(Washington Post) — D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton easily defeated her second primary opponent in 20 years Tuesday, securing the Democratic nomination en route to reelection in November. // <![CDATA[ var rn = ( Math.round( Math.random()*10000000000 ) ); document.write('’) ; // ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/15/AR2010091500308_StoryJs.js?3785743400 With nearly all precincts counted, Norton had more than 90 percent of the […]
(Washington Informer) — The race for the District representative in the U.S. Congress is dominated by a long-term incumbent who has established a reputation for being a fighter on Capitol Hill and who is expected to cruise to re-election this fall. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seeking her 10th term in the U.S. House […]
Crime is still an issue so why is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton in favor of relaxing gun control restrictions?
(Afro) — The Supreme Court on June 28 struck down Chicago, Ill.’s strict anti-handgun legislation, but D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton said the decision in fact sanctions Washington D.C.’s new and revised gun laws, created after the same court struck down the city’s more restrictive gun ban two years ago. The nation’s highest court struck […]
(Afro) — Since the 2001 closing of the D.C. Correctional Facility at Lorton, Va., convicted felons from the District have been serving their sentences in facilities hundreds of miles away from their loved ones, who sometimes find it hard to visit. “In fact, over 20 percent of these felons are housed more than 500 miles […]
(Washington Informer) — The decision to pull the D.C. voting rights bill from the agenda of the U.S. House of Representatives by D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has left the city’s political leadership without a plan, going forward. An attempt to pass a D.C. voting rights bill with a pro-gun amendment two weeks ago got […]