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John Allen Muhammad, a former soldier from Louisiana, and his teenaged sidekick, Lee Boyd Malvo, were responsible for killing ten people and wounding three in the Washington area during a cold-blooded sniper spree the fall of 2002. Muhammed is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, Nov. 10. Malvo is serving life in prison.
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Local rescue teams are providing foster homes for "surplus" dogs from Missouri puppy mills, many of whom have never been held and suffer from psychological and physical ailments.
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At 81-years old, Lillian Orlich has spent almost 60 years working as an educator in Prince William county. And she's not done teaching yet.
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Redskins defensive end Albert Haynesworth, a two-time Pro Bowl participant, visited Woodburn Elementary School on Tuesday to encourage kids adopt healthy lifestyles.
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Virginians went to the polls on Tuesday for an off-year election with races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the state House of Delegates. Republicans are anticipating their first major win here since 2004.
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Loudoun and Arlington counties are among several of Washington's suburbs where a growing number of young, high-earning professionals reside. Even during an economic downturn, many of them have money to burn.
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A growing subculture of private school students are boarding at institutions within driving distance of their homes, a set-up that allows them and their parents to avoid the crawling D.C. commute and to get the boarding school experience without being 500 miles away in the anxious post-9/11 era.
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A 12-foot-high statue, "The Buffalo Dancer," is placed at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of a celebration of the 5th anniversary of its opening and the 20th anniversary of its founding legislation.
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More than 2,000 children get to do their trick-or-treating on the most famous front porch in America, the White House's North Portico, with the Obamas helping to hand out goodies.
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Thousands of campaign staffers and volunteers fan out across the state, knocking on doors and making phone calls to urge that voters go to the polls Tuesday and cast a ballot for Republican Robert F. McDonnell or Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the closely watched race for Virginia governor.
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Splashes of gold, red and yellow color Washington area leaves this fall season.
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The Tuesday before Halloween, this annual neighborhood event features elaborately costumed drag queens racing up 17th Street (from Church to Q streets) and attracts a large crowd eager to cheer them on.
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On Wednesday, District public schools were visited by independent auditors conducting a headcount that will help determine whether enrollment in the city's schools has continued to decline. In order to maximize student attendance, Brent Elementary School encouraged students to wear their Halloween costumes.
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With Halloween just around the corner, a stream of families visited the pumpkin patch at Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton, Va.
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A diverse local crowd dances Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as part of an attempt to best the Guinness world record for the most people dancing to one song simultaneously. Ten countries participated in the Thrill the World event.
The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
After a 25 year government-led effort to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay, it has not produced the results it had promised.
After a 25 year government-led effort to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay, it has not produced the results it had promised.
Who Killed Chandra Levy?
The murder of Chandra Levy remains Washington's most famous unsolved crime. Many people, including police and prosecutors, suspected that a congressman was responsible. But a year-long Washington Post investigation reveals new information showing that critical leads were ignored and the killer may never be brought to justice.
The murder of Chandra Levy remains Washington's most famous unsolved crime. Many people, including police and prosecutors, suspected that a congressman was responsible. But a year-long Washington Post investigation reveals new information showing that critical leads were ignored and the killer may never be brought to justice.
Newseum
An interactive tour of the news history museum that opens April 11 in its new, $450 million building on Pennsylvania Avenue.
An interactive tour of the news history museum that opens April 11 in its new, $450 million building on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Sacred Ground: The Building of the Pentagon Memorial
INTERACTIVE | Videos and photo galleries of the building, design, and dedication of the Pentagon Memorial.
INTERACTIVE | Videos and photo galleries of the building, design, and dedication of the Pentagon Memorial.
Interactive: D.C. 1791 to Today
How Washington Became Washington.
How Washington Became Washington.
Modern Disciples
Diversity is a signature of the D.C. region's more than 1 million Catholics, for whom Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington is a monumental event. These nine active Catholics, from varying walks of life, discuss their faith and the issues they hope Pope Benedict will address during his historic trip.
Diversity is a signature of the D.C. region's more than 1 million Catholics, for whom Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Washington is a monumental event. These nine active Catholics, from varying walks of life, discuss their faith and the issues they hope Pope Benedict will address during his historic trip.
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A real estate boom that transformed neighborhoods across D.C. also took a human toll: bitter fights erupted as landlords drove hundreds of tenants out so the buildings could convert to condominiums.
A real estate boom that transformed neighborhoods across D.C. also took a human toll: bitter fights erupted as landlords drove hundreds of tenants out so the buildings could convert to condominiums.
MULTIMEDIA: In Mining Country, Drugs Cut a Swath - Rising coal prices have meant jobs and money for Southwestern Virginia's mining towns. But a dark cloud hangs over those communities too: prescription painkiller abuse.
Photos: Stepping Forward, Falling Back
There is a fierce struggle going on at Coolidge to overcome years of dysfunction and decline. But despite a new spirit of reform in the air, it remains to be seen whether D.C. schools can make improvements that will last.
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A New Home Away From Home
During a day-long move involving the transfer of 79 inpatients, Children's National Medical Center unveiled a glossy new $75 million inpatient wing designed to make hospitalization more homelike.
During a day-long move involving the transfer of 79 inpatients, Children's National Medical Center unveiled a glossy new $75 million inpatient wing designed to make hospitalization more homelike.
PANORAMA: Dog Parks for People - Area dog parks like the the Fort Ethan Allen Community Canine Area in north Arlington have become social scenes not only for dogs, but for people, especially baby boomers, as well. Sherrard Foster and her golden retriever Abby visit the park nearly every day, with Abby reaping the benefits of exercise and Foster gaining a sense of community through the friends she has made there.
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A selection of the best images by Post photographers this year.
Featuring the best work by multimedia journalists and interactive designers at washingtonpost.com.
Five years after the Taliban fled Kabul under the cover of night, signs of fragile but real progress abound. Simple pleasures once prohibited -- song and dance, the flutter of kites -- have resumed. And for the first time, women and girls once repressed under Taliban rule are able to take better control of their lives and their futures.
The Aswan High Dam is the starting point for a 690-mile journey along the river, through Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country.
Alberto Korda was born Alberto Diaz Gutierrez in Havana in 1928, the same year as Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. Korda captured the celebrated photograph of Che during his work as personal photographer to Fidel Castro. In the book 'Cuba by Korda,' available Sept. 15, 2006, rare photos of Fidel Castro and Guevara, as well as the stories behind the photographs.
In the 25 years of the epidemic, treatment has improved, but the issues of social isolation, and, often, economic instability remain.