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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington Cemetery struggles with plot reservations ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Years of sloppy recordkeeping have left cemetery with no reliable data on how many plot reservations exist.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Frank Buckles, last known U.S. World War I veteran, is laid to rest at Arlington ]]></title>
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The last American veteran of World War I was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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<title><![CDATA[ It's no happy hour for dog left tied outside ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:48:01 EST</pubDate>
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ARLINGTON, South Arlington Mill Drive, 2700 block, Feb. 11. Employees of a bakery for pets found a dog tied in front of the store. Seeing no owner, they took the animal inside and left a note saying where the dog was. Soon after, the owner arrived to claim the dog and explained that he was in a...
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<title><![CDATA[ Annual report of real-time traffic data ranks D.C. area congestion fourth ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:24:01 EST</pubDate>
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The misery of the commute is expressed with surgical precision in the latest data that show just how congested the Washington region has become: 63 minutes lost on Interstate 95 in Virginia; 48 minutes wasted on the Beltway's outer loop in Montgomery County; 15 minutes stuck on the George Washing...
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<dc:creator>Ashley Halsey III</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ For first time in decades, Arlington National Cemetery must bury multiple 'unknowns' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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When the remains of a Vietnam War soldier buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery were identified in 1998 using DNA, Pentagon officials proudly said that the days of interring service members as "Unknown" could well be over.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fighting interrupts DMV music awards in Crystal City ]]></title>
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Brawling broke out Saturday night at a music and entertainment awards ceremony at a hotel in the Crystal City section of Arlington County, authorities said.
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<dc:creator>Clarence Williams and Martin Weil</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple retiring from Virginia Senate ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:59:02 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND -  Virginia Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple, a 15-year veteran from Arlington County who chairs her chamber's Democratic caucus, announced Friday that she will not run for reelection in November.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington school budget proposal includes raises, larger classes ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:13:01 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington County Superintendent Patrick K. Murphy proposed a $470 million budget on Thursday that would give employees their first raises in two years but would increase average class sizes in the district.
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<dc:creator>Kevin Sieff</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Spec. Sean Cutsforth is laid to rest at Arlington ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:06:03 EST</pubDate>
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Sean Cutsforth was at home in the outdoors. He liked building things with his hands. He even volunteered to mow his coach's lawn when he was about 12, his father said.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:02:01 EST</pubDate>
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Drivers in Tysons Corner are seeing a large horizontal crane, also known as a truss, positioned near the Capital Beltway. The Dulles Metrorail project will use the truss to build the bridges that will carry the tracks over the Beltway at Route 123, requiring many nights of Beltway lane and ramp c...
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<title><![CDATA[ Virginia legislator Patricia Ticer to retire ]]></title>
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RICHMOND -  Sen. Patricia S. Ticer (D-Alexandria), a former mayor of Alexandria who has served in the state Senate since 1996, announced Thursday that she will retire when her term ends this year.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington area is beginning to bounce back from recession, economists say ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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No, there aren't huge signing bonuses, or personal concierge services, or the jaw-dropping luxury perks that companies threw at top talent back in the boom days of the '90s. But with the pall of the Great Recession finally lifting, some Washington area companies are handing out iPads at interview...
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Remains of WWII airman buried at Arlington ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:23:01 EST</pubDate>
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The remains of an Army Air Forces sergeant from Maryland who had been missing since his bomber disappeared during World War II were buried Friday in Arlington National Cemetery.
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<dc:creator>Martin Weil</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Beagle who ran into wine store really needed a drink after that walk ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:39:00 EST</pubDate>
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ARLINGTON, Lee Highway, 4500 block, 7 p.m. Animal Control picked up a beagle from a wine store employee who had contained the dog after it had run into the store. The dog, which had no ID, was taken to the Animal Welfare League's shelter. The next day, its owners called to claim the dog, which had...
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria, Arlington briefs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:45:01 EST</pubDate>
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An Arlington County committee has drafted a plan that is designed to reduce greenhouse gases by about 77 percent over 40 years.
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<title><![CDATA[ New HOT lane plan doesn't move everyone ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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Did everybody win last week when Virginia formally abandoned its crippled plan for high-occupancy toll lanes north of the Capital Beltway? Arlington County, which had sued to block the project on Interstate 395, doesn't have to worry about those lanes now. And by shrugging off the original plan, ...
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<dc:creator>Robert Thomson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington's cost of living helping to squeeze Hispanics out ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:25:01 EST</pubDate>
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In marked contrast to the rest of Virginia, Arlington County's Hispanic population dropped by double-digits in the past decade even as the county's total population continued to grow, according to census numbers released Thursday.
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<dc:creator>Tara Bahrampour</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Former D.C. mayor Fenty to join Va.'s Rosetta Stone as adviser ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:09:08 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington County-based Rosetta Stone, a language-learning company, announced Thursday that former D.C. mayor Adrian M. Fenty will join the organization as an outside adviser.
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<dc:creator>Nikita Stewart</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ New HOT lane plan for Virginia's I-95 corridor ]]></title>
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High-occupancy toll lanes are back on for the Interstate 95 corridor in Virginia, but plans to extend them six miles through Arlington County and Alexandria have been scrapped for now, officials said Thursday.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Principal's accusations against superintendent leave Arlington concerned ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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For more than a year, Kathy Francis kept her struggles with Arlington County Superintendent Patrick K. Murphy to herself. And then on Tuesday, exhausted and demoralized, the principal of Williamsburg Middle School let the world know, firing off a sharply worded, 1,700-word resignation e-mail to 1...
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<dc:creator>Kevin Sieff</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington principal resigns, blaming superintendent for 'hostile work environment' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:10:01 EST</pubDate>
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An Arlington County middle school principal announced her resignation Tuesday in an open letter to the school community that criticized the county superintendent.
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<dc:creator>Nick Anderson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Delivery of census data means Va. redistricting battle is near ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:24:01 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND -  Every time Sen. Mark Herring casts a vote on the floor of the Virginia Senate, he has an unsettling thought: His vote should really count at least one and a half times.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Tech firms' probe of Arlington Cemetery blames paper records, lack of oversight ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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Antiquated paper record-keeping and lack of oversight led to the mishandling of dozens of remains at the nation's most important military burial ground, according to a three-month review of Arlington National Cemetery's operations by a consortium of technology companies.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Snowy chaos worsened by poor regional coordination, officials say ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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The massive gridlock caused by Wednesday's snowstorm was so alarming to government leaders across the the Washington region that they say they will reevaluate their winter-weather, evacuation and transportation plans to try to prevent future crises.
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<dc:creator>Tim Craig</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Three-year-old suspended from Arlington preschool for too many potty accidents ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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Zoe Rosso, who is 3 years old, likes to bake brownies with her mom, go to tumbling class and make up elaborate worlds with tiny plastic animals and dolls. Like many children her age, she sometimes has difficulty making it to the toilet on time.
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<dc:creator>Brigid Schulte</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Cuccinelli intervenes in suit alleging pension fraud ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:23:01 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND -  Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken T. Cuccinelli II is alleging that a major New York financial institution defrauded the state's public pension fund by regularly overcharging for foreign currency trades.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington cemetery urns to be returned instead of auctioned ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:42:03 EST</pubDate>
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The owner of a pair of towering decorative urns that were originally part of Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater told Army officials Tuesday that he would return them, saying they belong at the nation's most revered burial ground, not on the auction block.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington cemetery urns turn up on auction block, but how'd they get there? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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Grand and ornate, the nine-foot-tall, decorative marble urns for decades flanked the stage of Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater, adjacent to the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Family, friends of Lance Cpl. Maung Htaik gather for funeral at Arlington ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:44:02 EST</pubDate>
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Maung P. Htaik told his family that he was going to be a scientist when he grew up. But after graduating from high school in 2009, he became a Marine.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ At Tattoo Expo, they make the most of the skin they're in ]]></title>
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So much skin, so many possibilities to ink. Shirts are off, shoulders are bared, and pant legs are hiked up at a highrise hotel in Arlington, where the buzz of tattoo machines competes with heavy metal anthems and where inked art spreads across bodies like Tracy Taylor's. Taylor's upper arm evoke...
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<dc:creator>Donna St. George</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Metro board interviews Richard Sarles, 2 others in search for new general manager ]]></title>
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Metro Interim General Manager Richard Sarles and two other candidates - one with a transit background and one from the corporate sector - were interviewed by Metro's Board of Directors on Saturday as the search for a permanent general manager enters a new phase, according to a source familiar with...
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<dc:creator>Ann Scott Tyson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington, Alexandria briefs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:23:00 EST</pubDate>
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Winners of an Alexandria poster contest to commemorate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored in a program at 1 p.m. Monday in the City Council Chambers.
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<title><![CDATA[ Crawling Cherrydale projects are picking up the pace ]]></title>
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Long-awaited projects in Arlington County's Cherrydale neighborhood are slowly moving forward after many years of community disputes, property fights and, in some cases, falling building materials, all of which thoroughly frustrated neighbors.
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A Maryland inmate serving time for robbery was charged with threatening President Obama and a federal judge in letters, federal authorities said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Virginia schools should insist on full refund for error-ridden textbooks ]]></title>
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So many errors have been discovered in a Virginia 4th grade social studies textbook that the thousands of copies in state classrooms should be sent to landfills immediately. Moreover, the book's Connecticut-based publisher, which blames the mistakes on a now-departed fact-checker, ought to repay the
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<dc:creator>Robert McCartney</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington lawyer sentenced to year in prison ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:06:01 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington lawyer Howard Deiner was sentenced to a year in prison for defrauding the parents of children with special needs.
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<dc:creator>Tom Jackman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria and Arlington community calendar, Jan. 6-13, 2011 ]]></title>
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"Understory" exhibit, collages and sculpture by Alison Sigethy. Opens 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays (until 9 p.m. Thursdays), noon-6 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 7. Reception with a performance by Karen Reedy Dance, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 13; storyteller Laura Bobrow, 1-2...
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria and Arlington delegation ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:33:00 EST</pubDate>
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Alexandria State Senate Patricia S. Ticer (D-Alexandria)
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:25:01 EST</pubDate>
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Seniors walking program 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington and Alexandria set legislative priorities ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:24:00 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington County and Alexandria are not requesting a lot of legislation from their delegates in the 2011 General Assembly, but both jurisdictions have made clear which proposed laws they support and oppose.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:15:01 EST</pubDate>
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TaizÃ© services, ecumenical sung and silent prayers. 7 p.m. Fridays, Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 321 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria. 703-549-6670 or  www.opmh.org  .
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria, Arlington briefs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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Dominion Virginia Power plans to spend $7.6 billion over the next five years to meet growing demand, said Paul D. Koonce, president and chief executive, in a letter that will be mailed to customers this month.
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<title><![CDATA[ Northern Virginians plea for budget spending, sparing at appropriations meeting ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:51:01 EST</pubDate>
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More than a hundred Northern Virginia residents pleaded their cases for social services, public education and other state programs at the General Assembly's regional budgetary meeting in Fairfax County, backing up their requests with wrenching and emotional testimony.
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<dc:creator>Fredrick Kunkle</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Va. planetarium gets last-minute $100,000 donation that will help keep it open ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:39:02 EST</pubDate>
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Four decades after it opened on the heels of the Apollo 11 voyage to the moon, the David M. Brown Planetarium in Arlington County didn't look like it would survive 2010.
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<dc:creator>Kevin Sieff</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington County giving small businesses a voice on signs, policies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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Wendy Buckley's chalkboard that advertised the specials at Screwtop Wine Bar in Clarendon was seized by Arlington County employees during the summer because it represented a zoning violation.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Frustration sprouts in Montgomery County over resistance to school gardens ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Charlotte Schoeneman thought her daughter's Takoma Park school would welcome a parent proposal to start a vegetable garden; the city typically embraces all things green.
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<dc:creator>Michael Birnbaum</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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Metro moved ahead Thursday with a plan to develop a new electronic fare payment system that would allow customers to use chip-enabled credit and debit cards, federal ID cards, smartphones and other means to pay their fares.
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:47:01 EST</pubDate>
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On Friday, New Year's Eve, and Saturday, New Year's Day, Metrorail will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. The trains will operate at the same reduced frequency that is typical of Sunday service.
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<title><![CDATA[ D.C. expands network of cycling lanes, bike-sharing program  ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:35:02 EST</pubDate>
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Drivers in the District could be sharing the roadways with more cyclists as the city expands its network of dedicated bicycle lanes and increases the number of bikes available in a regional program.
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<dc:creator>Ovetta Wiggins</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria, Arlington events, Dec. 23, 2010 to Jan. 6, 2011 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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"The Nutcracker," performed by Synetic Family Theater. 11 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Monday-Dec. 30, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday, Sunday, Jan. 1 and 2, Crystal City Theater, 1800 S. Bell St., Arlington. $17.50; age 65 and older, $15.75. 703-824-8060 or www.classika.org .
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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Seniors walking program 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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Christmas Novena, "Simabang Gabi," early morning Masses followed by a social. 5 a.m. Thursday and Friday, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington. 703-527-5500 or www.stcharleschurch.org .
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria-Arlington in brief ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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Librarian Karen Russell, who managed all four branches of the Alexandria library system, will retire Jan. 1 after 38 years of service.
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<title><![CDATA[ Metro Board facing major turnover ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:24:01 EST</pubDate>
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Metro's board of directors is undergoing a major personnel shift - potentially one of the biggest in years - with the tenure of as many as eight of the 14 members in question.
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<dc:creator>Ann Scott Tyson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Mini-revolution on Metro board augurs well for transit system in new year ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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There's a mini-revolution on Metro's board of directors, and the shake-up is welcome. Longtime Arlington director Chris Zimmerman resigned unexpectedly from the board, and longtime D.C. director Jim Graham is virtually certain to be ousted by incoming D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown.
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<dc:creator>Robert McCartney</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fairfax judge gives two death sentences in 1988 killings ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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It was the holiday season of December 1988, and one of the last things Rachael Raver and Warren Fulton did on the last night of their lives was go to a Christmas party. Three days later, they were found in a vacant lot near Reston, shot to death.
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<dc:creator>Tom Jackman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ House passes bill requiring Army to account for all graves at Arlington Cemetery ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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The U.S. House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring the secretary of the Army to provide Congress with an accounting of all 320,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Delayed Alexandria, Arlington projects underway ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Construction on Jones Point Park in Alexandria and Long Bridge Park in Arlington County has begun, after years of waiting.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:55:01 EST</pubDate>
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Nine-Day Christmas novena, "Simabang Gabi," early morning Masses followed by a social. 5 a.m. daily, through Dec. 24, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington. 703-527-5500 or www.stcharleschurch.org .
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria and Arlington Health Calendar ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:54:02 EST</pubDate>
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Seniors walking program 8 to 9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria and Arlington community events, Dec. 16-23, 2010 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:53:01 EST</pubDate>
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"Works on Paper" exhibit, woodcuts by Phillia Yi. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Friday or by appointment, Episcopal High School, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, 3900 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria. Admission, free. 703-933-4135 or www.episcopalhighschool.org .
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<title><![CDATA[ Va. man allegedly used Facebook to threaten D.C. area bombings ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:52:01 EST</pubDate>
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A 25-year-old Arlington County man was arrested after threatening on his Facebook page to use explosives in the Washington area, writing that he could put pipe bombs on Metro cars or in Georgetown at rush hour, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Virginia.
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<title><![CDATA[ Shuttle driver charged in hit-and-run crash near Dulles Airport ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:04:01 EST</pubDate>
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The driver of a speeding SuperShuttle van left a trail of damaged vehicles as he fled at least six hit-and-run crashes along Interstate 66 and the Dulles Access Road on Monday morning, police said.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:15:02 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington United Methodist Church, will host a Holiday Show by Arlington Artists Alliance through Jan. 8. Paintings, drawings and mixed media will be available for sale. Call for exhibit hours. 716 S. Glebe Rd. 703-979-7527.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:08:02 EST</pubDate>
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Seniors walking program, 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:06:02 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington Jaycees need volunteers for Photos with Santa event at Ballston Mall, Lower Level, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington County. Volunteers work 2-hour shifts through Dec. 24. photoswithsanta@varlingtonjaycees.org or agleckel@gmail.com .
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<title><![CDATA[ Alexandria and Arlington community calendar, Dec. 9-16, 2010 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:05:01 EST</pubDate>
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Northwest Arlington Lions Citrus sale, plus Vermont maple syrup, sponsored by Northwest Arlington Lions Club. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Overlee Pool lower parking lot, 6030 Lee Hwy., Arlington. Free. 703-243-7938.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington) told the County Board on Dec. 1 that "anything with the word 'tax' in it is a tough sell."
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<title><![CDATA[ Whether Arlington mural is a sign or art, compromise could help resolve dispute ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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The zoning police in Arlington County may not know a lot about art, but they know what they don't like, and what they don't like is the mural on the side of Kim Houghton's business.
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<title><![CDATA[ Conservative judge considers Va. attorney general's suit against health-care reform ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:12:04 EST</pubDate>
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Michael Vick, currently enjoying a dazzling comeback season as quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, has a perhaps unusual fan: The man who sentenced him to almost two years in federal prison for running a dog-fighting operation in Virginia.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:05:01 EST</pubDate>
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These were among incidents reported recently by the Alexandria Police Department. For more information, call 703-838-4636 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/police .
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<title><![CDATA[ Norfolk soldier who died in Afghanistan is buried at Arlington ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:14:06 EST</pubDate>
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Nancy Middleton's nephew, Kyle, couldn't make it home from Afghanistan for Thanksgiving, so he sent her flowers and wished her and the family the best for the holiday.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Burke woman leads awareness campaign on clergy sexual abuse ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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As a 10-year-old girl, red-haired Becky Ianni said she thought Monsignor William T. Reinecke, a newly ordained pastor at the Ianni family's Alexandria church, was gentle and warm. Families vacationed with him, kids loved him and female parishioners thought he was handsome. In the late 1960s, Rein...
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"Across China and Tibet," photographs by Greg Embree. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays, 1-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Cherrydale Library, 2190 Military Rd., Arlington. Free. 703-228-6330.
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Arlington County is seeking residents' input on strategies for balancing the fiscal 2012 budget. A public forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Central Library Auditorium at 1015 N. Quincy St.
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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Seniors walking program, 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Alexandria City Council told city staff members to draw up a fiscal 2012 budget that would not raise the city's property tax rate and would include a 3.6 percent increase in revenue.
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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AARP Tax Aide program needs volunteers to file tax forms for seniors and low- to moderate-income residents. Training is scheduled for next month, and tax-preparation services in Alexandria and Arlington County will start Feb. 1. www.aarp.org/taxaide .
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Institute for Christian Formation and Leadership Seminars, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., topics include "Envisioning Faith Formation in 2020," by John Roberto, Friday; "Anchored in God: A Lenten Quiet Day with Evelyn Underhill," by Kathleen Staudt, March 11; and "Heaven Came Down: How the Reformation Changed...
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<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ After child abuse accusations, Catholic priests often simply vanish ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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Ten years after the clergy sex abuse scandal first exploded in the United States, lawsuits have been settled, reports issued, policies overhauled. But even as the crisis has shifted to Europe and the Vatican prepares to issue new guidelines  on how to handle sex abuse cases, something glaring is ...
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<dc:creator>Michelle Boorstein and William Wan</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Senate legislation would require Army to account for every grave at Arlington National Cemetery ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Senate passed legislation Saturday that would require the Army to give a full accounting of every grave at Arlington National Cemetery and fix any errors found at one of the nation's most sacred military burial grounds.
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<title><![CDATA[ Virginia Democrats choose Brian Moran to lead party ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia Democrats elected former legislator Brian Moran as their new leader Saturday as they look to turn their party around after two years of punishing defeats.
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<dc:creator>Anita Kumar</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Heavenly two-fer: eclipse and solstice ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mark Dec. 21 - a cool, cosmic day - on your calendars. In the very early morning hours, enjoy a total lunar eclipse, then celebrate the arrival of the winter solstice in the evening.
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<dc:creator>Blaine P. Friedlander</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Galileo chef ordered to make up $527,000 in back pay ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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Less than two months after Roberto Donna reopened his flagship restaurant, Galileo III, the renowned Washington restaurateur has been served another enormous helping of trouble. A federal judge on Friday ordered the Italian chef to pay $527,000 in back pay, damages and legal fees to 12 workers who...
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<dc:creator>Spencer S, Hsu and J. Freedom duLac</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Remains in Arlington grave may have been dug up elsewhere ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:50:01 EST</pubDate>
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An Army official on Friday confirmed that investigators are looking into whether a single grave at Arlington National Cemetery was used as a dumping ground for multiple sets of cremated remains that were improperly dug up and left in a landfill.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Army investigating 8 sets of remains buried in single gravesite at Arlington ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Army has launched the first criminal investigation into the misplacement of remains at Arlington National Cemetery after discovering the cremated remains of eight people dumped in a single grave site there.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington Commonwealth's Attorney Richard E. Trodden to retire ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:01:01 EST</pubDate>
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Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney Richard E. Trodden, who during his 17-year tenure prosecuted such high-profile cases as the sodomy trial of sportscaster Marv Albert, will retire at the end of his term next year, he said Wednesday.
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<dc:creator>Allison Klein</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bicycle program makes District easier place to get around, residents say ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:51:01 EST</pubDate>
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It wasn't easy for Kate Jordan, a 30-year choreographer who lives in Logan Circle, to give up her beloved Volkswagen Beetle.
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<dc:creator>Tim Craig</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ La Plata man charged in tourist attack is sex offender ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:30:01 EST</pubDate>
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A La Plata man arrested in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a mother and daughter in an Arlington County hotel in August was a sex offender who had recently released from prison at the time of the attack, according to police and court records.
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<dc:creator>Allison Klein</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington Cemetery elite guards bury one of their own ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:51:01 EST</pubDate>
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At the funeral Wednesday morning for Army Staff Sgt. Adam L. Dickmyer, many of the soldiers standing by his grave wore a brightly polished silver badge on the right chest pocket of their crisp blue jackets. On their steely faces, the sun reflected the glint of tears.
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<dc:creator>T. Rees Shapiro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Southern Md. mourns Marine, 19, killed in Afghanistan ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:54:00 EST</pubDate>
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About 3,000 people lined Route 301 and the grounds of the New Life Wesleyan Church in La Plata on Monday to honor Lance Cpl. Terry E. Honeycutt Jr. and his service as a Marine, Charles County officials said.
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<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arlington high school teacher heads to South Pole in name of science, education ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:37:01 EST</pubDate>
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The stakes were high last week in Katey Shirey's 11th-grade physics class at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington County. Students worked diligently, wrapping reflective Mylar around cardboard boxes as they thought through the physics of their creations: solar ovens.
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<dc:creator>Kevin Sieff Washington Post Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Police pushing for pedestrian safety ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:56:05 EST</pubDate>
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Police in Arlington issued 33 tickets and 50 warnings to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists at the county's highest-volume intersection, North Lynn Street and Wilson Boulevard, on Tuesday morning - and more will be coming.
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<title><![CDATA[ Homeland Security tightens rules for air cargo ]]></title>
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The U.S. tightened security on cargo shipments flown from abroad Monday, banning "high-risk" cargo from flying on passenger planes after last month's discovery of a plot that originated in Yemen to send bombs in shipped packages.
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<title><![CDATA[ Army launches another criminal investigation into Arlington National Cemetery ]]></title>
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The Army's Criminal Investigation Command has launched another investigation into Arlington National Cemetery, a spokesman confirmed Thursday.
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<dc:creator>Christian Davenport</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fairfax County crime report ]]></title>
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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Fairfax County Animal Shelter , 4500 W. Ox Rd., makes pets available for adoption by residents of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun and Prince William counties, as well as Vienna, Fairfax City, Falls Church and Alexandria. More pets can be seen at http://www.petharbor.com . Animal viewing and adoption...
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LARRY YAZZIE AND THE NATIVE PRIDE DANCERS, a performance of ancient music and movement in celebration of animals, crops, the sun and wind. Noon Thursday-Friday, National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Free. 202-633-1000.
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AARP Tax Aide program needs volunteers to file tax forms for seniors and low- to moderate-income residents. Training is scheduled for next month, and tax-preparation services in Alexandria and Arlington County will start Feb. 1. http://www.aarp.org/taxaide .
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This case was handled by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which operates the city animal shelter and provides animal control services to the city. The shelter is open from 1 to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a...
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These were among incidents reported by the Alexandria Police Department. For more information, call 703-838-4636 or visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/police .
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Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 323 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, will hold Taizé Services, ecumenical sung and silent prayers, at 7 p.m. on first Fridays through May. 703-549-6670, opmh@opmh.org , or http://www.opmh.org .
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SENIORS WALKING PROGRAM, 8-9 a.m. Thursdays and Tuesdays, Ballston Common Mall, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. Free. 703-558-6859.
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ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL, opening reception featuring filmmakers, actors, information, ticket sales and food, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 Union St. More than 35 films, including Stephen Jenkinson's "Griefwalker," Hunter Weeks's "Ride the Divide," Erika Randall Beahm and Daniel...
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