| Washington DC is the nation�s capital
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| | and is well regarded as an historically
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| and may seem like a funny place to set up
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| | black school that also has its own
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| a corporation. The number one business
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| | medical school and hospital. Other
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| in Washington DC is the nation�s
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| | colleges and universities in Washington
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| government. Still there are many
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| | DC include the University of the District
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| corporate offices here from companies
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| | of Columbia and Catholic University. The
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| around the country and the world.
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| | Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze
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| Washington has a population of about
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| | School of Advanced International Studies
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| 550,000 in a metropolitan area of over 5
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| | (SAIS), a graduate school for the study
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| million people, including parts of
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| | of international relations and
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| Virginia and Maryland. The Washington DC
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| | international economics, is located on
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| area has a great and fairly new
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| | Massachusetts Avenue's Embassy Row.
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| transportation system, the Washington
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| | The federal government accounts for a
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| Metro. It has 106 miles of track, and
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| | large portion, though not the majority of
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| connects downtown Washington DC with
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| | Washington DC jobs. Many federal
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| suburbs in Virginia and Maryland.
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| | contractors maintain local offices in DC
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| Another major development has been the
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| | as well as law firms and lobbyists.
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| development of real estate and
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| | Fannie Mae, the giant provider of home
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| gentrification of Washington DC. There
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| | mortgages, is headquartered in Washington
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| are many more reasons for your Washington
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| | DC, though strictly speaking it is a
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| DC Incorporation.
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| | private corporation under government
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| Gentrification has taken place in
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| | regulation and sponsorship.
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| especially the U Street corridor in the
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| | Of course there is also a large tourist
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| Northwest section of the city, and also
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| | sector, with such tourist attractions as
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| the H Street NW neighborhood. Other
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| | the Capitol, the White House, the Lincoln
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| trendy parts of the city include the
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| | and Jefferson memorials, and other
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| Dupont Circle neighborhood, and the
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| | well-known sites. In the center of the
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| Georgetown neighborhood, home of
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| | city is the National Mall, a green strip
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| Georgetown University, along the Potomac
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| | about 3 blocks wide that stretches the
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| River. Georgetown University is run by
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| | mile and a half west from the Capitol to
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| the Jesuit Catholic order and is a center
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| | the White House. Further to the north
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| of training for the US Foreign Service
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| | and west of the White House are
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| and also is known for its law school. In
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| | neighborhoods such as Adams-Morgan, home
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| fact, outside of the Federal Government,
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| | to large communities from Africa, South
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| one of the outstanding features of
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| | America and other locations. A vast
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| Washington DC is its role as a university
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| | variety of restaurants are found in this
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| town. In the far northwest of the city
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| | area, and it seems that every diplomat
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| stands American University and in the
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| | overseas brought back his favorite cook
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| downtown there is George Washington
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| | to start an ethnic restaurant. Other
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| University. George Washington is located
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| | types of restaurants here include Indian,
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| in the Foggy Bottom district of DC, near
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| | Ethiopian and Vietnamese. Also, in the
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| the State Department and also has strong
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| | last couple of years, Washington DC has
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| ties to the diplomatic service. Howard
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| | acquired a new major league baseball
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| University is located a short distance
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| | team, formerly of Montreal, now the
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| north of downtown, off of Georgia Avenue,
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| | Washington Nationals.
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