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  • Gays Groups Evaluate May 1 Candidates

    By on April 11, 2007

    Ahead of the May 1 special election for D.C. City Council seats from Wards 4 and 7, as well as a Board of Education seat...

  • Gays Win Some, Lose Some in Virginia Legislature

    By on February 7, 2007

    A bill that ensures hospital-visitation rights for same-gender couples in Virginia has passed the House of Delegates by a unanimous vote, and will be voted...

  • Final Spin

    By on September 6, 2006

    The election wheel turns once more, and D.C. finds itself in the midst of a tightly fought race for the mayor's office. This being a...

  • Chair Apparent

    By on March 22, 2006

    The second in an occasional series of interviews and stories on the 2006 D.C. mayoral and Council races. Linda Cropp It's definitely election season when...

  • Courting the Community

    By on November 2, 2005

    The first in an occasional series of interviews and stories on the 2006 D.C. mayoral and Council races. You may be tempted to think that...

  • Politics of Interpretation

    By on September 8, 2004

    Same-sex marriage has taken center stage in the 2004 presidential election. The Republican effort to amend the Constitution to prevent same-sex marriage from taking root...

  • Rating the Runners

    By on August 25, 2004

    When imagining the workings of a political machine in the heart of Washington, D.C., one might conjure intrigue, power plays and ruthlessness. Instead, picture a...