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Battle For DC’s House Seat, Crime Stat Fakery, and Fave Things Unaffected by the Shutdown

Battle For DC’s House Seat, Crime Stat Fakery, and Fave Things Unaffected by the Shutdown

Update: 2025-10-10
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We’re talking about the jockeying for DC’s House seat and the explosive controversy over crime stats. Plus, your ideal shutdown itinerary of non-federal DC attractions, and in a members only fourth segment, the latest on whether federal workers will get back pay if this thing ever ends. WAMU's Alex Koma joins City Cast’s Michael Schaffer and Julia Karron.


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Wise


Folger Shakespeare Library


Nace Law Group


The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University


Public Welfare Foundation


National Center for Victims of Crime


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Battle For DC’s House Seat, Crime Stat Fakery, and Fave Things Unaffected by the Shutdown

Battle For DC’s House Seat, Crime Stat Fakery, and Fave Things Unaffected by the Shutdown

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