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National Gallery of Art security cover Radical Matriarchy member Laura Newman with a blanket after she removed her clothes and sang during a protest in the museum, Thursday, in Washington. Radical Matriarchy was protesting the fact that 90 percent of the art inside is by white men.

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DC prankster activists turn to street theater

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressFebruary 18, 2019

Former President George W. Bush becomes emotional as he speaks at the State Funeral for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

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Nation bids goodbye to Bush with praise, cannons, humor

by Calvin Woodward Associated Press, Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Ashraf Khalil Associated PressDecember 6, 2018

Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush pause in front of the flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush as he lies in state in the Capitol's Rotunda in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Crowds honor Bush for service, from war to White House

by Calvin Woodward Associated Press, Laurie Kellman Associated Press, and Ashraf Khalil Associated PressDecember 4, 2018

A scene from the new “Wonder Woman” movie is filmed this past summer on Wisconsin Avenue in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. Few movies set in Washington are actually filmed there.

Anywhere but Washington: Why DC stories rarely film in DC

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressOctober 25, 2018

This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation's capital and cities across America on Saturday to press for gun control in one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era.

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Heartbroken by gun violence: Rallies across US demand change

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Calvin Woodward Associated PressMarch 25, 2018

J.J. Miller, 17, of Baltimore, Md., blows bubbles as crowds arrive for the “March for Our Lives” rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018, in Washington.

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’This just needs to stop’: Hundreds of thousands decry guns at marches

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Calvin Woodward Associated PressMarch 24, 2018

Terri Robinowitz, center, holds a framed photo of her granddaughter, Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with Alyssa’s parents, Lori Alhadeff and Ilan Alhadeff, right, as lawmakers and gun control activists gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 23, 2018, a day before the March for Our Lives rally Saturday.

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Protesters gather in Washington, demanding gun control

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressMarch 23, 2018

In this March 21, 2018, photo, Elizabeth Andrews poses as she works from her house northwest Washington. Andrews had no idea what she was getting into when she sent out an innocent tweet offering to host young protesters coming to Washington for Saturday’s March For Our Lives in support of stronger gun control measures. Within hours her tweet had taken on a life of its own, with thousands of likes and retweets, and Andrews found herself running an ad hoc volunteer network.

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Tweet offering home to gun protesters launches movement

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressMarch 23, 2018