http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/washingtondc/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 03:49:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074238/posts A group of family members, survivors and first responders shared their thoughts about 9/11 while visiting the nearly completed Pentagon Memorial here on Aug. 28. Pentagon Memorial Fund manager Jim Laychak visits the Pentagon Memorial, Aug. 28, 2008. Laychak lost his younger brother, David, an Army civilian employee, during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The $22 million memorial, Laychak said, is a culmination of years of effort and hard work. “It is a great feeling of pride and accomplishment. Everybody has worked together on this over the past five and a half years,” he said. Tom Heidenberger, 62, lost... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074238/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 03:49:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065605/posts A homeowner suddenly confronted by a knife-wielding intruder reaches desperately for a handgun with which to defend himself. But the firearm lies disassembled and unloaded in a drawer, useless. Before the homeowner can reassemble and load his pistol, and confront his attacker, the assailant strikes, and strikes again — with fatal results. The real cause of the homeowner’s death in this scenario? That he had the misfortune to reside in the District of Columbia. For besides banning most semiautomatic pistols (the type of firearm that most knowledgeable Americans prefer for personal self-defense), the District requires that all registered handguns possessed... The New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065605/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057863/posts <p>There is a neighborhood adjacent to Capitol Hill in Washington that is under siege. But the police can't turn things around on their own. On any given day, residents and visitors to the Trinidad area of Northeast are forced to traverse unfamiliar streets because D.C. police have barricaded the neighborhood as an anti-crime tactic - and when law enforcers accomplish that they are intent and in effect creating a police state in the nation's capital. Granted, there is considerable blood being shed in Trinidad. But how undemocratic to set up check points.</p> Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057863/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:27:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057141/posts A map of President Bush's motorcade to Camp David was found last week in the possession of a teenager accused of stockpiling weapons and bomb-making materials, according to prosecutors. With the possibility that the motorcade was a target, federal authorities have joined police in investigating Collin Matthew McKenzie-Gude, 18, who allegedly was storing the weapons and materials just outside Washington, D.C., at the Bethesda, Md., home where he lives with his parents. MyFOXDC.com reports that Assistant State's Attorney Peter Feeney disclosed the discovery of the map of Camp David during a court hearing on Tuesday in Rockville, Md. The map... FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057141/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:57:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056540/posts We gathered on the north side of Lafayette Square at 2:30 to scope out the terrain. The moonbats had permitted Lafayette Square and the sidewalk in front of the White House. Not that the less than 100 “Out of Iran” and pro-Palestinian groups needed that much space. All in all, their small group looked pitiful in light of their claim that a majority of Americans supported their anarchical views. Even when the moonbats persuaded some on lookers to march with them for a short time, they were pitiful. For you D.C. FReepers, the regulars were there, Squeegie, Princess (in leather... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056540/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:21:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2049262/posts It’s easy to see that the extreme, left-wing liberals who have run Washington, D.C. into the ground and established it as the murder capital of the country have no intention of following the letter and the spirit of the 2nd Amendment that was recently upheld by the Supreme Court. From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2049262/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049187/posts (Editor's Note: Follow WTOP's Mark Segraves as he attempts to register for a gun license and buy a firearm. Scroll down to read the rest of his blog.) Despite the fact that they're now legal to own, getting a handgun in the District is going to be impossible -- at least for a while. But this reporter is going to try. At 7 a.m. Thursday, the Metropolitan Police Department will open its doors at Headquarters and begin taking applications for permits. If you already own an illegal handgun, you're in luck. Because of the 90 day amnesty program, you can... Malcontent Minute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049187/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:58:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044573/posts Local toll road activist Terri Hall, the Spring Branch home schooling mom who's campaign against toll roads made her WOAI's San Antonian of the Year for 2007,. is taking her populist campaign nationwide. Hall is among the speakers for Saturday's 'Freedom March,' in Washington DC, organized by supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, and designed to keep alive his message of smaller government and vigilance against encroaching government power. "They wanted someone to speak about the Trans Texas Corridor, and what's happening here, and the eminent domain abuses, and how all these toll roads are tied to corporate... WOAI radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044573/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036861/posts D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty expressed disappointment today with the Supreme Court's decision striking down the city's gun law, warning that, "More handguns will lead to more handgun violence." At a news conference two hours after the court overturned the city's ban on handguns, Fenty (D) said he viewed today's ruling as narrowly tailored to guns in the home and not on the street, emphasizing that the city can still bar handguns from being carried outside of the home. The District now must create new regulations detailing the process for registering handguns, which the Supreme Court said can be kept... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036861/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:44:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028073/posts 'Baghdad-style' checkpoints in US capital By Tom Leonard Last Updated: 8:14PM BST 08/06/2008 Police in Washington DC have set up vehicle checkpoints in the American capital in a controversial measure aimed at tackling a wave of gun violence. In a move that critics have compared to the security clampdown in Baghdad, police are stopping motorists travelling through the main thoroughfare of Trinidad, a neighbourhood near the National Arboretum in the city's northeast section. Drivers' identification are checked and those who didn't have a "legitimate purpose" in the area, such as a church visit or doctor's appointment, are turned away. The... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028073/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:47:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021192/posts WASHINGTON — The Texas Department of Transportation, long viewed as hyperpartisan and arrogant by some members of the state's congressional delegation, has been trying to soften its image by reaching out to lawmakers of both parties in the nation's capital. But while state transportation officials are having some success in easing the personal animus, they still face a stiff challenge in selling their policy agenda to the state's elected officials in Washington. Many Texans on the Potomac cringe at the agency's embrace of toll roads, the controversies surrounding the Trans-Texas Corridor and TxDOT's resistance to many of the highway earmarks... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021192/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 21:55:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013451/posts BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1226 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA * UNTIL 415 AM EDT * AT 1218 AM EDT...RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF RAIN COVERING THE WASHINGTON METRO AREA. RECENT OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOW THAT INCH AND HALF OF RAIN ARE LIKELY IN JUST A MATTER OF AN HOUR OR TWO. THESE... National Weather Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013451/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 04:34:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006428/posts AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry promised to keep fighting for private toll roads and his other transportation priorities Tuesday during his first major speech on the subject since the death in December of transportation commission chairman Ric Williamson. "This is a place for big challenges, not big excuses," he told state Transportation Department employees and highway experts from around the country at the annual Transportation Forum. Next year's legislative session, he said, can't be anything like last year's. "The Legislature must understand that 'no' is not a solution," Mr. Perry said. "It is an abdication of responsibility." Before last year's... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006428/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:20:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998300/posts April 07, 2008 © 2008 WorldNetDaily A group of concerned citizens has been raising alarms about the Islamic elements planned for the Flight 93 Memorial near Shanksville, Pa., for years. And a member of Congress has demanded the National Park Service make changes in its plans. But there's been no substantive response, and now the activists say it's time for the American people to let officials know whether they want to pay for and have installed in the memorial a crescent that points to Mecca to make up a "mihrab," the foundational point for every Islamic mosque, a tower that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998300/posts#comment Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:06:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998279/posts More than 400 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be storming Capitol Hill on Tuesday in support of the military operations in Iraq. Vets for Freedom, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit Washington organization composed of combat veterans, set up more than 300 meetings with House and Senate lawmakers. The group supports keeping U.S. troops in Iraq. The visits coincide with much-awaited testimony from Gen. David Petraeus on the situation in Iraq, and will be jump-started by way of a press conference Tuesday with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the ranking Republican on the Armed Services panel.... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998279/posts#comment Tue, 8 Apr 2008 03:53:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991077/posts D.C. Fire Hazmat Teams responded to an apparent suicide in the District after fire officials said the man may have killed himself using cyanide. Police got a call around 4:30 p.m. on Monday for an unconscious male at a house in the 4300 block of 36th Street. Two officers responded and found a man laying next to a small vile of cyanide. Immediately, fire officials said police left the home and called in the hazmat crew, which is standard procedure. -snip- wjla http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991077/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:07:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts Petraeus: Al Qaida Trying to 'Come Back In' U.S. military officials said there will be no significant reduction in coalition troops in the Baghdad area as part of an effort to stop the Al Qaida offensive in northern Iraq. They said Al Qaida was trying to reenter Baghdad and reverse its losses in 2007. "Al Qaida is trying to come back in," U.S. military commander Gen. David Petraeus said. "We can feel it and see it, and what we're trying to do is rip out any roots before they can get deeply into the ground." Read More Militants Assert... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981084/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 01:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990605/posts How much would you be willing to pay to cut 30 minutes off your commute? A study released this week suggests adding variably-priced toll lanes to highways in the Washington region could reduce traffic tie-ups while generating funds for road improvements. The report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments evaluates several scenarios -- from adding new lanes and placing tolls on major and secondary highways to a more conservative plan to place tolls on existing lanes of the region's parkways. Although costs vary depending on the plan, for I-270 in Frederick County, the study suggests tolls between 30 cents... FrederickNewsPost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990605/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989199/posts There was no Westminster Rally this Saturday as PatrioticMarineMom, her hubby, my hubby, my son, my dad and I headed to Washington DC for the Support the Troops March. Gathering together and joining hundreds of Vets, Military Family Members, Eagles, FReepers and True Patriots was a truly incredible experience. There is just no way to convey the pride and joy we felt standing up for America and our brave Troops who defend us and our freedoms. All that patriotism was so astonishing and what a wonderful sight to see all the RED WHITE & BLUE marching towards the Capitol then... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989199/posts#comment Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:56:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989016/posts DC Moonbat Convergence March 19th, 2008 Another day, another protest. Today is ANSWER’s “Day of Action”. Since the Iraq War started five years ago today, all of the organizations that have sprung up to cash in on the war decided to have an eight-ring circus in downtown Washington DC, because as one IVAW member told me, the war is about money - apparently for the moonbats, too. My coverage was abruptly ended when I was ID’d as “one of those Milblog guys at Winter Soldier”, so excuse me for not getting all I should have.I was there bright and early... This Ain't Hell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989016/posts#comment Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987491/posts While http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987246/postsOlney was being held down by regular FReepers iMacMan and Eager, and 5 Legionnaires from a local Post, the rest of the Chapter headed to D.C. All pics are by [Mrs] T. She and Lurker Ethel couldn't make the whole march so they cut out at 7th Street and waited for us at our post-march gathering location and got some good pics. BELOW: Some pics that you may not have seen on all the blogs and other postings covering the march. BELOW LEFT: Laura Youngblood, Gold Star Wife, and good friend, with Fraxinus. BELOW LEFT: A familiar "face" from... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987491/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985915/posts By STEPHEN MANNING Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- On Sept. 24, 1976, one of the toughest gun laws in the nation took effect in the District of Columbia, essentially outlawing the private ownership of new handguns in a city struggling with violence. Over the next few weeks, a man with a .32-caliber pistol held up workers at a downtown federal office at midday, a cab driver was shot in the head, and a senator was mugged by three youths, one carrying a revolver, near the U.S. Capitol. Since the ban was passed, more than 8,400 people have been murdered in... AP via Officer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985915/posts#comment Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:08:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985781/posts This morning Move America Forward staged a Press Conference in Washington, DC at the National Press Club.Here are some pictures from this event. Debbie Lee, Gold Star Mother and Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward. Melanie Morgan The crowd was attentive The Institute of Phenomonology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985781/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983610/posts This was forwarded to me from Colonel Riley, with the request to please pass the information on. Let’s do what we can to assist with this! Subject: Winter Soldier Action Alert Getting to Talk Radio: Sometime this week (and possibly as early as tomorrow morning) American Thinker will simultaneously publish three articles related to Winter Soldier. There will be one each from Scott Swett and myself on WSI and media, from 1971 to 2008 respectively. I don't yet know what the other will be or who is the author, but it will be favorable to our side. Rush Limbaugh routinely... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1983610/posts#comment Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:06:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982742/posts Left-Wing Anarchists and Connection to NYC Marine Recuriting Center Bombing Written by Melanie Morgan    Friday, 07 March 2008 I am having a flashback. Several, in fact. Each time I write about the bombing of the Marine Recruiting center in New York City, images in my head from the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut meld together. I was there in 1983, reporting for my former employer, ABC.  I spent three weeks examining terrorism up close, and it's hate filled connections to Hamas and Hezbollah.    Marine Compound, Beirut 1983  I still have nightmares about the deaths of 283 Marines... MelanieMorgan.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982742/posts#comment Sun, 9 Mar 2008 04:54:57 GMT