U.S. Capitol opens after brief security shutdown
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The U.S. Capitol was shut down   briefly on Monday after a man was arrested for racing past   security into the building, Capitol police said.
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A security guard was shot inside the state Capitol on Monday afternoon by someone who then fled in a vehicle, authorities said.
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Across most of Amman you could hear the guns blasting out their ceremonial salute, as King Abdullah arrived for the state opening of the Jordanian parliament just a few days ago.
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The Capitol was buzzing today with talk of Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his latest ethics problems and the potential ramifications for the Nov. 2 battle for the House of Representatives.
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Less than a week after the terror threat level in the nation's capital was lowered to Code Yellow, police checkpoints popped up again Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
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A gunman walked into the state Capitol and shot an unarmed security guard to death Monday before stashing the weapon in the trunk of his car and driving way, authorities said.
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Gridlock has seized control of Washington, from the White House to the white dome of the U.S. Capitol.
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The government tightened security around Kenya's parliament Tuesday for its first session since a disputed presidential election
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Tight security has been imposed on the Afghan capital Kabul for the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the country&#39;s first elected president.
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Scotland's expensive new parliament building is opened amid great ceremony.
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Flames and thick black smoke are sighted at a US government building in Washington DC.
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A redesigned pedestrian mall on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House opened to the public Tuesday.
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Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said Monday.
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Police kept the heart of the city Â and the country's busiest railway station Â under tight guard for the convention opening.
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Many federal government offices here were to open two-hours late on Wednesday because of icy predawn weather across the Washington metropolitan area.
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On the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington Wednesday, and just a day after the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall, Native American leaders called on members of Congress to address the urgent issues facing Native
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As the nation's capital prepared to celebrate President Bush's inauguration Tuesday, disruptions were the norm.