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WEB EXTRA: Cropp addresses sorority members

D.C. City Council chairman and mayoral candidate Linda Cropp focused on black women’s progress in politics while speaking to her sorority members Friday at the Marvin Center. Cropp, a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, attracted a crowd of about 30 people to the Marvin Center Amphitheatre. Most of the attendees were members of […]

Area businesses seek association

Businesses in Foggy Bottom – including GW, by far the largest employer in the neighborhood – are banding together to establish a professional association to influence local government and community groups. The Foggy Bottom/West End Business and Professional Association has been in the works for about a year, and the group is trying to become […]

WEB EXTRA: Historians and writers discuss tight-lipped Bush administration

Historians and an investigative journalist discussed the history of secrecy within the executive branch and called the Bush administration one of the most secretive in U.S. history at a panel discussion Tuesday night. Moderator John Friedman, who compiled and edited the recently released book “Secret Histories: Uncovering the Past and Influencing the Present,” said Americans […]