District of Columbia News http://www.news-spider.com/Local/District_of_Columbia/index.html Latest District of Columbia News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:39:20 GMT Defecting in D.C.? http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793714 Two members of the Cuban men's national soccer team disappeared before Friday's match against the U.S. team. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793714 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:18:53 GMT Va. Democrats' Surprising Plan: Call Bill Clinton http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223797266 RICHMOND -- A decade ago, Virginia Republicans would joke that their easiest path to victory on Election Day was getting the Democrats to have President Bill Clinton campaign for them. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223797266 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT 3 Street Robberies In 1 Night In NW D.C. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223797268 Two people were robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents Friday night in a quiet part of upper Northwest Washington. In a third incident, a suspect was arrested in the U Street corridor after another ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223797268 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kennedy Craft Lends Star Power to Show http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782900 It was simple math, really: Gleaming million-dollar yachts for sale -- including one skippered by President John F. Kennedy -- combined with one of the worst weeks in Wall Street history made for a lo ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782900 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:48 GMT Spying on Activists Discussed at Forum http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782901 The 53 men and women wrongly classified by the Maryland State Police as terrorists include two Catholic nuns, a Democratic candidate for Congress, a man who campaigns against military recruiting at hi ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782901 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:48 GMT Economic Crunch Dominates Race For At-Large Seats http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782902 Most candidates in the race for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council are shooting for second place Nov. 4. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782902 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:48 GMT A Community Built On a Shared Need http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782903 Nobody moved to southern Fairfax County 30 years ago for the neighborhood, because there was no neighborhood. People bought houses on the fringes of horse farms to get away from everything. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782903 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:48 GMT As Larger Banks Crumble, Local Firms See Rush http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782904 Joann Gaskins panicked. After absorbing a steady drumbeat of bad news about bank runs, bank collapses and bankruptcies, she arrived at a Manassas branch of faltering Wachovia Bank minutes before it op ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223782904 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:51:48 GMT Increased Police Presence In Adams Morgan http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793665 In the past month, patrons and residents alike have experienced an increase in crime. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793665 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:24:34 GMT Economy Driving People to Yard Sales http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793666 With the downturn in the stock market, consumers are turning to other means of buying and selling items while making an extra buck. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1223793666 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:17:17 GMT