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Mendelson Blasts Congress for D.C. Downgrade

The Wall Street credit agency Moody recently downgraded the District's financial rating, and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson blamed the U.S. Congress for the negative change.

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Four Cases of Omicron Variant Found in D.C.

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