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2010 White House Conference on Children and Youth

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing | 646 days ago

From 1909 to 1970, seven (once every decade) White House Conferences on Children and Youth took place in Washington, DC. These conferences were devoted to improving the lives of children across the nation. The 1909 President Theodore Roosevelt White House Conference on the Care of Dependent Children opposed the institutionalization of dependent and neglected children, and established the Federal Children ...

Traffic deaths fall to lowest since 1950

Boston Globe | 7 hours ago

The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars...

Eliminated 'Top Chef: D.C.' Contestant Defends Against 'Boring Chefs' Comments

TV Squad | 10 hours ago

Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Summer TVWith Washington D.C. a world away, 'Top Chef''s four remaining cheftestants spent last night's...

Tuesday's Primaries

TIME: Swampland | 11 hours ago

Tuesday is primary day in seven states and the District of Columbia. This will be the last major primary before the midterm elections (only one...

Washington DC: Court says stem cell research can go on

Queensland Courier-Mail, Australia | 14 hours ago

A US federal appeals court today ruled that funding for embryonic stem cell research can continue while a higher court considers an appeal. . . "It...

Where & When: What to Do Tonight

Washingtonian.com | 15 hours ago

Feeling guilty about your Real Housewives of Washington, DC fixation? Tonight, you can convince yourself that it's an addiction to charity if you ...

The Country's worst drivers ...

ProfessorBainbridge.com | 15 hours ago

reportedly live in Washington, DC. My dad was one of those sink-or-swim guys. When I got my learner's permit, we were living at Fort Meade, md. One...