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May 08, 2009 - Business owners in Maryland's Prince George's County are grappling with an explosion at a strip mall in Forestville that destroyed stores and injured several firefighters.
David Schultz reports...
May 08, 2009 - The first woman is a Maryland state worker. She says Leopold made an unwanted advance toward her in the county headquarters' cafeteria last week. In a letter to her employer, obtained by The Washington Post, the woman writes that that Leopold asked her last week for her home phone number and a chance to meet with her. Leopold told the Post he would never ask such questions and says he believes the complaint will be quickly dismissed. Upon hearing of the allegations, a former county worker came forward to say that Leopold had physically and verbally harassed her when she worked for him. Leopold says he does not remember the alleged encounters.
Rebecca Blatt has more...
May 08, 2009 - They describe themselves as Northern Virginia's "premiere power-trio for children." Rocknoceros has just released its third album, 'PINK!' The trio will be performing at the Avalon Theatre on Connecticut Avenue in D.C. on Saturday, and the band joins David Furst in the studio.
May 08, 2009 - Neil Simon reports on the budget battle and the Specter spectacle...
May 08, 2009 - This Week in Congress, there was a timeout to remember a football player who became a congressman and a conservative iconoclast. Amid all the heartfelt floor speeches about Jack Kemp, that of Harlem Democrat Charlie Rangel stood out.
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson of Capitol News Connection reports...
May 08, 2009 - This week marks the 25th anniversary of the discovery of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Doctors Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo collaborated across the Atlantic Ocean in 1984. Metagnier was in France; Gallo in the U.S. They are still working on a vaccine. But the problem with a vaccine is the amount of time it lasts in the human body -- not long enough to protect from infection.
Another approach: reaching every infected person with treatment, an expensive undertaking.
Jeff Crowley is the Director of the White House office on AIDS policy. He met with the two groundbreaking researchers this afternoon, and is working on the new Act Against AIDS campaign. The campaign targets populations most at risk, pushing the importance of getting tested and into treatment.
Stephanie Kaye spoke with the scientists who discovered the virus, and their thoughts on the future...
May 08, 2009 - In D.C., the number of teen pregnancies has dropped by 57 percent in the last 10 years. But, as Alexis Kenyon reports, becoming a father is something that many boys don't consider until it's too late...
May 08, 2009 - Hundreds of people attended the United States Department of Labor's job fair on the National Mall.
Eilis O'Neill reports...
May 08, 2009 - With unemployment rising, Virginia's Governor Tim Kaine has convened a task force to examine the issue of poverty. As a member representing Northern Virginia on the task force, Delegate David Englin says poverty is a bigger problem than the statistics show. Englin cites federal poverty standards indicating a family of four making $22,000 a year could scrape by in other parts of the commonwealth, but not in northern Virginia. Englin said he hopes the task force will create new regional poverty guidelines that more accurately reflect the high cost of living in Northern Virginia.
Michael Pope reports ...
May 08, 2009 - Even death isn't recession proof. Funeral parlors say a dramatic rise in cremation is due to economic pressure and churches say that's changing attitudes.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
May 08, 2009 - The European Union opens its local doors tomorrow for Shortcut to Europe a weekend of events at D.C.'s embassies. The German Embassy is among 27 foreign posts holding special events for the public.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
May 08, 2009 - Hundreds of non-profit leaders from around the Washington area are pooling their ideas on how to stretch budgets and staffs to continue to fill their role as the city's safety net.
David Klatt reports...
May 08, 2009 - President Obama wants to phase out D.C.'s school voucher program. The President's budget would let the 1,700 students in D.C. currently using vouchers keep doing so through graduation, but no new students could enroll in the program.
But as Eric Niiler reports, the District has some Congressional allies already lining up to extend the life of the program...
May 08, 2009 - (May 9) MACMASTERING THE VIOLIN Acclaimed fiddler Natalie MacMaster performs at George Mason University's Center for the Arts Saturday night at 8. The music of this Grammy-nominated musician is firmly rooted in her native Cape Breton, blending Celtic, bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music with jazz, rock and classical.
(Through May 25) LES SILHOUETTES Alexandra Sherman and Marianne Moreno present "Les Silhouettes" at L'Eclat De Verre a Georgetown frame shop through May 25th. There's a wine-and-cheese reception Saturday from 6 to 9, where viewers can outline their own impressions of the artists' differing styles of silhouettes.
(May 9) MOTHER'S DAY HAT TEA There's a Mother's Day Hat Tea Party at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4. Wear your best Sunday chapeau while honoring both thy Mother...and her crown.
(May 10) THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING The Russians are coming to the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater in Arlington on Sunday night at 6:30. The National Chamber Ensemble presents Arensky to Tchaikovsky, engaging audiences in discussion while performing works from the Russian masters.
(May 10) MICE PARADE Mice Parade, a project conceived in New York City, arrives at The Rock and Roll Hotel on Sunday at 8:30. The electronic post-rock band delivers an avant-garde sound with accessible folk rock melodies.
(May 9) LAURA TSAGGARIS Laura Tsaggaris celebrates the release of her new CD at The Rock and Roll Hotel in Northeast D.C. Saturday night at 9:30. Tsaggaris blends pop, rock and Americana into sweet, original songs.
Natalie MacMaster performs at [George Mason University's Center for the Arts.
Courtesy of: Richard Beland
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May 08, 2009 - Postal employees will be carrying more than just the mail on Saturday. They'll also carry bags of food for the poor. The National Association of Letter Carrier sent out more than 120 million post cards this year to promote their 17th annual food drive. Coordinator Drew Von Burgen says last year's drive was a huge success, but this year, getting donations may be more difficult.
Alexis Kenyon reports...
May 08, 2009 - Officials in Alexandria, Va., are planning a new memorial to honor a long-neglected African-American cemetery. But some say the city is moving too slowly. Glen Eugster stands behind his house and points toward a pile of dead leaves and moldy soil. It's a city-owned maintenance yard on the eastern edge of Fort Ward Park, but it's also a cemetery where African Americans were buried following the Civil War.
For years, Eugster and his neighbors have been pressing the city to create a memorial and clean up what, for many, is sacred ground. In April, the city set aside $50,000 to start researching the excavation, but Eugster is frustrated by the pace. Lance Mallamo is the director of the Office of Historic Alexandria. He says it's critical to learn as much as possible before the digging starts. Mallamo will conduct a public tour of the cemetery next Wednesday and provide an update on the memorial's progress.
Michael Pope reports...
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