todd Zwillich reports from Capitol Hill.
January 07, 2009 - Prince William County is outlining its preparations for Inauguration Day. Since the county lies on the outer edge of the DC metropolitan region, traffic will likely be its biggest problem.
Matt Bush Reports...
January 07, 2009 - Nearly a thousand members of Washington's Ethiopian community celebrated Orthodox Christmas Tuesday at Debre Salam Saint Mary's Cathedral Church in Northwest D-C.
Mana Rabiee was there.
January 07, 2009 - Virginia Governor Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Meanwhile, a former chair of the D.N.C. has launched his campaign to succeed Kaine as governor. Terry McAuliffe kicked off a weeklong,16-stop tour of Virginia early this morning in Norfolk. He's focusing his campaign on the economy, stressing his business credentials and pledging a pragmatic, nonpartisan approach. McAuliffe is a former adviser to President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton and a prolific Democratic fundraiser. He's been hinting at a run for governor for months and his formal announcement sets up a three-way fight for the Democratic nomination with former state Delegate Brian Moran and state Senator Creigh Deeds. On the Republican side, Attorney General Bob McDonnell is running uncontested.
Matt McCleskey has more...
January 07, 2009 - Montgomery County police are investigating the department's handling of a multi-vehicle crash involving an assistant fire chief. Assistant Fire Chief Gregory DeHaven struck a police car and another car, and then hit a third vehicle on a ramp to Interstate 270 near Rockville on Nov. 30. He was driving a county sport utility vehicle at the time.
Meymo Lyons reports...
January 07, 2009 - 15 days ago they faced a scenario that seemed impossible. Today, they were lauded for how they handled it. Matt Bush reports on the rescuers who saved nine people after a water main break flooded River Road in Bethesda....
January 07, 2009 - All of the bridges leading into D-C from Virginia will be blocked off to passenger vehicles on Inauguration Day .A map released by the Secret Service shows about 3.5 square miles of downtown Washington closed to traffic starting midafternoon on Jan. 19, the day before the inauguration
Patrick Madden reports...
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