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district is on hold after residents expressed concerns over the additional costs it would impose and criticized the speed with which the proposal was moving forward . the kojo nnamdi showthe politics hour october 14 2016kojo and tom sherwood sit down with margaret flowers the green party candidate running in maryland s race for the u.s. senate . stuck at work overnight end of late night metro trains takes a toll on somethe hardships caused by safetrack the system wide rebuilding program that has placed a moratorium on late night metrorail service can t be measured solely by numbers on a piece of paper . both art and protest i want a president reimagines commander in chiefpart protest part performance art the i want a president calls for a u.s. president unlike the country has ever seen . bowser says 100 million for affordable housing is historic . but is it enough d.c. is spending 100 million per year to build and preserve affordable housing in an increasingly expensive city . but 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