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WASHINGTON, D.C.

In the early 1900s, Washington, D.C., had no official flag so a government commission was formed in 1920 to find a design. The design group was headed by A. E. Dubois. The final design was approved on October 15, 1938, and it was based on the shield from George Washington's family coat of arms.

Barack Obama (D)

Supports Roe v. Wade.
Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP.
Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion.
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives.

Joe Biden (D)

Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP.
Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion.
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines.
Voted NO on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions.
Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives.
Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime.
Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions.
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions.
Voted NO on banning human cloning.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

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