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Officials announce work on new National Mall levee

Construction of a new levee aimed at protecting downtown D.C. and the National Mall from river flooding is expected to be complete by summer of next year, federal and local officials say.

Tags: National Capital Planning Commission , National Mall , levee , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Steve Garbarino , Constitution Avenue , 17th Street , Potomac River , D.C. Department of the Environment , Christophe A.G. Tulou , Katrina , Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Metro now has federal presence with GSA appointment

The GSA has appointed a director and alternate director to WMATA for four year terms.

Tags: newscast , Metro , WMATA , GSA , Mortimer Downey , WTOP , Adam Tuss

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Where Are the Bathrooms?

Tags: newsstand , NPS , National Mall , National Capital Planning Commission ,

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