Washington mayor to push change in baseball bill
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Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams will try to get financing for a Major League Baseball stadium back on the city council agenda next week after the council
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Washington, DC&#39;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 US capital.
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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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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams will try to get financing for a Major League Baseball  stadium back on the city council agenda next week after the  council added a deal-breaking provision to the original bill,  the mayor's spokesman said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front. Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season...
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The D.C. Council approved a measure late Tuesday night that dramatically restructures Mayor Anthony A. Williams's deal with baseball to build a stadium.
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DC Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp today added baseball to the council&#39;s agenda at its final scheduled meeting of the year tomorrow, clearing the way for a possible reconsideration of legislation
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The Washington, DC, City Council approved funds for a Major League Baseball stadium late Tuesday, but substantially altered the plan by requiring the mayor to find private financing for half the construction costs.
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Citizens' groups, residents and some  Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony  Williams' proposed $440 million baseball stadium plan, calling  it a "giveaway" to Major League Baseball.
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The Washington, DC, City Council will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after a bill passed last week was rejected by Major League Baseball and put baseball&#39;s return to the US capital at risk.
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WASHINGTON - Beaming like a kid who just met his favorite sports star, Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed legislation Wednesday to bring major league baseball back to the nation&#39;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 Washington, D.C., City Council  will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after the mayor,  the council chair and Major League Baseball officials reached  agreement on a new financing strategy.
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NEW YORK - Major League Baseball will attempt to finalize negotiations within a week to move the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, a high-ranking baseball official said Thursday after a meeting of the sport&#39;s executive council.
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Like two teams before a big game, supporters and detractors of a plan to bring baseball to the District are preparing their lineups for tomorrow&#39;s showdown before the DC Council.
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Washington, DC, City Council is due to debate stadium funding again today in an attempt to keep Major League Baseballâs return to the city from being stillborn.
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Expos president Tony Tavares told reporters of the move after the Expos&#39; final home game. That news was later confirmed to Washington mayor Anthony Williams by MLB officials.