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Michele Bachmann’s Mostly Right About the HPV Vaccine

“Little girls who have a negative reaction to this potentially dangerous drug don’t get a mulligan,” Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann said about the controversial HPV vaccine at a Sept. 12 debate. “They don’t get a do-over. The parents don’t … Continue reading

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Occupy Wall Street: A Movement is Born

LISTEN TO JASON MCGAUHEY [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Wall Street is War Street” – A sign at the Occupy Wall Street protest As trading came to a close on Sept. 28, Day 12 of the Occupy … Continue reading

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Grandmother Walks From West Virginia to D.C. for Oct. 6 Protest

“If you are tired of waiting for politicians to fix what’s wrong & if you believe our policies are going in the WRONG direction, here is your chance to join with thousands of other Americans to DO something besides complain,” … Continue reading

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Protesters Shut Down DHS Headquarters Construction Site for Second Time

LISTEN TO RON HARRIS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If we don’t do something about it, it’s going to be like Bolling Joint Air Force Base. They have 13,000 jobs over there [and] only three percent … Continue reading

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“Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home”: Raskin Discusses the Arab Spring in Silver Spring

“If they’re having an Arab Spring against militarism and injustice and inequality, can we have an American Spring?” asked Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin at a Sept. 20 town hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Tuesday’s “Take Back the … Continue reading

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Historic McMillan Park: To Whom Does it Belong, the Few or the Many?

LISTEN TO TONY NORMAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “You cannot separate the history of the District of Columbia from the history of the nation.”  – Commissioner Tony Norman Several decades before the Freedom Riders and … Continue reading

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A Back-to-School Special: Mary Levy Discusses DCPS’s de Facto Segregation, Lack of Transparency, High Turnover and More

LISTEN TO MARY LEVY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 The DCPS school year is under way and many students are adjusting to an unfamiliar environment. They’re not alone. A surprising number of both teachers and principals … Continue reading

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UMD Charges Students Hefty Fees for Public Documents Related to Treatment of Campus Workers

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Students at University of Maryland, College Park must come up with $678.26 by Oct. 3 in order to learn what the school’s top administrators have said in internal emails about student … Continue reading

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Walter Reed Vigil’s Finale Set for Sept. 30

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Even though the hospital is closing and the vigil may be ending here, [we] will carry on in one way or another because the wars are still going on, the wounded … Continue reading

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Gray Calls for Public Hearing Before Vote on Major Taxi Changes

LISTEN TO HAIMANOT BIZUAYEHU: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 We’re not asking a favor. We are asking the Taxicab Commission to abide by the law. – taxi leader Haimanot Bizuayehu “I’m sure at the end of … Continue reading

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