Word: capitols
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Interning on Capitol Hill necessarily steeps one in a daily flood of political information and expert analysis. And yet, of the numerous political analysts who attempt to interpret the latest developments and character of the '96 presidential campaign, none have surpassed that greatest of social critics, Shakespeare, in capturing the essence of Election...
...grants that had been approved in 1994 for school repair. Says Pooley: "It would seem a long shot for the Republicans to embrace this one. But Clinton has been interested in infrastructure programs since he first proposed one for schools and roads in 1993." That idea died on Capitol Hill, and with no evidence so far of a better legislative strategy, a repeat performance seems to be in store. -- Jenifer Mattos
Finally, we all found each other and managed to get a spot on the sidewalk in front of the Capitol. We'd chosen the spot so that we could hear the music, both the concert before the fireworks and the music that accompanies them. The Mall show is famous for the 1812 Overture with real cannons...
...While some of our crowd of about 15 took the Metro to the Mall to stake out a spot for our picnic blankets, the rest of us went to Adams Morgan to drop off a car at someone's house. We didn't realize the walk back to the Capitol was a good 40 blocks, and we were pretty tired by the time we fought our way through the crowds on the Mall...
After the show, we walked up the Capitol steps to give a visiting friend from Oklahoma a view of the city. We could see all the way down the Mall to the Lincoln Memorial. Just to the side, Pennsylvania Avenue stretched past the National Gallery...