<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Government</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/va/arlington/government?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><description>Government</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[US Airways in Talks With America West]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3222-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3222-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[US Airways Group is in exploratory talks over a possible $100 million investment from America West Holdings Corp. The discussions have touched on a possible merger between the two carriers to create a large low-cost airline.]]></description><author> Keith L. Alexander</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington Cuts Tax Rate by 8 Cents]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59448-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59448-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The Arlington County Board approved a $759 million budget yesterday, cutting the real estate tax rate by 8 cents amid a protest organized by Republican activists clamoring for greater tax relief.]]></description><author> Annie Gowen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools Seeing Wisdom in Having Defibrillators]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38751-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38751-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Loudoun County has them. So does Fauquier. Now Fairfax County school officials are considering placing portable defibrillators, devices that could save the life of someone in cardiac arrest, in all schools and administration buildings, and training staff members to use them.]]></description><author> Maria Glod</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death Sentence Upheld for Inmate Represented by Starr]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32752-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32752-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the death sentence of an Arlington man, rejecting the arguments of his well-known attorney  --  former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr  --  and noting that much "went right" during the legal process.]]></description><author> Donna St. George</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Large-Scale Disagreement]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14282-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14282-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As massive houses prompt neighborhood protests, Arlington is proposing limits that, if approved, would be the region's first significant limits on so-called McMansions.]]></description><author> Annie Gowen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputed 9/11 Flag Goes For $25,000]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48151-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48151-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The eBay auction ended just after 6:30 p.m. with the high bidder pledging $25,000 to take home an American flag that may or may not have flown at the Pentagon on Sept. 11. 2001, depending on whom you ask.]]></description><author> Leef Smith</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Say Fairfax Left Out of Loop]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38274-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38274-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Pentagon is criticized for not informing county responders of previous incident.]]></description><author> Jerry Markon and Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starr, in New Role, Gives Hope To a Needy Death Row Inmate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32443-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32443-2005Mar13.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Robin Lovitt was deep in the throes of a major relapse. He had sold his television for $20, he would later tell police, and used the money for beer and cigarettes. Then he bought two rocks of crack in what became a long night that ended in an Arlington pool hall on Nov. 18, 1998.]]></description><author> Donna St. George</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potomac Mills Owner Proposes Upscale Mall]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28582-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28582-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The owner of Potomac Mills, the region's mecca of discount shopping, wants to develop a high-end retail mall nearby that would be surrounded by luxury lofts and sidewalk cafes to meet the demands of Prince William County's burgeoning group of well-heeled residents, officials said yesterday.]]></description><author> Nikita Stewart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington Artist Wins Year-Long Traveling Exhibit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55755-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55755-2005Feb1.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Starting in October, 155,000 vehicles will be driving around Arlington with a dab of art on their windshields.]]></description><author> Tara Bahrampour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limited Redistricting Is Approved In Arlington]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38229-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38229-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A contentious debate over redistricting North Arlington elementary schools was quelled last week after the School Board voted unanimously in favor of a boundary adjustment plan that hardly changes any boundaries.]]></description><author> Tara Bahrampour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decline in Contracts Depresses CACI Shares]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36776-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36776-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shares of CACI International Inc. sank yesterday, despite a reported 44 percent rise in fiscal second-quarter profit, as investors reacted to news that the company's contract awards had slipped significantly from the same period in 2003.]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington Chairman Selected]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41450-2005Jan1.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41450-2005Jan1.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The Arlington County Board elected Vice Chairman Jay Fisette yesterday as its chairman for this year during its traditional New Year's Day kickoff meeting.]]></description><author> Annie Gowen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Many, The Price Isn't Right]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1611-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1611-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rapidly rising home prices in Arlington and Alexandria have priced many municipal workers -- teachers, mid-level managers, police officers -- out of the local housing market, statistics show.]]></description><author> Annie Gowen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slaying Victim Was Informant, Records Show]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62397-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62397-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The D.C. bouncer who was fatally shot outside his fiancee's Manassas area apartment last week by an unknown assailant was convicted on a cocaine charge in the late 1990s and worked undercover on a federal drug case, court records show.]]></description><author> Ian Shapira</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable Housing Guidelines Rejected]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60236-2004Dec12.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60236-2004Dec12.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Arlington County officials said they would attempt to resurrect an affordable housing development program in the wake of a judge's decision eviscerating the effort.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Throwing Weight Behind Special Olympics]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3050-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3050-2004Nov21.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The weakest teams got the most cheers yesterday during the Truck Pull, a Special Olympics fundraiser organized in the parking lot of the Pentagon by an international group of police officers.]]></description><author> David Cho</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[GWU Lures Officers Back Into the Classroom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A903-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A903-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For a new police science program at George Washington University, the school is giving officers scholarships that cut tuition in half.]]></description><author> Nicole Fuller</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlington IB Program Irks Some]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21840-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21840-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Few deny that the International Baccalaureate (IB) program that started at Washington-Lee High School eight years ago is going well.]]></description><author> Tara Bahrampour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Republicans Brave Enemy Territory]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7630-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7630-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_metro/va/arlington/government</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:41:54 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's tough being for the GOP in Democrat-heavy Arlington and Alexandria, but election year fervor appears to have energized the area's young Republicans.]]></description><author> Annie 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