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    Low-Wage Workers Strike In Washington, Sixth City In Wave Of Actions

    Service workers at four buildings in Washington, D.C., are going on strike Tuesday, putting a human face on a recent report about federally-contracted workers stuck with unlivable wages. Starting at the Ronald Reagan Building and moving through...

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    Discovery Space Shuttle Flies Over Washington, DC

    The space shuttle Discovery made its final landing today at Virginia’s Dulles International Airport in preparation for its transfer to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Discovery left Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 7...

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    National Air and Space Museum Shutdown Due To Protesters | News

    The National Air and Space Museum in Washington was closed Saturday after anti-war demonstrators swarmed the building to protest a drone exhibit and security guards used pepper spray to repel them, sickening a number of protesters. Smithsonian...

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    Four Newborn Red Panda’s at the National Zoo | News

    (via @wusa9) WASHINGTON (WUSA) — Shama, a female red panda at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, didn’t respond to keepers’ call early on June 17.Apparently, something else kept her busy – taking care of her new-born babies. Zoo...

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