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Barbara J. Fields
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D.C. Rule
By Barbara J. Fields •
Last session, for the umpteenth time, a bill granting home rule to the District of Columbia failed to reach a
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Impressions of a Summer in D.C.
By Barbara J. Fields •
When residents of Washington, D.C., use the term "city government," they are speaking either metaphorically or humorously: in actual fact
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Home Rule Dies Slow Death in Congress
By Barbara J. Fields •
Every now and then Washington the city--as opposed to Washington the Nation's Capital--gets attention in the national press. A handful