DC Council OKs stadium plan
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A few hours after the DC Council resuscitated the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, baseball proponents in Portland met to ensure that their major-league hopes would not die.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on  Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build  a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer  to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.
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The D.C. Council continued to debate late Tuesday night over legislation that would clear the way to build a new baseball stadium for the Nationals in Southeast.
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Residents packed the District of Columbia Council chambers Thursday to praise or pan the mayor's &#36;440 million proposal to refurbish RFK Stadium and build a new ballpark for the Montreal Expos.
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District of Columbia Council Chairman Linda Cropp, left, and Washington Mayor Tony Williams announce a baseball stadium financing agreement they say is acceptable to Major League Baseball during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Dec. 20, 2004.
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The District of Columbia Council delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with Council Chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan Tuesday.
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The vote is Tuesday - but it looks as though there will be no meeting between Major League Baseball and DC officials before the City Council&#39;s second vote on the stadium bill.
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The District of Columbia council approved financing a stadium for the Washington-bound Montreal Expos after voting Tuesday to cap funding at $630 million US.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly $1 billion stadium  funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on  a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.
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Washington DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed legislation into law today that will provide funding for a new stadium and to guartantee the return of Major League Baseball to our nation&#39;s capital for the first time since 1971.
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The plan for a baseball stadium that the D.C. Council passed Tuesday did little to appease smaller companies that would have to pay a business tax to finance the stadium.
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Dousing a flicker of hope that Las Vegas could land the Montreal Expos baseball team, the Washington, DC council on Tuesday finalized a last-minute deal to bring the franchise to the nation&#39;s capital.
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The District of Columbia Council approved financing a ballpark for the Washington-bound Expos after voting Tuesday to cap funding at &#36;630 million.
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The baseball deal approved by the DC Council yesterday significantly limits the penalties the District will face if construction of a stadium takes longer than expected.
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WASHINGTON - DC Council Chair Linda Cropp isn&#39;t shaken by Major League Baseball calling the DC Council&#39;s measure requiring 50 percent private financing for a new stadium &quot;wholly unacceptable.
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DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he is &quot;very confident&quot; that he has the seven necessary votes from the DC Council for his plan to build a ballpark near South Capitol Street Southeast.
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Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly $1 billion stadium funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.