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District of Columbia
District of Columbia federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). The District was established by congressio... Read more
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key , 1779-1843, American poet, author of the Star-spangled Banner , b. present Carroll co., Md. A lawyer, he was U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia (1833-41). His works include The Power of Literature and Its Connection with Religion (1834) and the posthumous collection Po... Read more
Kamloops
Kamloops , city (1991 pop. 67,057), S British Columbia, Canada, at the junction of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. A trading post was first established on the site in 1812. A village grew up at the time of the Cariboo gold rush (1860), and in 1885 the main line of the Canadian Pacific ... Read more
Ruth (Joan) Bader Ginsburg
Ruth (Joan) Bader Ginsburg 1933-, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1993-), b. Brooklyn, N.Y. A graduate (1954) of Cornell Univ., she attended Harvard Law School, then transferred to Columbia Law School, graduating in 1959. She clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District... Read more
Arlington
Arlington county (1990 pop. 170,936), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington. Within its boundaries are Arlington National Cemetery ; Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial ; the Pentagon ; the U.S. Marine Corps a... Read more
Robert Heron Bork
Robert Heron Bork 1927-, American jurist, b. Pittsburgh. He received his law degree from the Univ. of Chicago in 1953, and served as professor of law at Yale Univ. (1962-73, 1977-81), U.S. Solicitor General (1973-77; see Watergate affair .), and judge for federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the D... Read more
Warren Earl Burger
Warren Earl Burger 1907-95, American jurist, fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States (1969-86), b. St. Paul, Minn. After receiving his law degree in 1931 from St. Paul College of Law (now Mitchell College of Law), he was admitted to the Minnesota bar and taught and practiced law in St. Paul. H... Read more
gag rules
gag rules in parliamentary procedure, rules limiting or prohibiting free debate on a particular issue. In U.S. history, the term is applied especially to procedural rules in force in the House of Representatives from 1836 to 1844. With the growth of antislavery feeling after the founding of the Ame... Read more
podiatry
podiatry , science concerned with disorders, diseases, and deformities of the feet, also called chiropody. Podiatrists treat such common conditions as bunions, corns and calluses, and ingrown toenails. They may also perform minor surgery and prescribe medicines or orthopedic devices. In the United S... Read more
sales tax
sales tax levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. It may be levied each time a commodity chang... Read more

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District of Columbia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States District of Columbia District of Columbia ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: From "Columbia," a name commonly applied to the United States in the late 18th century, ultimately derived from Christopher Columbus. BECAME US CAPITAL: 1 December 1800, when...
University of the District of Columbia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition University of the District of Columbia at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges...
Columbia, District of
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Columbia, District of See Washington, D.C.
Columbia: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Columbia: Education and Research...districts: Richland School District One and Two and School...7,547 Greater Columbia is home to 72 private...Information: Richland School District Two, 6831 Brookfield Road, Columbia, SC 29206; telephone...
Columbia: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...columbiacvb.com Columbia Today. Available www...columbiatoday.com Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce...us Richland School District One. Available www...org Richland School District Two. Available my...Deborah K. Wolley, Columbia: Portrait of a City...
Columbia: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...of architecture, known as Columbia Cottage, had emerged. To...Civil War Brings Destruction Columbia, with a population of 8...worked in the city's mill district. The period prior to World...more people are moving to Columbia and its crime rate has fallen...
Lower Federal Courts
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...courts within the fifty states and the District of Columbia, Congress has established four others...circuits, plus the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Except for the District of Columbia, which has jurisdiction over the D...
Haywood, Margaret Austin
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She also was the first African...After her admission to the District of Columbia bar in 1942, Haywood joined...landmark civil rights case district of columbia v. john r. thompson co...
Washington, D.C.: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Research Elementary and Secondary Schools The District of Columbia's public school system is among the largest...Public Schools Information: Washington-District of Columbia Schools District, 415 Twelfth Street NW, Washington, D...
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...civil rights activist. As the District of Columbia's delegate to the U.S...government employee in the District of Columbia, and her mother was a schoolteacher...Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which upheld the...

Dictionary entries related to "District of Columbia"

District of Columbia
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. See Washington, D.C .
district
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...x220E;  a region defined for an administrative purpose: the city school district. ∎  ( the District ) the District of Columbia; Washington, DC. • v. [ tr. ] divide into districts. ORIGIN: early...
Circuits, Judicial
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...With the exception of the District of Columbia circuit, each is a multistate...Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia). As federal regulation...of the Second, Fifth, and District of Columbia Circuits. Princeton, N...
Charter Schools
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...thirty-seven states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico varied considerably...thirty-seven states plus the District of Columbia had passed charter school...Connecticut (1996), District of Columbia (1996), Florida (1996...
Washington, State of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Americans settled south of the Columbia River during this time, thinking...residents who want edit named Columbia. Congress thought that would be too easily confused with the District of Columbia and instead named it after the...
Goosson, Stephen
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Broadway (Jason); Mr. District Attorney (Sinclair...permanent home in 1930 at Columbia. Goosson was supervising art director at Columbia when the small studio hit...studios, the film bolstered Columbia's reputation and helped...
Louis, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...years; named head designer of Columbia Pictures in Hollywood in 1943...1946 Gilda (Vidor); Mr. District Attorney (Morgan); One Way...responsible for his contract at Columbia Pictures. Dunne first noticed...with his work that she asked Columbia Studio head Harry Cohn to recruit...
Washington, D.C
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Constitution provided for a capital district of up to 100 square miles in...within the larger territory of Columbia. In December 1800, the government...but to a large degree the District remained a congressional pawn...petitions to abolish slavery in the District, and southern congressmen...
DC
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...xA0; direct current. ∎  District of Columbia: Washington, DC. ∎  Doctor...Chiropractic. DC • abbr. ∎  District of Columbia: Washington, DC.
Demography and Demographic Trends
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...New Jersey, Indiana, and Michigan) and the District of Columbia, all of which were deemed to have had at least...Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota) and the District of Columbia, again with the criterion of at least 90 percent...

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tt Giamatti Complex At Bristol Friday Game 1: Delaware 7, District Columbia 5 Game [Derived Headline]
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 8/6/2008; ; 472 words ; ...Friday Game 1: Delaware 7, District Columbia 5 Game 2: Massachusetts 11...Sunday Game 9: Maryland 11, District of Columbia 4 Game 10: Massachusetts 10...1 Game 15: New Jersey 4, District of Columbia 0 Game 16: Shelton National...
DISTRICT COLUMBIA FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST FIRE PREVENTION WEEK HIGHLIGHTING ESCAPE PLANNNING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/9/2007; 682 words ; The District of Columbia Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services issued the following...and teaming efforts to encourage fire safety on campuses in the District of Columbia. GW Safety Expo Location: George Washington University's University...
Del. Norton Introduces District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...16 -- Del. Eleanor H. Norton, D-District of Columbia, has introduced the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 (H...would "provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes...
Del. Norton Introduces District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...24 -- Del. Eleanor H. Norton, D-District of Columbia, has introduced the District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2009 (H.R. 1045), legislation that would "amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all federally...
Del. Norton Introduces District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2006; 700+ words ; ...has introduced the District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of...legislation follows:District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of...be cited as the `District of Columbia District Attorney Establishment Act of...
Hospitals benefit from golf tourney.(Mid-Valley, Okanogan-Douglas District, Columbia Basin, Central Washington)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Wenatchee Business Journal; 10/1/2000; 697 words ; ...Russell Fode, tournament committee chairman. Mid-Valley Hospital at Omak, Okanogan-Douglas District Hospital Foundation at Brewster, Columbia Basin Hospital at Ephrata and Central Washington Hospital Foundation at Wenatchee raised money for...
White House Releases District of Columbia Data On Universal Coverage
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 8/8/1994; 700+ words ; ...on Universal Coverage and District of Columbia, released by the White House. Why District of Columbia Needs Universal Coverage...6,000 people in District of Columbia lose their insurance each...
Rep. Hollen Introduces District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/16/2008; 700+ words ; ...Maryland, has introduced the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority...preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority...the legislation follows:District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority...
Rep. Rohrabacher Introduces District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/6/2009; 700+ words ; ...California, has introduced the District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration...rights of the residents of the District of Columbia." The bill was introduced...the legislation follows: District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration...
Del. Norton Introduces District of Columbia Fair, Equal House Voting Rights Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...23 -- Del. Eleanor H. Norton, D-District of Columbia, has introduced the District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act...would "provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes...