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<title><![CDATA[ Rockville high school student wins 'Jeopardy!' Teen Tournament ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Right now, all across our area, high school seniors are counting the days until they learn exactly where they will be going to college, nervously wondering whether the applications they sent in months ago - the resumes, essays and personal statements - showed them in the bestest possible light.
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<title><![CDATA[ 'If we are calm, it will reassure them' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After reading a column by Petula Dvorak, PostLocal.com readers shared thoughts on watching disaster news with children. "It wasn't an easy parenting weekend for anyone with little kids and a news addiction," Dvorak wrote.
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<title><![CDATA[ Cheese fries, cupcakes and meltdowns ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Local buzz blogger Lori Aratani scours blogs around the area each day for news, viewpoints and more. Here are some highlights from yesterday's search - and where to find them.
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Sorrow, horror after attacks ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Readers reacted to the news that two masked assailants beat and raped two Bethesda yoga store workers, killing one of the victims.
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<title><![CDATA[ Today on ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Get (and give) ideas with Tom Sietsema at 11 a.m. Visit washingtonpost.com/discussions.
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<title><![CDATA[ Kaine leans further toward U.S. Senate run ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:01:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Former Virginia governor Timothy M. Kaine says it is "increasingly likely" he will run for the U.S. Senate seat left open by Democrat James Webb, who is not seeking reelection.
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<dc:creator>Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:01:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Although the battles between unionized public workers and Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are on the state level, what, if any, impact might they have on federal workers? Are you concerned about events in Wisconsin?
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<title><![CDATA[ Brown had six run-ins with law enforcement before landing D.C. job ]]></title>
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Former D.C. mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown had had six run-ins with law enforcement, including three charges in the District and an attempted-murder charge in Chicago, at the time he received a $110,000-a-year job in the administration of D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, said city officials and sources...
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<dc:creator>Nikita Stewart</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ A scary wait for word on friends, family in earthquake-stricken Japan ]]></title>
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Forty-two years after leaving Japan, Akiko Keene waited alone in her spacious four-bedroom Potomac home, her heart and mind transported back to her native land as the hours ticked by during one of the longest weekends of her life.
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<dc:creator>David Nakamura</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Dealing with scary life lessons ]]></title>
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"Will a soo-mami come all the way to Greenbelt?" "What if the earthquake knocks my bunk bed down and it squishes me?"
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<title><![CDATA[ Both victims in Bethesda yoga store attack were beaten, raped ]]></title>
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The masked assailants who slipped into a Bethesda yoga store raped two workers, beat one of them to death and beat and bound the other, Montgomery County police said Monday.
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<dc:creator>Dan Morse</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Report clears Fenty of contract steering charges, raises concerns about allies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Former mayor Adrian M. Fenty did nothing wrong when his administration doled out city contracts for parks and recreational centers two years ago, according to the findings of an 18-month investigation made public Monday. But the probe found that two of the mayor's close associates may have...
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<dc:creator>Tim Craig and Mike DeBonis</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Sorry, older folks, but by some business strategies, you're obsolete ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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No offense, but if you are old, no one cares about you.
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<dc:creator>John Kelly</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bag searches and bike lanes ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Post commuter columnist Robert "Dr. Gridlock" Thomson took reader questions about area travel via Metro, bicycle and car during a live chat with readers Monday on PostLocal.com.
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<title><![CDATA[ 'Trying to make each other smile' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Kathie Hagy, 24, of Lovettsville, is teaching English in Yokote, Akita, Japan, which borders the Sea of Japan. She took reader questions about her experiences during and after the earthquake in Japan and its aftermath.
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<title><![CDATA[ Could a tsunami hit the D.C. area? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Readers discussed Steve Tracton's Capital Weather Gang blog post that noted the possibility of a tsunami being generated - and hitting the East Coast - from Isla de La Palma in the Canary Islands.
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Arlington County police have arrested a Fairfax man in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a woman in December.
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Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 8-8-4 Mid-Day DC-4: 7-0-8-5
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<title><![CDATA[ Rushern Baker seeks Prince George's development fund for economic boost ]]></title>
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Hemmed in by a property-tax cap, a strapped state government and his county's economic woes, Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III on Monday proposed a $50 million economic development fund he hopes will be the game changer to help the struggling Washington suburb attract jobs and...
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<dc:creator>Miranda S. Spivack</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Leggett's Montgomery County budget has something for everyone to fight ]]></title>
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Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, who has staked his legacy on issues of fiscal responsibility, will propose a $4.35 billion budget Tuesday that seems designed to make no one happy: It would raise property tax rates, cut library staffing and drug abuse services, give the public schools less...
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<dc:creator>Michael Laris</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Maryland Senate approves in-state tuition bill ]]></title>
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Maryland state senators on Monday signed off on legislation that would make undocumented immigrants eligible for in-state tuition benefits at the state's public colleges.
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<dc:creator>Ann E. Marimow</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Wis. slashing of collective-bargaining rights jars federal unions ]]></title>
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Like a bad vibe spreading across the land, the decision to severely slash public-employee collective-bargaining rights in Wisconsin is sending a jolt through federal unions in Washington.
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<dc:creator>Joe Davidson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Postal Service, largest union reach new 4 1/2 year deal ]]></title>
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The U.S. Postal Service and one of its largest labor unions have reached agreement on a new 41/2-year contract that would give raises to about 205,000 workers but force them to pay more for their health insurance.
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<dc:creator>Ed O'Keefe</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ FED FACES: Wendy Davis ]]></title>
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Lighting the way to a new standard Wendy Davis: Vision Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Part of Davis's mission is to help manufacturers bring energy-saving lighting to consumers
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<title><![CDATA[ New housing official suspended from previous job, fired from another. ]]></title>
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Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III's choice to lead the county's troubled housing department was suspended from one job for submitting a grant application with an unauthorized signature and fired from another.
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<dc:creator>Ovetta Wiggins</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Acclaimed biographer Hazel Rowley dies at 59 ]]></title>
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Hazel Rowley, an acclaimed biographer of wide-ranging subjects - from "Native Son" author Richard Wright to French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre - and whose last published book explored the complicated marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, died March 1 at a hospital in New York. She was 59.
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<dc:creator>Emma Brown</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Suburban birds have deadly stalker: your cat ]]></title>
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Cats stalking adorable and helpless birds is the stuff of cartoon legend, starting with the lovable Tweety Bird.
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<title><![CDATA[ Md. teachers, state employees protest budget cuts, pension changes ]]></title>
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Chanting "keep the promise" and "hands off our pensions," thousands of Maryland teachers and public employees descended on the State House in Annapolis on Monday night to protest budget cuts and higher employee pension costs proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D).
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<dc:creator>Aaron C. Davis</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In aftermath of student's suicide, Fairfax board examines discipline practices ]]></title>
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The Fairfax County School Board began a comprehensive review of its discipline policies in the aftermath of a suicide of a 15-year-old student.
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<dc:creator>Donna St. George</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Jean Dinning, singer who wrote 'Teen Angel,' dies at 86 ]]></title>
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Jean Dinning was the author of the definitive high-school tragedy song.
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<dc:creator>Terence McArdle</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Lego contests put minority students on a mission ]]></title>
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From a classroom in Anacostia, Brittany Robinson, 14, is programming a robot to perform open heart surgery. She's focused, squinting at the small machine, weighing in periodically on the intricacies of computer science and engineering.
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<title><![CDATA[ K. Brown may not have disclosed $250,000 in '08 council bid, D.C. Web site shows ]]></title>
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Kwame R. Brown might have failed to disclose more than $250,000 in campaign contributions and expenses during his 2008 bid for reelection to the D.C. Council, according to preliminary information mistakenly or inadvertently posted on the Office of Campaign Finance Web site.
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<dc:creator>Tim Craig</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ The best of high school TV series ]]></title>
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Are we watching too much TV? Maybe so. Rarely have I received as many e-mails as when I sought help picking the five best high school television series of all time.
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<title><![CDATA[ The problem(s) with Rhee's successor ]]></title>
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The new permanent chancellor of D.C. schools is going to be Kaya Henderson, to no one's surprise, and this, to her supporters, is a great thing because she is, as they say, Michelle Rhee without Michelle Rhee.
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<dc:creator>Valerie Strauss</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Lotteries ]]></title>
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Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 5-9-4 Mid-Day DC-4:9-1-8-3 Mid-Day DC-5: 6-0-9-9-6
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<title><![CDATA[ MTA's overhauled Penn Line commuter train schedule begins Monday ]]></title>
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The Maryland Transit Administration's overhauled Penn Line schedule will begin Monday, as the Maryland Area Regional Commuter line puts more trains in service with fewer cars during peak periods.
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<title><![CDATA[ John Kelly spends a day in parking ticket court ]]></title>
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It's not the money, it's the principle . That's what's going through our heads as several dozen of us sit in Room 402 of the District Court of Maryland in downtown Silver Spring. Frankly, we may not be that principled, but given the chance to rail against injustice, we grab it.
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<title><![CDATA[ Woman slain in Bethesda Lululemon store remembered as 'a fighter' ]]></title>
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She was on her way to earning an MBA from Johns Hopkins's Carey Business School. She'd spent years in international marketing. For her 30th birthday, she went bungee jumping.
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<dc:creator>Dan Morse</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Two sheriff's deputies killed in southwest Virginia ]]></title>
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Two sheriff's deputies were fatally shot and two others were wounded Sunday in Buchanan County in far southwestern Virginia, state police said.
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<dc:creator>Martin Weil</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Redistricting likely to shift congressional power to Northern Virginia ]]></title>
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Explosive population growth in Northern Virginia is sending political shock waves through the state's congressional delegation, with several Virginia lawmakers running next year in districts strikingly different from those they currently represent.
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<dc:creator>Ben Pershing</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Johnson's son gained county job despite hiring freeze ]]></title>
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A son of former Prince George's county executive Jack B. Johnson went to work in the county's Health Department during his father's last weeks in office despite a hiring freeze that left key positions vacant for months, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
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<dc:creator>Miranda S. Spivack</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Maryland lab destroys documentation on lead poisoning of children ]]></title>
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Maryland's health secretary said Friday that his department's laboratory has destroyed test results dating to the 1980s documenting lead poisoning of Maryland children - potentially thousands of records that plaintiffs' lawyers say are crucial to pursuing lawsuits seeking damages on behalf of...
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<dc:creator>Timothy B. Wheeler</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Police wound man in Prince George's shootout ]]></title>
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A man was shot and critically wounded Saturday night by Prince George's County police during what a law enforcement source described as a gun battle involving dozens of shots exchanged in a busy neighborhood.
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<dc:creator>Matt Zapotosky and Martin Weil</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Martin Marootian, plaintiff in suit over Armenian genocide, dies at 95 ]]></title>
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Martin Marootian, a retired pharmacist who stood up for Armenian genocide victims as the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that resulted in a $20 million settlement from New York Life Insurance for failing to honor claims on policies sold to thousands of Armenians slain during the last years of the...
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<dc:creator>Elaine Woo</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Angela Ball ]]></title>
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Angela Ball, a secretary at the University of Maryland for almost 20 years until retiring in 1983, died Feb. 23 at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park of pneumonia and other complications after a hip fracture. She was 92 and lived in University Park.
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<title><![CDATA[ Betty Terry ]]></title>
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Betty Terry, 81, a retired elementary school teacher in Prince George's County, died Feb. 21 at her home in Beltsville. She had Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Terry taught fifth and sixth grade at Glenarden Woods Elementary School for 12 years before retiring in 1995.
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<title><![CDATA[ Facing budget cuts, Pr. George's county risks losing busing to its best programs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:36:04 EDT</pubDate>
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They find themselves in the center of a larger debate during a period of dwindling resources and shifting priorities.
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<dc:creator>Robert Samuels</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In shaky economic times, Virginia doling out tax breaks ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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For four years, the Virginia General Assembly has scrimped, scrounged and borrowed to pay for schools, highways, police, and public programs that care for the mentally ill , the disabled and the poor.
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<dc:creator>Fredrick Kunkle</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ From mud to grass for DeMatha players ]]></title>
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Mud-soaked cleats, soiled socks and young men sweating and driving their opponents into the mud are part of the winning tradition at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville whether one is playing football, soccer or lacrosse.
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<dc:creator>Hamil R. Harris</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In D.C. campaign scandal, key tests are physical evidence, Gray aides' interviews ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Let's all agree from the start that a bitter, fired employee who's already admitted filing a false campaign finance report isn't exactly a witness dripping with credibility.
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<dc:creator>Robert McCartney</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Which way? Connector vs. Interstate ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Maryland Transportation Authority's Web site announces that " the ICC is about saving time in your day. " A trip between the Shady Grove Metro station and Georgia Avenue using local roadways during rush hour takes 22 or 23 minutes, the transportation authority says. Using the first segment of...
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<dc:creator>Robert Thomson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Metro track work hours add up ]]></title>
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Dear Dr. Gridlock: There has been a lot of discussion lately about ending late-night Metro service on weekends . My understanding is that this is motivated more by a desire for additional maintenance time than for the relatively small savings such a move would bring. Why doesn't Metro just...
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<title><![CDATA[ Dr. Gridlock's traffic, transit tips ]]></title>
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Monday will provide commuters' first weekday experience of 2011 with daylight saving time . During the early-evening rush, many drivers will find themselves staring into the sun on their westbound trips. Early-morning drivers will temporarily have the opposite problem: Monday at 6 a.m. will look...
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<title><![CDATA[ Local Digest ]]></title>
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A man was shot and critically wounded Saturday night after firing at Prince George's County police, police said. They said an officer was hit in the exchange but was not injured.
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<title><![CDATA[ March 12 ]]></title>
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Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 2-4-0 Mid-Day DC-4: 7-3-2-0
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<title><![CDATA[ It's no happy hour for dog left tied near bar ]]></title>
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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[ Answer Man: A Starbucks, a Safeway - and a cemetery ]]></title>
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I'd like to know more about the person(s) buried at the Pan Am Shopping Center at Lee Highway and Nutley Street in Fairfax County. I sometimes see a Confederate flag placed near one of the headstones. What's the story of that property and people?
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<dc:creator>John Kelly</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Health board shifts in Va. ]]></title>
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RICHMOND - A new law that requires Virginia's Board of Health to regulate abortion clinics will go into effect just as appointees of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell assume a majority on the panel, offering the Republican governor expansive power to shape clinic rules.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gas prices send a jolt through D.C. region ]]></title>
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They have kids, mortgages, bills and eight-cylinder sedans that get lousy gas mileage and demand to be filled up every day.
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<dc:creator>Michael E. Ruane and Ashley Halsey III</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Prince George's panel urges Baker to focus on communication with public ]]></title>
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The Prince George's County government should step up communication with the public and focus on school reform, the environment and business development as part of an effort by County Executive Rushern L. Baker III to rethink the way the county does business, said a report by Baker's transition team.
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<dc:creator>Miranda S. Spivack</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Drinking bottle of soy sauce sickens U-Va. fraternity pledge ]]></title>
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A University of Virginia freshman was hospitalized this month after chugging a bottle of soy sauce at the Zeta Psi fraternity house, according to court documents.
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<dc:creator>Jenna Johnson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hugh Martin, composer of 'Trolley Song' and holiday classic, dies at 96 ]]></title>
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Hugh Martin, a Broadway and film songwriter who composed three enduring classics introduced by Judy Garland, "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," died March 11 at his home in Encinitas, Calif. He was 96. His niece, Suzanne Hanners, said a cause of...
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<dc:creator>Matt Schudel</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Virginia M. Talley ]]></title>
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Virginia M. Talley, 92, a lawyer who was a consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations from 1959 to 1974, died of pneumonia Feb. 18 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.
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<title><![CDATA[ Joel A. Spivak, radio personality and anti-smoking spokesman, dies at 75 ]]></title>
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Joel A. Spivak, 75, who was a popular Washington radio personality before becoming press secretary for the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, died March 4 at his home in Alexandria.
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<dc:creator>T. Rees Shapiro</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ A Local Life: Al Ungerleider, 89; old soldier recalled nightmare mission ]]></title>
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"I've had many nightmares over the years," Gen. Al Ungerleider once said, "about what happened at Nordhausen."
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<dc:creator>Lauren Wiseman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Webster Capps ]]></title>
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Webster Capps, 91, a native Washingtonian who worked for many years as an engineer with the National Bureau of Standards, died Feb. 16 at his home in Silver Spring. He had Alzheimer's disease.
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<title><![CDATA[ Gay marriage defeat leaves couples crestfallen ]]></title>
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Ken Goodman's fondest wish was to return to Silver Spring with the man he has been with for 15 years and get married in front of his childhood friends and his parents.
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<dc:creator>Carol Morello</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Woman killed, another sexually assaulted at Bethesda Lululemon store ]]></title>
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Two men wearing masks and gloves entered an upscale yoga clothing store in downtown Bethesda after closing hours this weekend, killed a worker and sexually assaulted another, officials said Saturday. Detectives think the attack began as a robbery about 10 p.m. Friday along the high-end Bethesda Row...
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<dc:creator>Dan Morse and Dana Hedgpeth</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Drivers feel the pain as gas nears $4 a gallon ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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They have kids, mortgages, bills and eight-cylinder sedans that get lousy gas mileage and demand to be filled up every day.
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<dc:creator>Michael E. Ruane and Ashley Halsey III</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Influx of political appointees sets stage in Virginia for abortion clinic overhaul ]]></title>
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RICHMOND - A new law that requires Virginia's Board of Health to regulate abortion clinics will go into effect just as appointees of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell assume a majority on the panel, offering the Republican governor expansive power to shape clinic rules.
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<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ American Muslim groups react to views presented in controversial hearing ]]></title>
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Standing before a throng of cameras after his high-profile hearing on Muslim radicalization, Rep. Peter T, King (R-N.Y.) once again attacked major Muslim American organizations and their leaders, whom King described as soft on extremism.
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<title><![CDATA[ DeMatha High gets turf field of athletes' dreams ]]></title>
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Mud-soaked cleats, soiled socks, and young men sweating and driving their opponents into the mud are part of the winning tradition at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville whether one is playing football, soccer or lacrosse.
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<dc:creator>Hamil R. Harris</dc:creator>
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6Throughout the week, go to On Faith for updates, discussions, commentary and news about faith and religion. On Faith, led by Sally Quinn, is one of the online world's most popular news and religion features, offering commentary on religion's impact on Washington, national and international events.
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Saturday, 8:30 a.m.: A free lecture by Ben Witherington will be held at Truro Church, 10520 Main St., Fairfax City. 703-273-1300 or www.trurochurch.org .
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<title><![CDATA[ Radicalized Muslims ]]></title>
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Below is an excerpt from "On Faith," a daily online religion section sponsored by The Washington Post. Each week, Sally Quinn engages figures from the world of faith in a conversation about an aspect of religion.
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TRUEONE: America has lost its pride. These hearings say more about America than they do about muslims.
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People who want to pay respects to the last U.S. veteran of World War I may do so over three days in the District and at Arlington National Cemetery.
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<title><![CDATA[ DC, MD, VA lottery ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 3-3-8 Mid-Day DC-4: 2-7-8-6
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<title><![CDATA[ Thursday storms spawn 2 tornadoes, rainfall records ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Natural disaster appeared to avoid the Washington region this week, but Thursday's storms set rainfall records and spawned two tornadoes.
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<title><![CDATA[ Emmett J. Rice, Federal Reserve governor and father of U.N. ambassador, dies at 91 ]]></title>
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Emmett J. Rice, 91, a former World Bank official and member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and the father of Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, died March 10 at his home in Camas, Wash. He had congestive heart failure.
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<dc:creator>Matt Schudel</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Convicted killer sentenced in 2008 murder of Chevy Chase couple ]]></title>
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A man convicted in the 2008 slaying of a Northwest Washington couple was sentenced on Friday to 137 years in prison, becoming the first of three killers to receive his punishment in the high-profile crime.
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<dc:creator>Keith L. Alexander</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Edwin R. 'Tony' Anthony III ]]></title>
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Edwin R. "Tony" Anthony III, 63, who had been a vice president of the Edison Electric Institute, a trade association for investor-owned power companies, died March 5 at his home in Ellicott City after a heart attack.
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<title><![CDATA[ Family struggles to cope after wife and mother of four killed by driver on PCP ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Jules Morgan really wanted plain pizza. His three sisters were equally stubborn about wanting veggie pizza. The sibling argument raged, as they so often do, while the children's mother, Mary Wimbush, stopped at a red light in Southeast Washington.
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<dc:creator>Keith L. Alexander</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Baker's plans for Prince George's could boost schools, lure new businesses ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III is expected to unveil a $2.7 billion county spending plan Monday that will offer modest increases for schools, police and firefighting and a $50 million program to stimulate economic development.
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<dc:creator>Miranda S. Spivack</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Virginia victim says she is ready to confront man alleged to be East Coast Rapist ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A Leesburg woman who was attacked by the East Coast Rapist nearly a decade ago said she is ready to confront the man alleged to have terrorized her and more than a dozen other women in four states.
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<dc:creator>Josh White and Maria Glod</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ For many Muslim Americans, King's hearings add to weight of community's burden ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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"It's the shopping-cart thing," one of the women said.
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<title><![CDATA[ 'One City' under siege ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Marie Drissel is a longtime political activist in the District. She lives in high-rent Sheridan-Kalorama - Precinct 13, to be precise, where on Sept. 14 she was a rare poll worker standing outside St. Margaret's Episcopal Church on Connecticut Avenue NW and stumping for Democratic mayoral candidate...
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<title><![CDATA[ DOES EXPENSIVE GAS CRAMP YOUR STYLE? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Carpooling? Taking public transportation? Cutting back on driving? Or - in the face of rising gas prices - doing nothing, and continuing as always? We'd like to know if pain in the pocketbook has affected your time behind the wheel.
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<title><![CDATA[ Tuition debate in Maryland ]]></title>
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Many of the PostLocal.com readers who commented on an article about opposition to a bill to give undocumented immigrants in-state tuition benefits at Maryland colleges also came out against the legislation.
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Andrew Ferguson, a senior editor at the Weekly Standard and author of the book "Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College," took questions from Jenna Johnson's readers Thursday on PostLocal.com.
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<title><![CDATA[ From lounges to birthday hot spots ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Post staffers helped readers with their questions about up-to-date nightspots, a special evening out for 30-somethings and other topics during a live chat with readers Thursday.
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Get the latest forecasts and more. Visit washingtonpost.com/weather .
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<title><![CDATA[ Metro to analyze schedule for rail system upgrades ]]></title>
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Metro will conduct a strategic analysis by June of the time required to perform critical track and safety work in coming years, laying out options for the Board of Directors ranging from late-night weekend closures to shutting down entire rail lines to ensure that upgrades are completed.
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<dc:creator>Ann Scott Tyson</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Lotteries ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 3-8-0 Mid-Day DC-4: 7-3-7-2
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A House committee approved a bill Thursday to extend the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, advancing a key priority of House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) that has long divided District leaders.
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<title><![CDATA[ For women in military, an elevated divorce rate ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Two failed marriages were the cost of war for Sgt. Jennifer Schobey.
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We asked: The government reported last week that the average amount of time it takes to hire federal job applicants is down to about 105 days, closer to the Obama administration's goal of 80 days. How was your experience with applying for a federal job? Have you noticed any changes in the process in...
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<title><![CDATA[ Federal coach: Managing stress amid budget uncertainty ]]></title>
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The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and The Washington Post's On Leadership site jointly produce the Federal Coach, hosted by Tom Fox, director of the partnership's Center for Government Leadership. The goal is to "engage, inspire and learn from you, the federal worker, whether you are a...
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<title><![CDATA[ Md. Del. Tiffany Alston explains her crisis of conscience over same-sex marriage ]]></title>
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The man recognized Tiffany T. Alston as she stood in line at Chipotle at Annapolis Mall.
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<dc:creator>Avis Thomas-Lester</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Heavy rains flood Washington area ]]></title>
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Heavy rain and some high winds swept through the Washington region Thursday, flooding waterways, low-lying areas and roads, but the area was spared widespread, lasting damage, officials said.
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<title><![CDATA[ Pepco hires two attorneys for 'blue ribbon panels' on reliability ]]></title>
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Pepco has hired two prominent lawyers with extensive political experience to head what the company called "blue ribbon panels" to examine the utility's reliability problems in a series of public meetings in Prince George's County and the District.
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<title><![CDATA[ Leslie Johnson seeks third delay of hearing ]]></title>
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For the third time, Prince George's County Council member Leslie E. Johnson has asked a judge to delay a preliminary hearing on federal evidence-tampering charges, saying she needs more time to investigate the allegations.
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<title><![CDATA[ Couple given 45 years in murder ]]></title>
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Their plan was as twisted as it was tragic: I'll invite my ex-boyfriend over for sex; you jump out from behind a tree with an ice pick.
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<dc:creator>Dan Morse</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Nurses' strike cost Washington Hospital Center $6 million ]]></title>
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Washington Hospital Center spent about $6 million to hire 600 temporary nurses, beef up security and cover other costs during last week's nurses' strike and subsequent lockout at the region's largest hospital, hospital officials said.
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<dc:creator>Lena H. Sun</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ben Bonk dies at 56; CIA official helped stem Libya's weapons development ]]></title>
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Ben Bonk, 56, who as deputy director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center from 1999 to 2002 played a role in getting Libya to stop developing weapons of mass destruction, died Feb. 26 of skin cancer at his home in McLean.
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<dc:creator>Timothy R. Smith and Jeff Stein</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obituary: Kim Hill, 44, whose fight with leukemia led to first Ronald McDonald House ]]></title>
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Kim Hill, whose childhood battle with leukemia was the catalyst for the creation of the first Ronald McDonald House, died March 5 at a hospital in Orange, Calif. She was 44.
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