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Pelosi: Americans Would Accept More Red Ink in Exchange for Jobs..."absorb" higher deficits in exchange for more jobs. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP) Building the case for a brand new jobs-creation... In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, United States, Washington, and California |
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washingtonpost.com | 6 days ago
Wall Street tax must be international: Pelosi
...Pelosi WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to prevent Wall Street jobs and related business moving overseas, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. "It would...
In this article: Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street, Unemployment, Timothy Geithner, Troubled Asset Relief Program, House of Representatives, U.S., and Washington
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Omaha World-Herald | 1 day ago
Joan Vennochi: Beware unhealthy reforms for women’s medical care
Every pro-choice lawmaker who voted for it - including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in Washington - argues it was more important to advance the overall reform agenda than to let abortion rights trip it up. The...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Anxiety, Barack Obama, Washington, Catholic Church, Breast cancer, and Boston Globe
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CBS News | November 05, 2009
Anti-Abortion Protesters Arrested in D.C.
...Capitol against the House Democrats health care bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. discusses health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) The latest news and...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, All rights reserved, God, U.S. Capitol Police, GOP, and Barack Obama
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Kansas City Star | November 10, 2009
Personally and politically, Pelosi won big on health care
...Pelosi won big on health care WASHINGTON Love her or hate her, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is at the peak of her political power, and she seems to be reveling in the high drama of the moment. </p><p>Last week, as she searched for the...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Medicare, California, Tax, Communication Workers of America, House of Representatives, Republican National Committee, and Washington
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Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy | November 06, 2009
Democrats' Ethics Targeted by GOP
...arm for the House GOP. Democrats say the recent investigation disclosures demonstrate that Ms. Pelosi and Democratic leaders have kept their pledge to clean up Washington by following up on allegations. "I think people understand that...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, GOP, John Murtha, Chris Carney, Charlie Rangel, Christopher Christie, Democratic Party, Jon Corzine, and House Ethics Committee
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Crooks and Liars | November 05, 2009
Bachmann and Napolitano get all paranoid about eeeevil Nancy Pelosi conspiring to stop today's 'Tea Party' in D.C.
Bachmann and Napolitano get all paranoid about eeeevil Nancy Pelosi conspiring to stop today's 'Tea Party' in D.C. Michele Bachmann was on Glenn Beck's show yesterday -- with Judge Andrew Napolitano sitting in for Beck, who came down with...
In this article: Michele Bachmann, Nancy Pelosi, Andrew Napolitano, Glenn Beck, Appendicitis, Tim Geithner, and Barack Obama
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Business | October 31, 2009
Boehner: GOP has right answers on health care
By WILL LESTER, The Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures while speaking about health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Speaking on the steps of the Capitol,...
In this article: John Boehner, GOP, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, Medicare, and Harry Reid
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | October 30, 2009
Health care bill clears milestone in House
Health care bill clears milestone in House Oct. 29, 2009 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures while speaking about health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speaking on the steps of the Capitol, Pelosi...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Medicare, Earl Pomeroy, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, John Boehner, James Clyburn, and California
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Study: Public Option May Benefit Insurers
...House bill becomes law. Photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California gestures while speaking about health care during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Speaking on the steps of the Capitol,...
In this article: Tax, Barack Obama, Medicare, Nancy Pelosi, Dog, Wall Street, and California
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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