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Young Drivers Getting A Lesson in Economics
Gas prices are too high for a day trip to Dewey Beach. They are too high for a quick visit to see a friend in College Park. They consume enough of 18-year-old Ashleigh Krudys's paycheck that she second-guesses her social plans.
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Downtown in a Downturn: Proposals Aim to Boost Leesburg's Historic Retail Core (Post, July 27, 2008; Page PW02)
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Housing Bill (Post, July 26, 2008; 12:05 PM)
Congress approves housing bill (Reuters, July 26, 2008; 4:16 PM)
Congress approves housing bill (Reuters, July 26, 2008; 4:15 PM)
Homeowner rescue awaits President Bush's signature (AP, July 26, 2008; 3:40 PM)
Sounding Alarm About Disease: In Charles County, Where Men Are Dying From Prostate Cancer At Startling Rates, a Campaign Aims to Educate Those At Risk (Post, July 27, 2008; Page C01)
U.S. Senate seen backing housing bill, Bush to sign (Reuters, July 26, 2008; 1:24 AM)
U.S. Senate seen backing housing bill, Bush to sign (Reuters, July 26, 2008; 1:24 AM)
Montgomery Department Faulted on 4 Contracts (Post, July 26, 2008; Page B01)
CURRIE INVESTIGATION: Senator Talked of Grocery With State Cabinet Officials (Post, July 26, 2008; Page B03)
Housing Bill Clears Senate Hurdle (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D02)
Volatile Week Ends On a High Note (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D03)
Condo Associations Don't Have to Pay for Damage To Units, Md. Court Says (By Benny L. Kass, July 26, 2008; Page F08)
A Fertile Tradition of Living Off the Land (Post, July 26, 2008; Page G01)
Credit Unions Slowly Fill Void As Payday Lenders Leave D.C. (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D01)
AOL Cuts More Products Developed in Dulles: Moves Affect Development Unit in Dulles (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D01)
Rising Feed Costs Sock Poultry Giants: Ethanol, Floods and the Global Food Crisis Add Up to Sticker Shock on Corn and Soybeans (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D01)
Stocks end higher following economic readings (AP, July 25, 2008; 6:05 PM)
Housing rescue on track to pass Senate by Saturday (AP, July 25, 2008; 3:47 PM)
Consumers, home sales paint less gloomy picture (Reuters, July 25, 2008; 11:24 AM)
Consumers, home sales paint less gloomy picture (Reuters, July 25, 2008; 11:24 AM)
Friday, July 25 at 11:00 a.m.: Pearlstein: Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis (washingtonpost.com, July 25, 2008; 11:00 AM)
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY: As Boy Sank in Pool, a Number of Calls to 911 Went Unanswered (Post, July 27, 2008, Page C07)
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