Mary Beth Sheridan

Metro/City Desk

Articles by Mary Beth Sheridan

Md.'s Van Hollen Goes National (October 10, 2008)

Arab League Ambassador Arrives in Baghdad (October 7, 2008)

Bomber Strikes During Raid in Iraq (October 6, 2008)

Attacks Belie Steps on Reconciliation (October 3, 2008)

A Delicate Changing of the Guard (October 2, 2008)

'We Should Go Outside and Live' (October 1, 2008)

Baghdad Residents Gather in the Open for Holiday (October 1, 2008)

Congress Members Seek Bailout Details (September 20, 2008)

Limit on Gun Law Passes; Senate Vote Unlikely (September 18, 2008)

U.S. House, D.C. Council Wrestle Over Gun Control (September 17, 2008)

D.C. Legislation Would Remove More Gun Limits (September 13, 2008)

Panel Votes to Back City on Gun Limits (September 11, 2008)

Gun Bill Dangerous, D.C. Chief Tells House (September 10, 2008)

Gun Bill Could Strip D.C. Of Control (September 9, 2008)

Norton Gives Parks Passing Grades but Vows Improvements (August 22, 2008)

License Plate Readers To Be Used In D.C. Area (August 17, 2008)

Some Find Relief, but Skepticism Remains (August 7, 2008)

House Democrats Seek Less-Rigid D.C. Gun Laws (August 5, 2008)

For Survivors and Families, Some Relief, Mixed Emotions (August 2, 2008)

Girl, 12, Died of Strangulation (July 31, 2008)

House Bill Would End D.C. Registration Rules (July 30, 2008)

Toward a More Perfect Union Station (July 24, 2008)

Capitol Police Find Hurdles on Path to Reform (July 9, 2008)

Serious Problems Found in Recruits' Past (June 28, 2008)

Norton Asks For Review Of Recruits' Dismissal (June 26, 2008)

Top Personnel Official Pressured to Resign (June 25, 2008)

Recruits Who Failed Checks Were Hired by Capitol Police (June 24, 2008)

Emergency Rules Issued for Surveillance Cameras (June 21, 2008)

Ellington Comes Out Ahead in Coin Tossup (June 20, 2008)

UDC Reaps a Bumper Crop From Agriculture Measure (June 20, 2008)

Newer Radios Are Sought To Protect Lawmakers (June 19, 2008)

D.C. Officials Fault Bid to Block Increased Oversight (June 19, 2008)

Security Provider Cuts Patrols (June 18, 2008)

Literary Pursuits Prove Profitable, Records Show (June 14, 2008)

Racing to Put More People in the Pink (June 8, 2008)

Council Questions Camera Plan (June 3, 2008)

Outdated Radios Fail Capitol Police (June 2, 2008)

City Seeks to Budget $500,000 To Push for Voting House Member (May 29, 2008)

U.S. Tests Response To Set of Calamities (May 7, 2008)

Democrats Warn About Hospital Capacity (May 6, 2008)

D.C. Forging Surveillance Network (May 1, 2008)

FBI Terror Expert Sees Job Evolve (April 20, 2008)

Railroads Directed to Analyze Safety and Security of Routes (April 17, 2008)

Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise (April 16, 2008)

Nats' New Cathedral to Baseball Prepares for Pontiff (April 15, 2008)

D.C. Boom Not Felt by All in City, Study Says (April 14, 2008)

FEMA Rescinds Grant to Md. Rescue Squad (April 12, 2008)

D.C. Will Centralize Security Monitoring (April 10, 2008)

Officials Ask State to Intervene in Oak Hill Dispute (March 29, 2008)

Salute to D.C.'s College Tuition Champion (March 27, 2008)

Capitol Police Missed Device (March 26, 2008)

Horseshoe League Opens With a Clang (March 23, 2008)

A Turnaround for Local Disaster Planning (March 22, 2008)

Braving Cold, Chants, Students Flock to Hear Gun Case (March 19, 2008)

Small Plane Enters Restricted Space (March 13, 2008)

Police Force Improvements Promised (February 28, 2008)

Mint Expected to Balk at Voting Rights Message (February 26, 2008)

Park Police Face Senior Staffing Shortages (February 25, 2008)

Merit Board Ordered To Revisit Firing of U.S. Park Police Chief (February 15, 2008)

Report Criticizes Federal Police Force (February 9, 2008)

D.C. Region Finds Much To Bemoan or Cheer in Plan (February 5, 2008)

Guide to Evacuate Region Reveals Limitations (February 4, 2008)

Quality of Life in the 'Crescent' (January 30, 2008)

Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks (January 24, 2008)

Man Carrying Loaded Shotgun, Sword on Street Is Arrested (January 19, 2008)

District Officials Turn to N.H. House For Vote Bill Support (January 5, 2008)

Despite Questions, Hoyer Wins Funds for Group Run by Donor (December 22, 2007)

D.C. Gets 25 Cents' Worth of Respect (December 20, 2007)

Funds Cut for Homeland Security Headquarters (December 19, 2007)

Area Improves Preparedness for Crises (December 19, 2007)

Wilson Building, Stadium May Send Message on D.C. Taxes, Voting Rights (December 13, 2007)

Boyfriend Held After 3 Killed In House (December 10, 2007)

Hoyer Is Proof of Earmarks' Endurance (December 10, 2007)

System Lets Agencies In Area Share Data (November 29, 2007)

Millions For D.C. Projects In '08 Bills (November 22, 2007)

Boys and Girls, Can You Say Anthrax? (November 14, 2007)

Official at Children's Museum Is Charged in Child Pornography Case (November 7, 2007)

Scuffle but No Arrests at Protest (October 21, 2007)

IEDs Seen As Rising Threat in The U.S. (October 20, 2007)

Scouting a New Home For Homeland Security (October 14, 2007)

Another Decade, Another Rebuff on Vote (October 9, 2007)

Three Gorges: A River Runs Through It, for Better or Worse (October 7, 2007)

D.C. Fire Officials, WASA Point Fingers After Blaze (October 5, 2007)

Area Told It Needs to 'Do More' to Prepare for Flu Epidemic (October 3, 2007)

Legislation's Backers to Target Senators Who Blocked Action (September 20, 2007)

Senators Block D.C. Vote Bill, Delivering Possibly Fatal Blow (September 19, 2007)

11th-Hour Pressure Applied on D.C. Vote (September 18, 2007)

D.C. Voting-Rights Debate Nears Do-or-Die Moment (September 16, 2007)

D.C. Voting Rights in Senate's Hands (September 13, 2007)

Outlook Improves for Quick Action in Senate (September 7, 2007)

Area Disaster Planning Gets More Muscle (September 7, 2007)

Fight in NW, But This Time It's in the Ring (September 2, 2007)

In War on Terror, Md. Farmer One of Many Skeptical Recruits (September 1, 2007)

District Looks to Lead the Way in Crisis Technology (August 16, 2007)

Upkeep Of Security Devices A Burden (August 13, 2007)

UPDATE: House Committee Passes Bill to Shorten Congressional Review Period for District Laws (August 6, 2007)

Police Increase Alertness Level (August 3, 2007)

Anti-Terrorism Grant to Fund Upgrades, New Projects (August 3, 2007)

Senate Won't Get D.C. Vote Bill Before Fall (August 1, 2007)

'Brazen' NE Shootings Stun District Officials (July 30, 2007)

Voting Bill Is Likely To Wait (July 26, 2007)

D.C., New York Get Biggest Increases in Counterterrorism Aid (July 19, 2007)

Guard Problems Spur New Effort In Protection of Federal Buildings (July 18, 2007)

Area to Get More Anti-Terrorism Funds (July 14, 2007)

Bomb Squads Are Left Lacking (July 13, 2007)

D.C., N.Y. Say Expected Increase In Anti-Terror Funding Isn't Enough (July 8, 2007)

D.C. Boosts Security For Holiday Festivities (July 4, 2007)

House Repeals Needle Ban (June 29, 2007)

Advocates Descend on Senate Offices to Jack Up Pressure (June 27, 2007)

Norton to Offer Bill Barring Felons From Running Security Firms (June 22, 2007)

Disaster Relief Groups Regroup (June 21, 2007)

Plan to Cut Federal Security Unit Decried (June 21, 2007)

Asset Reports Put Webb, Warner Tops Among D.C.-Area Lawmakers (June 15, 2007)

D.C. Vote Bill Wins Big in Senate Panel (June 14, 2007)

Congress Looks at Giving Up Review of D.C. Laws (June 8, 2007)

Reid Pledges Support for a Seat in House (June 7, 2007)

Picking the Brains of the Founding Fathers (May 28, 2007)

Justice Official Reiterates Bush's Stance Against Voting Bill (May 24, 2007)

D.C. Vote Bill Gets Key GOP Support (May 2, 2007)

Poll Shows Support for D.C. Vote (April 24, 2007)

D.C. Vote Bill Jerked From Senate Backer (April 21, 2007)

House Approves A Full D.C. Seat (April 20, 2007)

U.S. House Readies for Vote on D.C. Seat (April 18, 2007)

Getting Out to Get a Vote (April 17, 2007)

A Groundswell of Activism (April 14, 2007)

Former Ehrlich Aide Becomes Homeland Security Coordinator (April 5, 2007)

A Witness To Homeland Security's Birth (April 5, 2007)

Former D.C. Taxi Driver Pleads Guilty in Terrorism Case (April 3, 2007)

Md. Senators Move to Close Youth Facility, Distribute Land (March 30, 2007)

Hoyer Plans Action on Bill in April (March 28, 2007)

2 of 3 Killed In SE Crash Are Identified (March 25, 2007)

Partisan Politics Shaping Debate on D.C. Vote (March 25, 2007)

Fenty to Meet With Bush Official to Push Measure (March 24, 2007)

Lawmaker May Care About D.C., But, Please, Hold the Phone Calls (March 24, 2007)

House Vote on D.C. Seat Thwarted (March 23, 2007)

Bush Advised To Issue Veto If D.C. Vote Bill Passes (March 21, 2007)

Blood Donations Fall to 'Crisis Level'; Ice, Snow Blamed (March 19, 2007)

White House Opposes D.C. Vote (March 17, 2007)

D.C. Vote Bill Sent To House Floor (March 16, 2007)

Legality of D.C. Seat in Congress Debated (March 15, 2007)

Bill to Give D.C. Full House Vote Advances (March 14, 2007)

Committee Endorses Bill to Give D.C. Full Voting Rights in House (March 14, 2007)

Movement for Voting Rights Gains Ground, Loses Interest (March 11, 2007)

House to Act by Month's End on D.C. Bill, Hoyer Says (March 8, 2007)

As Expiration Nears, a Push for D.C. Tuition Plan (March 1, 2007)

For Hoyer, a Life Of Quiet Victories, Redefined Purpose (February 27, 2007)

Chinatown New Year's Parade Mixes Heritage, Fun (February 19, 2007)

Hundreds Press for a Vote on D.C.'s Vote (February 16, 2007)

Report Questions Constitutionality of Giving D.C. a Vote (February 13, 2007)

Democrats Say 2008 Spending Plan Is Weak on Security, Health Care (February 6, 2007)

DNC Backing Expected for D.C. Vote in House (February 3, 2007)

Cardin Backs Bill to Protect Voters (February 1, 2007)

City Officials Respond to Weekend Violence (January 29, 2007)

Six Slain In D.C., Prince George's (January 29, 2007)

Norton's New Post Could Help 'NoMa' Development (January 25, 2007)

Delegates Gain Limited Voting Rights (January 25, 2007)

Measure Offers Norton More Voting Power (January 20, 2007)

Civilian Pilots Provide Target Practice (January 17, 2007)

Bill to Give D.C. a Full Vote Is Revived (January 10, 2007)

Sworn In and Ready for Battle (January 5, 2007)

Localities Operate Intelligence Centers To Pool Terror Data (December 31, 2006)

Washington Prepares for Farewell to Ford (December 30, 2006)

Muslims Mark Solidarity With Jews (December 21, 2006)

Va. Is Ready For Most Health Emergencies, Report Says (December 13, 2006)

GOP House Leaders Choose to Let Bill Die (December 6, 2006)

Utah Takes Action That Aids D.C. Bid (December 5, 2006)

Va. Teen's Drowning Bewilders Mother (December 4, 2006)

D.C. Fights Clock, But Approval of Voting Bill Stalls (December 1, 2006)

Bottle and Threatening Note Found (November 28, 2006)

Rail Line Security Monitoring Approved (November 16, 2006)

Terrance Gainer Named Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (November 15, 2006)

Va. State Police Swap '10-4' For 'Message Understood' (November 13, 2006)

New Chief Has 21 Years With Agency (October 28, 2006)

Palestinian Puzzle (October 19, 2006)

Police Find No Report of a Foley Dorm Incident (October 14, 2006)

Officials Laud State-of-the-Art Communications Center (October 5, 2006)

Statutory Implications Of E-Mails Are Murky (October 3, 2006)

Officers Spent a Third of 2006 on Vacation (September 27, 2006)

Capitol Police Revise Details On Intruder (September 22, 2006)

Judge Orders Gunman to Be Held And to Undergo Drug Treatment (September 20, 2006)

Armed Man Bursts Into Capitol, Leads Police on Four-Floor Chase (September 19, 2006)

Republican Balks At Bill Provision (September 15, 2006)

Homeland Security Strategy Approved (September 14, 2006)

Emergency Readiness Questioned (September 11, 2006)

Hardball Tactics in an Era of Threats (September 3, 2006)

Getting Ready in Case of a Pandemic Flu Outbreak (August 31, 2006)

Region's Homeland Security Funding Is Allocated (July 20, 2006)

Better Settle In For a Sizzler (July 17, 2006)

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