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NTSB to probe latest Metro crash
(Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday that it will launch a formal investigation of Sunday's Metro crash, in which a six-car train smashed into a parked six-car train at a Northern Virginia rail yard, injuring three workers and causing at least $9 million in damage.
 D.C. police detective Timothy Palchak spends his days trawling the Internet for people willing to send him child pornography. It isn't easy work, pretending to be a pedophile. in online chats, instant messages and telephone calls, Palchak must enter the psyche of men he describes as "the scum of the Earth." (Del Wilber/the Washington Post)
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Syndicate This PageThe District will begin disbursing about $7.5 million in federal stimulus money this week to put homeless families back in housing and help those struggling to remain in their homes, city officials said Monday.
When the D.C. Council votes on a historic measure to legalize same-sex marriage, one of the most visible faces of opposition will be an unlikely one: Catholic Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, a mild-mannered man known for compromise.
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Metro train smashes into another at rail yard: 3 employees hurt; two damaged cars were from older series (Post, November 30, 2009)
Jay Mathews: Annual strikes against an education writer (Post, November 30, 2009)
Is the shine off Fenty?: Approach has allowed Fenty to do much but rubs some wrong way (Post, November 29, 2009)
D.C.'s juvenile justice chief is heading to New York: Schiraldi will lead New York City's probation department (Post, December 1, 2009)
Violence at D.C. charter schools prompts more police (Post, December 1, 2009)
District to disburse $7.5M in stimulus money to help homeless (Post, November 30, 2009; 4:31 PM)
New York Ave. bridge to close lanes this week (Post, November 30, 2009; 3:01 PM)
South American fish die at National Zoo (Post, November 30, 2009; 1:04 PM)
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Five strikes against me in 2009 (By Jay Mathews, November 30, 2009)
D.C. AIDS activist among new Rhodes scholars: 2 others from Virginia among 32 nationwide to win top honor (Post, November 23, 2009)
It's time to evaluate the evaluation (Post, November 23, 2009)
Scoring system for school aid: Obama program assigns points to reform efforts in competition for funds (Post, November 12, 2009)
Rating D.C. teachers no easy task (Post, November 2, 2009)
District Crime News
Suspect in boy's killing is dead: Hanged self, officials say Man had been held without bond in D.C. jail (Post, November 26, 2009)
A D.C. MYSTERY, PART 1: Woman vanishes, leaving a trail with no end (Post, November 24, 2009)
More charges promised in Chandra Levy case: Move delays trial for 2001 slaying until October (Post, November 24, 2009)
FBI links ex-chief of taxi panel to bribes: Affidavit tells of probe into alleged scheme to obtain D.C. licenses (Post, November 20, 2009)
D.C. man charged with murder in wife's death: Suspect threatened to kill victim in July, prosecutors say (Post, November 19, 2009)
District Government News
D.C. seeks to boost census response, get federal funds: City suffers with many residents deemed 'hard to count' (Post, October 30, 2009)
Filmmaker focuses his camera on neighborhood's history, pride: Documentary shines light on Barry Farm, gives youth a sense of community (Post, October 29, 2009)
D.C. parks contracts are legal, official says: Nickles had said housing group broke law in approval process (Post, October 27, 2009)
Same-sex marriage foes vow court fight: REFERENDUM SOUGHT Conservative groups to offer support, funds (Post, October 27, 2009)
Espionage suspect had guilty plea in fraud: Records say scientist sought to avoid jail for overbilling NASA (Post, October 26, 2009)
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