Potomac River

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Sometimes used to refer loosely to Washington, D.C.: “Along the Potomac today, Congress met to vote on the budget.”

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The press conference at the White House began with a moment's silence for the victims of an aircraft collision over the Potomac River.

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And at night, city lights reflect off the Potomac River, making visibility and spotting other aircraft even tougher.

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Over 500 people have been working around the clock at the site of the crash in the Potomac River, Washington DC fire chief John Donnelly said.

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They were among the 60 passengers killed when the jet had a mid-air collision with a helicopter and fell into the Potomac River.

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Divers spent most of Thursday swimming through the icy waters of the Potomac River, searching for the bodies of victims.

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