http://www.yourstreet.com/news/anacostia-dc The latest Anacostia, DC news updated hourly from thousands of sources. To see this news on a map, visit YourStreet.com. en-us WASHINGTON -- On Capitol Hill there is a certain circle of life. For every member of Congress who leaves in retirement or defeat, a new one arrives. http://www.yourstreet.com/4706555/porter-packs-up-as-titus-settles-in-washington WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen private Sidwell Friends School in Washington for their daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10. Sidwell Friends is... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706497/o-s-school-choice WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tracy McGrady scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming added 18 to win a battle of awesome wingspans, and the Houston Rockets added to the... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706010/mcgrady-led-rockets-beat-wizards WASHINGTON — George and Martha Washington, Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" and other costumed characters greeted thousands of visitors Friday as the National Museum of American... http://www.yourstreet.com/4705910/renovated-american-history-museum-reopens WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706296/obamas-select-a-d-c-school WASHINGTON - Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security - thousands of video cameras, sharpshooters, air... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706295/d-c-braces-for-record-inauguration-crowds “When our forefathers established this church, it was intentionally placed six blocks from the White House, close to the seat of power,” said ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706297/d-c-churches-hope-obama-will-become-member WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen private Sidwell Friends School in Washington for their two daughters. http://www.yourstreet.com/4705575/obamas-pick-same-school-chelsea-clinton-attended WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness, a Justice Department official said. The 67-year-old Mukasey was ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706299/mukasey-collapses-while-speaking-to-group-in-d-c D.C. delegate has high hopes for Voting Rights Act WASHINGTON | With the recent election of President-elect Barack Obama, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the delegate ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706298/d-c-delegate-has-high-hopes-for-voting-rights-act WASHINGTON . Frederick Douglass once worshiped in the fifth pew on the 16th Street side of Metropolitan AME Church. President Bill Clinton prayed in the front pew before both of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4705330/obama-s-choice-of-new-church-a-public-affair-like-it-or-not Continuing a tradition among Washington's power elite, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have decided to send their kids to Sidwell Friends School. Michelle Obama... http://www.yourstreet.com/4705941/obamas-choose-elite-school-for-daughters WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4705652/geithner-likely-treasury-pick-clinton-on-track WASHINGTON -- Bobby Bright came to terms with a harsh reality this week: As one of 435 House members in Congress next year, the former mayor of Montgomery will no longer be... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706352/bright-gets-to-know-washington-ropes-weather WASHINGTON -- Congressman-elect Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township won a lottery Friday held for 54 freshmen-elect and got first pick of available Capitol Hill offices. http://www.yourstreet.com/4704839/peters-is-a-winner-in-capitol-hill-office-lottery WASHINGTON | With the recent election of President-elect Barack Obama, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the delegate for the District of Columbia, predicts that the passage of the D.C.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704631/d-c-delegate-has-high-hopes-for-voting-rights-act WASHINGTON - George and Martha Washington, Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz," and other costumed characters greeted thousands of visitors yesterday as the National Museum of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4706410/d-c-gala-reopens-museum-of-history Back in August, I finally took a little time to drive down the practically hidden section of Water Street east of 12th to get some photos of Boathouse Row, the stretch of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704490/boathouse-row-pictures-finally-and-a-master-plan Obama answered calls for the disbandment of the White House office central to the Karl Rove-style politics he once condemned. The office stays. http://www.yourstreet.com/4704266/white-house-political-office-will-remain WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former GOP lobbyist with ties to Jack Abramoff may be moving toward a plea agreement with the Justice Department in its wide- ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704630/new-lobbyist-implicated-in-abramoff-investigation The private Quaker school is the alma mater of Chelsea Clinton, as well as President Nixon's daughters. President-elect Obama and Michelle Obama also considered public schools,... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704072/sidwell-friends-school-gets-new-students-malia-and-sasha-obama SEATTLE - As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704624/americans-donating-despite-meltdown Michael Beasley's homecoming this week to Washington was soured by more than his foul-filled, six-point effort against the Wizards. http://www.yourstreet.com/4704119/miami-heat-s-michael-beasley-had-speeding-citation-in-d-c WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former major leaguer Matt LeCroy will manage the Washington Nationals' Class A affiliate in Hagerstown, Md., this season.... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704109/ex-nationals-player-lecroy-to-manage-at-class-a By Warren P. Strobel | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON _She's been a mother, a lawyer and a first lady, an aggrieved wife, a U.S. senator ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704247/hillary-clinton-would-bring-star-power-to-state-department President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House child, Chelsea... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703947/obamas-chose-sidwell-friends-school-for-daughters Attorney General Michael Mukasey is back at work today after collapsing at a function last night. Mukasey was released from George Washington University Hospital. After several... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704047/mukasey-released-from-hospital-after-fainting WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4704249/obamas-choose-private-sidwell-friends-school WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703798/obamas-choose-private-sidwell-friends-school WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama says she wants the White House to feel full of energy. http://www.yourstreet.com/4703671/white-house-2009 By Kevin G. Hall and Margaret Talev | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner is expected to be President-elect ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703802/stocks-soar-on-word-of-obama-s-choice-to-lead-treasury New Congressman faces the 'magnitude of the job' in Washington WASHINGTON — Larry Kissell pulled into town after dark to a "stirring sight," the grand ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703799/new-congressman-faces-the-magnitude-of-the-job-in-washington Regulators fired, disciplined for taking gifts from oil firms WASHINGTON — Two employees of the Interior Department have been fired and eight others disciplined in ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703803/regulators-fired-disciplined-for-taking-gifts-from-oil-firms Washington City Paper had heard from various readers that the MPD was setting up checkpoints in Petworth, and we can now verify that’s true. The MPD maintained checkpoints... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703547/police-checkpoints-in-petworth WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703805/officials-obama-plans-to-tap-geithner-at-treasury WASHINGTON (AP) - While President-elect Barack Obama publicly sidelined himself during congressional debate over an auto industry bailout this week, he and his top aides ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703801/obama-keeps-low-profile-in-auto-rescue-talks WASHINGTON (AP) - Why aren't the government bailouts working? The presidential transition may be adding to the uncertainty roiling the financial markets. In fact, knowing ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703800/analysis-obama-treasury-choice-could-calm-markets WASHINGTON (AP) - Verizon Wireless on Friday fired an unspecified number of employees it said had accessed President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703806/rung-up-workers-out-for-obama-cell-phone-snooping According to D.C. public school chancellor Michelle Rhee, security inside the city's public schools needs to be completely revamped. Just days after a triple stabbing at... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703141/rhee-says-security-in-schools-needs-overhaul I sat in the window of a cafe this month in Annapolis, Md., a sailing town near Washington, counting parked cars. “Honda, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Lexus (made by Toyota),... http://www.yourstreet.com/4702984/give-gates-jobs-buffett-a-try-at-running-big-three WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Tim Geithner, president of the New York Federal reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703273/spokesman-sen-clinton-still-discussing-state-job WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703275/source-obama-likely-to-name-geithner-at-treasury WASHINGTON (AP) -- With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703274/mukasey-returns-to-work-after-collapse WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White... http://www.yourstreet.com/4702911/obamas-chose-private-sidwell-friends-school DC Realtors Launch www.InaugurationAddress.com - Rental Properties for Inauguration Week Activities WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Marban Real Estate Services ... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703276/dc-realtors-launch-www-inaugurationaddress-com-rental-properties-for NASA to Broadcast Shuttle Mission Highlights in High Definition WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Television is broadcasting highlights from the ongoing STS... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703277/nasa-to-broadcast-shuttle-mission-highlights-in-high-definition The Obama family has chosen the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington for their daughters. A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, says the Obamas... http://www.yourstreet.com/4702757/obamas-chose-sidwell-friends-school-for-daughters President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen private Sidwell Friends School in Washington for their two daughters. http://www.yourstreet.com/4702677/obamas-choose-private-sidwell-friends-school-for-malia-and-sasha President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen private Sidwell Friends School in Washington for their two daughters. A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama says the Obamas... http://www.yourstreet.com/4702796/obamas-chose-private-school-for-daughters WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends School for their two daughters, opting for a private institution that another White House... http://www.yourstreet.com/4703208/obamas-chose-private-sidwell-friends-school