Washington Mayor Signs &#36;1 Billion Baseball Bill
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly &#36;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 - District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams and council chairman Linda W. Cropp reached agreement Monday night on a stadium financing package that they said will satisfy Major League Baseball by guaranteeing construction of a permanent
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The Washington, D.C., City Council  on Tuesday removed a deal-breaking provision of a stadium  financing package and passed the $1 billion project, clearing  the way for baseball's return to the U.S. capital.
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Washington Mayor Anthony Williams, center, DC Sports Commission Chairman Mark Tuohey, left, and others, look on as the DC City Council debates stadium finance legislation for the return of Major League Baseball returning to Washington, Tuesday.
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The Oakland Athletics agreed Wednesday to a &#36;1 million, one-year contract with Keiichi Yabu after the right-hander passed a physical.
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Financing for a ballpark for the Washington-bound Expos would be capped at $630 million under an amendment approved Tuesday by the District of Columbia Council.
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Reasonable people can disagree about Mayor Anthony Williams's latest plan for bringing professional baseball back to Washington. Unfortunately, a lot of the discussion so far has been based on misleading vocabulary and faulty assumptions. As the D.C. Council considers further action today, here's a business columnist's guide for thinking about the issue:
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District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp reached agreement last night on a stadium-financing package that they said will satisfy
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Major League Baseball is poised to cancel the move of the Montreal Expos to Washington after the District of Columbia Council on Tuesday amended the agreement
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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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For Anthony Williams, the mayor of Washington, this week&#39;s deal to return Major League Baseball to the nation&#39;s capital after
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The D.C. Council gives its blessing to a deal to bring the Washington Nationals to the city, approving financing to build a baseball stadium along the Anacostia waterfront.
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Washington, DC, City Council committees will consider a revised stadium funding package on Wednesday that includes a $450 million community investment fund financed with bonds, according to the mayor&#39;s staff.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Just two weeks after the Washington Nationals shut down business and promotional operations over a ballpark financing dispute, mayor Anthony A. Williams signed a funding bill Tuesday that officially brings major league
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The deal to bring baseball back to  Washington, D.C, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as  close to dead Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan  to require private financing, a move Major League Baseball  (MLB) called unacceptable.
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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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Washington Mayor Anthony Williams attends the DC Council baseball debate, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta).