The military on Wednesday revealed some of its plans for next week’s inauguration, detailing plans for more than seven thousand soldiers working within a joint task force to provide medical support and bomb-sniffing dogs as well as a specialized unit trained to handle a chemical or biological attack.
Paul Wagner
FOX 5 Reporter
Washington, DC  –  The military [...]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans prefer a mutt in the White House.
  
By more than a 2-1 margin, pet owners say the Obamas should choose a mixed breed for their first dog over a purebred, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll.
  
People who don’t have pets mostly don’t care either way.
  
The president-elect has indicated his family likes [...]

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MyFoxPhoenix reporter John Hook sits down with rapper DMX inside the Maricopa County Jail in Arizona. (MyFoxPhoenix)
DMX is one of the most successful rap artists of all time, he’s made millions of dollars and sold 22 million records.
But the only record anyone seems to be hearing about these days is his police record.
MyFoxPhoenix’s John Hook [...]

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The Lincoln Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C. - If you’re planning to attend the concert at the Lincoln Memorial to kick off Inauguration Week on Sunday, you should be prepared for closed roads and bridges that could make getting there a headache. 
On Monday, The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced the initial lineup of performers for Sunday’s ‘We Are [...]

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Alexis Glover
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Prince William County police say they have arrested a Manassas woman on a child neglect charge.
  
Forty-four-year-old Alfreedia Gregg-Glover is also charged with filing a false police report. She is the mother of Alexis “Lexie” Glover, a 13-year-old developmentally disabled girl found dead on Friday.
The girl’s body was found in a [...]

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This week we talk inauguration weekend in DC with Council Member Kwame Brown and club owner J.R. Hill. We also look at entrepreneurship with business owner Janice Bryant Howroyd who was a 2008 BET Honors recipient.

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In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, Beyonce Knowles attends the premiere of “Cadillac Records” in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
MyFoxDC reports
WASHINGTON  –  When President-elect Barack Obama is welcomed to the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, he’ll have plenty of famous faces on stage joining him.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced the initial lineup of [...]

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Roby Chavez
FOX 5 Reporter
Washington, DC  –    
 
Uncertainty still reigns king as the preparations for President Elect Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremonies and parade continue.
DC resident Andrew Williams said, “the most asked question is; ‘how am I going to get there?’
Williams and other eager parade goers feel like they are meeting at the intersection of frustration and anticipation [...]

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Parents Speak-Up National Campaign ends the year in Washington, DC at Riverside Community Center at Marvin Gaye Park and in Baltimore City at Life Celebration Center. 
“Parent Networking Social” Equips Parents to Talk to Kids about Waiting to Have Sex”
Across the nation, parents express great concern about having discussions with teenagers about their attitudes and behaviors [...]

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Entertainment to Include Patti LaBelle, the O’Jays, Keith Sweat, Maxi Priest and More
Guests Include Members of Little Rock Nine, Tuskegee Airmen & Maryland Politicians
In honor of the culmination of the ancestors dream with the historic election of President-Elect Barack Obama, the first African American President, the Prince George’s County Presidential Inaugural Committee, COUNTY EXECUTIVE JACK [...]

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