U.S. capital moves a step closer to vote in Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — Legislation giving residents of the U.S. capital a full voting member of Congress cleared a procedural hurdle on Tuesday and headed toward passage, meeting demands first made by democratic activists two centuries ago.


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