District of Columbia Residents Vote in the 2008 Presidential Election
An official District of Columbia ballot is seen at a polling location on election day in Washington on November 4, 2008. The country cast their votes today to elect the forty-fourth President of the United States. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Jazz icon Duke Ellington is the first African-American musician on a circulating U.S. coin, his image on the District of Columbia quarter, the U.S. Mint said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The stars may be aligning for the District of Columbia's long-sought hopes of gaining a voting member in the U.S. House of Representatives, supporters say.
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