Word: district
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Although Washington's democratically-elected City Council had the power to enact these provisions, the city still remains at the mercy of Congress. Such is the state of affairs in the District, which until 1975 was not even allowed any form of self-government. In the same year, the city was granted an elected delegate in the House of Representatives; the only problem is, he can't vote...
This recent Congressional action only reminds Washingtonians that they remain subject to the whims of politically-motivated legislators who should have no business meddling in the internal affairs of a city outside of their jurisdiction. Congress legally has final say over District appropriations and retains its authority to "amend or repeal" the city's laws...
...channels. You can stay up late; you can get up early. A morning show called 90 Minutes proved so popular that it soon expanded to 120 Minutes. Now collective-farm workers can turn on their sets and get an update on how the harvest is faring in the Volgograd district. For prurient relief, they can watch music videos of East German TV dancers, slinking about in peekaboo sequined costumes...
Robert E. Heroux, executive vice president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, says the problem is not limited to Harvard Square alone. "Every retail district in the region has the same situation," he says. "It's the down side of good times." Massachusetts' unemployment rate of about 3 percent is among the lowest in the country...
Students in Graham's district, the 28th Middlesex, include residents of the freshman Union dorms, Dunster and Mather Houses, Peabody Terrace and parts of Adams and Leverett Houses. MIT and Lesley College are also covered in the district...