D.C. Councilmen, Residents Protest Baseball Plan
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Citizens' groups, residents and some Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony Williams' proposed &#36;440 million baseball stadium plan, calling it a "giveaway" to Major League Baseball.
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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).
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Advocates and opponents of a publicly funded baseball stadium in D.C. say there are big inequities in the details of the business tax that Mayor Williams has proposed.
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D.C. Council members refused to endorse a plan to use private money to build a stadium in Southeast Washington because it would require the city to reopen negotiations with Major League Baseball.
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The District of Columbia Council approved an amended financing plan for a ballpark for the Expos, adding provisions that major league baseball is likely to reject and could jeopardize the proposed move of the franchise.
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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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The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission yesterday abandoned a plan to build condominiums, shops and parking garages next to the new Nationals baseball stadium in Southeast Washington, dealing a major setback to Mayor Anthony A. Williams's hope that the project would spark renewal of the...
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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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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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The plan to finance a new stadium for the relocated Montreal Expos has exposed a schism within the District of Columbia's City Council and among its citizens.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday delayed its first vote on a debt and tax-funded baseball stadium proposal by two weeks so the council chairwoman could consider an alternative.
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A new stadium for Major League  Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around $90 million more  than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial  officer told the City Council Thursday.
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WASHINGTON The mayor of the nation&#39;s capital says his own political capital is on the line as the city council decides if baseball returns to Washington.
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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 deal to bring Major League 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.
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The deal to bring Major League  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.
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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.