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WASHINGTON -- The biological father of one of two girls whose bodies were kept in their adopted mother's freezer in Maryland has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced Shawn W. Garvin as the new Region 3 administrator.

Millicent Williams has been selected to serve as Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency .

A proposed law that would require institutions in the District of Columbia to provide equal treatment for same-sex couples could result in the closing of Catholic hospitals, schools, and other institutions, the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has warned.

Nation's Capital Adopts Web-based Solution for Planning Efficient Infrastructure Work November 03, 2009 -- Envista Corporation, a provider of web-based software for infrastructure project coordination, today announced the District of Columbia is deploying Envista's map-driven application.

The District of Columbia is debating the legalization of same-sex marriage. The loudest voices being raised in opposition belong to African American religious leaders and it makes for pretty depressing YouTube viewing .

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York will receive $3 million in federal funding to help protect State and local government networks from cyber security attacks and incidents.

Here comes Mario Lopez as the Miss America pageant host. TLC and the Miss America Organization said Wednesday that the 36-year-old "Extra" host and former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant will again serve as master of ceremonies for the live Jan.

3. Secretary Shinseki's team has made homelessness a leading issue since he took charge of VA in January.

On Tuesday, Norton introduced a bill in Congress that would allow D.C. residents to elect their own district attorney.

A congressional bill named for Jefferson County World War I veteran Frank Buckles would rededicate a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., according to U.S. Sen.

Norton's Federal Law Enforcement Nominating Commission will take applications for the vacancy through Dec.

Arkansasa lottery plunged into selling tickets to the Powerball multimillion-dollar jackpot Saturday night, joining 30 other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The impact of the radical shift in public policy in the United States away from abstinence education is yet to be determined.

"The extradition of these 11 defendants exemplifies the strong cooperative relationship between the United States and Mexico," said Attorney General Eric Holder.

Three senators introduced a bill Thursday to rededicate the District of Columbia War Memorial on the National Mall as the national World War I Memorial.

Powerball's launch in Arkansas may feel more like New Year's Eve than Halloween with a party in Little Rock marking the start of ticket sales Saturday night.

Nebraska is 1 of 2 states not included in a new report that gauged the strength of states' student achievement standards for 2007.

Andrew Warren, a CIA officer who has previously served in Afghanistan and Egypt, is assigned to the US embassy in Algeria.

By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON - The Washington Archdiocese said in written testimony Oct.