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**FILE** D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Embattled Thomas skips D.C. Council meeting

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

AIMING HIGHER: D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown will introduce a bill that requires all students to apply to at least one college as a way "to do better for themselves." (The Washington Times)

D.C. bill mandates college application for high school diploma

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray faces a recall attempt initiated by a D.C. resident who says he is ready to hit the pavement. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Effort to recall D.C. Mayor Gray set to begin

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

Law aims to put more D.C. residents in jobs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council passes ethics reform bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Pre-New Year’s resolutions show Brown priorities

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser

D.C. ethics reforms set for more negotiations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Ethics bill needs time to get it right

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council passes ethics-reform bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

No consensus on D.C. Council after raid on Thomas’ home

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

D.C. funds for needy used more for perks

By Luke Rosiak and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

D.C. drivers may soon display their team spirit on plates

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Kaya Henderson (The Washington Times/File)

Education group on D.C. plan: Teachers want more than money

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Raise teacher pay without raising bar?

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

"I will keep the light on this issue until we have a law," Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said of the D.C. budget-autonomy issue. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Budget autonomy for D.C. still on the table

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton was among three D.C. officials Wednesday to turn down a budget-autonomy deal Tuesday offered by a Republican lawmaker. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. spurns budget-autonomy deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Robert Gordon (center), co-owner of the Red Velvet Cupcakery, chats Tuesday with interim D.C. Council member Sekou Biddle. Mr. Biddle was vying against several rivals Tuesday in a special election for a full term. (Nicholas Gingold/Special to The Washington Times)

Biddle running for D.C. Council, sets up rematch

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Brown should be red-faced over Web link’s lapse

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown wants to give top-rated teachers a $10,000 bonus and other incentives to work in low-performing schools. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Brown proposes getting top teachers to bottom schools

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times