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Eric P. Newcomer covers Washington, D.C., government for the Washington Examiner. He joined the staff in January 2013. He has interned for the Macon Telegraph, the Sun Sentinel, the Tampa Bay Times, and the New York Times. He graduated from Harvard in May 2012.

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  • Military Bowl leaves D.C. for Annapolis

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    Five years after coming to the District, bringing with it tens of millions of dollars for the local economy, the District's only NCAA football bowl game is headed to Annapolis. "I think it will mean a shot in the arm for our economy," said Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen. The District has...

  • Congress takes aim at Eisenhower Memorial

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

    As the House weighs legislation that would halt the controversial Frank Gehry plan for the Eisenhower Memorial, the chairman of the subcommittee with oversight over the project has requested documents showing how $63 million Congress already committed to the project has been spent. Rep. Rob...

  • Eisenhower family opposes Frank Gehry's design

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    When it comes to planning a national memorial, the descendants of past presidents often have a role to play both in guiding the vision for the memorial and in helping to raise private funds for the monument. In the case of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, family members have turned against...

  • Councilman Tommy Wells returns focus to D.C. fire department

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    A day before Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells officially announced he was running for mayor, he undertook what has become a reoccurring role: holding D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe's feet to the fire. As Ellerbe has faced repeated trouble and a few calls for his resignation, Wells returned to...

  • D.C. to start counting calories on drink vending machines in municipal buildings

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

    By placing labels with calorie counts on District government vending machines, Mayor Vincent Gray hopes city workers will pick healthier drinks. "There are a lot of calories in a lot of these beverages, and they're not necessarily the most healthful calories, either," Gray said Thursday on...

  • D.C. considering gun liability insurance requirement

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    A D.C. Councilwoman has introduced legislation that could make the District the nation's first jurisdiction to require gun owners to buy liability insurance. Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh held a hearing Thursday on her legislation, which she believes would make gun owners more cautious about...

  • D.C. taxpayers, Pepco customers citywide would pay price for $1 billion plan

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    A panel has endorsed burying power lines in several areas of the District, a process that could frustrate drivers, clog neighborhoods, and cost taxpayers and Pepco customers citywide upward of $1 billion. With Pepco President Joseph Rigby on one side and the District's people's counsel on the...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: James Piper Bond, head of Living Classrooms

    Eric P. Newcomer

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    Bond is the head of Living Classrooms, a nonprofit that helps educate children and adults in D.C. and Baltimore. How did Living Classrooms get started? This is our 28th year of operation providing hands-on education and job training programs with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. We...



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