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A PhantomAlert device in the car of District resident Joseph Scott, owner of the company that makes the gadget, uses Global Positioning System technology to warn him when he nears speed cameras and red-light cameras.
District resident Joseph Scott owns a company that developed a system known as PhantomAlert, which feeds the locations of speed cameras and red-light cameras into standard Global Positioning System devices and prompts the devices to warn drivers when they are near one. PhantomAlert has subscribers throughout the nation, including more than 2,000 in the Washington region. (Michael Temchine - For The Washington Post)

Army Maj. Nidal M. Hasan's anger was building. He felt stuck in the Army, and family members said the military wouldn't let him out. He disagreed with American policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, telling colleagues that the war against terror was a war against Muslims and that his religion came first...


Kunal Shah is just 28 and already living large. He jets monthly to such fun places as Vegas or Montreal. He owns the D.C. nightclub Eyebar, a Mercedes-Benz and a Denali SUV.


Montgomery Schools News

An exchange of perspectives on the Holocaust
(Post, November 7, 2009)

A comedian with a serious delivery
(Post, November 6, 2009)

Montgomery school budget solution could cost millions in fines
(Post, November 5, 2009)

Opposition to school closing gets organized
(Post, October 30, 2009)

Montgomery County residents fight school's closure
(Post, October 29, 2009; 12:18 AM)
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Government News

Humming along with technology, until it's not
(Post, November 5, 2009)

Bank in Chevy Chase robbed
(Post, November 2, 2009; 6:50 PM)

Montgomery planner's 'smart growth' policy faces hurdles
(Post, November 2, 2009; 1:49 PM)

Montgomery prods its contractors to cover gay partners
(Post, November 1, 2009)

Montgomery aims to improve pedestrian safety in parking lots
(Post, October 29, 2009)
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Crime News

Help sought in solving IMF economist's shooting
(Post, November 7, 2009)

Humming along with technology, until it's not
(Post, November 5, 2009)

Man shot near Silver Spring theater, police say
(Post, November 2, 2009; 7:25 PM)

Montgomery prods its contractors to cover gay partners
(Post, November 1, 2009)

High school student cited after being hit by SUV
(Post, October 29, 2009; 11:10 AM)
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