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United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 1st Session: Tour DC
D.C. United Major League Soccer at RFK -Location: RFK Stadium , RFK East Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. (202) 432-SEAT in Washington D.C. Ticket Information (703) 573-SEAT in Virginia Ticket Information (410) 481-SEAT in Maryland Ticket Information ... TheUnited States Naval Observatory - 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW. The U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington,D.C. conducts a free 90 minute tour of its facilities every Monday night at 8:30 pm, except on Federal holidays.Reservations are not necessary for individuals or for small groups, but groups of 15 to 30 should call or e-mail to make reservations.The tour includes presentations about the Master Clock, observations through telescopes (weather permitting), avideo presentation on the mission and history of the Observatory, and discussions with staff astronomers.The Observatory is not open to the public at any other time. For tour reservations or for furtherinformation please call (202) 762-1467, or e-mail the USNO Public Affairs Office . ... [Read More]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service-D.C. Booth National Historic Fish Hatchery
Established in 1896, D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery , formerly Spearfish National Fish Hatchery, is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country dedicated to fish culture and resource management. The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. After a very successful fish production history, the hatchery ceased operations in the mid-80's and reopened with a new mission and partnerships to help preserve the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's historic and cultural heritage. ... [Read More]
Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C.
The Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. ... Selecting sites a few miles outside the city limits, Barnard's engineers picked high points that overlooked major turnpikes, railroads, and shipping lanes. Natural fords upriver from the city, allowing the enemy to cross the Potomac during low water, spurred the building of more forts and batteries. Rifle pits filled the gaps. By spring 1865, the defense system totaled 68 forts and 93 batteries with 807 cannons and 98 mortars in place. Twenty miles of rifle trenches flanked the bristling strongholds, joined by more than 30 miles of military roads over which companies of solders and guns could move as reinforcements. Washington had become the most heavily fortified city in the world. ... [Read More]
Legal Services Corporation
LSC has finalized its plans to pilot a federally funded Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to alleviate some of the financial burden on aspiring and current legal services attorneys who face significant educational debt. According to a 2003 ABA report, law school tuition has more than doubled over the past decade, leaving law-school graduates saddled with an average educational debt of more than $80,000. Legal aid lawyers continue to be the lowest-paid members of the legal profession, with average starting salaries of $37,000 at a federally funded program. ... [Read More]
Regulation C
Where the registrant recently has introduced a new product or has begun to do business in a new industry segment or has made public its intentions to introduce a new product or to do business in a new industry segment, and this action requires the investment of a material amount of the assets of the registrant or otherwise is material, copies of any studies prepared for the registrant by outside persons or any internal studies, documents, reports or memoranda the contents of which were material to the decision to develop the product or to do business in the new segment including, but not limited to, documents relating to financial requirements and engineering, competitive, environmental and other considerations, but excluding technical documents; ... [Read More]
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and 1990 Decennial Census data. ... Washington, D.C. (default), The Mall , Continental United States , Entire United States , Northeast U.S. , New York City . This request serviced by (tiger.census.gov) ... [Read More]
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 14, 2005. The Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Senator George Voinovich (R-OH), Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA), and Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA) have joined her in introducing legislation to give the District of Columbia's elected officials authority to approve the city’s locally raised budget with greatly curtailed oversight. Click here for more. ... [Read More]
National Gallery of Art
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District of Columbia
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