Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the District of Columbia, the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District is named after Christopher Columbus which is where the word Columbia is derived from.

Birthplaces of United States vice-presidents

The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity (this was not always the case, though, as there were multiple jurisdictions within the district as late as 1871, when Georgetown ceased to be a separate city within the District). However, although there is a municipal government and a mayor, Congress has the supreme authority.

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CPSC: Agency too slow on crib safety
ASSOCIATED PRESS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:30:45 -0500
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission conceded Tuesday the agency "hasn't been acting as quickly as it should" on crib safety problems. Interviewed on morning news shows in the wake of the largest-ever recall of cribs, Chairman Inez Tenenbaum pledged that the CPSC would "firmly but fairly" enforce a law Congress passed last year giving regulators greater authority to police the industry. More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled following reports of four infant suffocations. The CPSC said the recall involves 1.2 million cribs in the United ... Email
Food snobs fork over $225 for taste of heritage turkey
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:08 -0500
The Bourbon Reds can cost up to $225 apiece. No, we're not talking fancy oak-barrel-aged liquor. We're talking heritage turkeys, relatively rare breeds of bird raised like their 19th-century counterparts -- free range, natural mating (mainstream turkeys these days are too fat to mate) and slow growing -- all part of the sustainable food production movement. Tens of thousands of people, it turns out, are willing to shell out the cash for these high-priced turkeys for their Thanksgiving dinner tables, according to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Makes you wonder: Are no traditions -- however humble and hallowed by time ... Email
China holds lawyer who tried to see Obama
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:45:06 -0500
American activists are demanding Obama administration action on the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, who was dragged away from his home in front of his family after being drawn back to China by the possibility of a meeting with President Obama in Beijing. "President Obama should pick up the phone and call [Chinese President] Hu Jintao," Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican, said Monday at a Capitol Hill press conference. "This man asked to meet with the president and was turned down." U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman "should be in his car today visiting him ... Email

 

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