Washington, DC NewsLocal news for Washington, DC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Handgun Ruling: The Next Step- June 29, 2008 "You cannot go out today and carry it around," said Interim D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/handgun-ruling-the-next-step?fromrss=1 Inside the Beltway- June 29, 2008 A few years ago, while a student at Catholic University in Washington, Rose Sezniak was waitressing at Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle and the Irish Channel Pub in Chinatown.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/inside-the-beltway?fromrss=1 Blacks against abortion- June 28, 2008 I noticed two discordant events during Thursday's pro-life demonstrations by black activists on Capitol Hill.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/blacks-against-abortion?fromrss=1 Fenty Nominates Nickles Atty. Gen.- June 28, 2008 Mayor Adrian Fenty has nominated Peter Nickles as the city's next attorney general.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/fenty-nominates-nickles-atty-gen?fromrss=1 D.C. Gun Ruling Is A Good Sign- June 28, 2008 "Only On The Web": Katie Couric speaks with Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty about the Supreme Court ruling that struck down a 32-year-old ban on handguns in the nation's capitol.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/d-c-gun-ruling-is-a-good-sign?fromrss=1 US to settle scientist's anthrax lawsuit- June 28, 2008 By MATT APUZZO The Associated Press Friday, June 27, 2008; 4:19 PM WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a lawsuit with former Army scientist Steven Hatfill, who was ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/us-to-settle-scientists-anthrax-lawsuit?fr... Obama asked for I.D. at Washington gym- June 27, 2008 U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, was asked for identification Friday morning at a Washington gym.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/obama-asked-for-i-d-at-washington-gym?from... Landmark Ruling Ignites Challenges to Firearms Laws- June 27, 2008 The Supreme Court's historic decision Thursday carving out an individual right to gun ownership immediately cast doubt on gun restrictions nationwide, as firearms-rights advocates prepared to file a new round ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/landmark-ruling-ignites-challenges-to-fire... Continue reading "D.C. AG: 'Not open season with handguns'"- June 27, 2008 Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court decision today to overturn the three-decade-old District of Columbia handgun ban, but said officials would move quickly to comply ...http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/continue-reading-d-c-ag-not-open-season-wi... Gun-Plagued Cities Decry Handgun Ruling- June 27, 2008 "CBS News Raw:" The Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down Washington D.C.'s ban on handguns has been met with harsh criticism from D.C.'s Mayor Adrian Fenty and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.http://www.topix.net/city/washington-dc/2008/06/gun-plagued-cities-decry-handgun-ruling?fr... |