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Living in the Washington, D.C. area, I get to see up-close what's happening in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. and how it affects the world.
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Rice: US needs more black diplomats »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in News
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department needs more black diplomats to reflect the ethnic makeup of the U.S., Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday.
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UN says Ethiopian food shortage now alarming »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The U.N. humanitarian office said Monday that food shortages in Ethiopia have reached alarming levels following widespread drought in the ...
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Williams Powers to Title at U.S. Open »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in Sports
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 7 -- With a daunting display of power, precision and grit, Serena Williams won her third U.S. Open on Sunday ...
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New Kicks for Cold Weather »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in Style
Give your flip flops the boot and say hello to something new.
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Outmaneuvered And Outranked, Military Chiefs Became Outsiders »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in News
At the Joint Chiefs of Staff in late November 2006, Gen. Peter Pace was facing every chairman's nightmare: a potential revolt of the other ...
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Doubt, Distrust, Delay »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Compiled from classified documents and interviews with more than 150 participants, it reveals that the administration's efforts to develop a new Iraq strategy were ...
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Lego Obsession Builds and Builds in Adulthood »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Chapman, like a few thousand other Lego fans who attended the BrickFair convention at a Tysons Corner hotel last weekend, has a serious passion for ...
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In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention »
Posted by: 1 year, 3 months ago in News
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 -- Organizers conceived of this convention as a means to inspire, but some African American Republicans have found the Xcel Energy ...
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Scientists Report Further Shrinking of Arctic Ice »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second-lowest level since record-keeping began three decades ago, a group of international researchers determined yesterday, a revelation underscoring ...
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Stunning Advance Allows for 'Reprogramming' of Adult Cells »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures ...
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Blackwater Worldwide, Wal-Mart of modern war »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Business & Finance
Say whatever you want about Blackwater Worldwide - and hardly a day goes by when something isn't being said about it - it does not put ...
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Wikimedia pegs future on education, not profit »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Business & Finance
Google has its Googleplex, Craigslist has a Victorian flat, and the seventh-most-popular Web site in the world has this: a 3,000-square-foot nondescript loft situated ...
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Family blames sanctuary policy in 3 slayings »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
San Francisco's immigrant sanctuary policies played a "substantial" role in the slayings of a father and two of his sons by allowing city officials ...
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Personal injury lawyer admits embezzling millions from clients »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
A Prince William County personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to embezzling millions of dollars from clients who had suffered serious injuries to fund a lavish ...
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Private schools still pricey compared to high-fee public options »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
In the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., which includes suburban Maryland, elementary school tuition ranges from $3,800 to $6,500, according to officials. The ...
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