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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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A Win for U.S. Swimmers and Black Children, Too »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Sports
The U.S. men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team won Olympic gold by a split second in Beijing on Monday. Thank you Jason Lezak, whose ...
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Powell Still Undecided, Won't Attend Dem Convention »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
By Jonathan Weisman and Karen DeYoung
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Former secretary of State Colin Powell, responding to a burst of speculation that he would endorse Barack Obama, said ...Read (73) | Share | Discuss (1) | Read Full Story at voices.washingtonpost.com
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McCain Campaign Controversy »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
The Post's Matthew Mosk and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum reported today on Sen. John McCain 's April phone call to the president of Georgia. McCain ...
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Veepstakes: McCain's Pro-Choice Trial Balloon? »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
John McCain 's admission to the Weekly Standard 's Steve Hayes ("Shayes" to friends) that he would consider the possibility of choosing a pro-choice running ...
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CVS acquires Longs Drug chain for nearly $3 billion »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Business & Finance
CHICAGO - Drug store chain CVS Caremark Corp., looking to build its West Coast presence, said Tuesday it would buy Longs Drug Stores Corp. in a ...
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NASA drops plan to fly new spaceships by 2013 »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
NASA has abandoned plans to get its replacement for the retiring U.S. space shuttles into service by 2013 because of a lack of additional ...
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Feds halt licensing of new bus firms after crash »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told The Associated Press on Tuesday he wants all applications to be checked against a database ...
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Gore asks supporters to open wallets for Obama »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
Gore also asked supporters to donate when he first endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee in June, but this note is aimed at helping Obama cross ...
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Fat and healthy not an oxymoron »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
It could be weighty news for the chubby. "Overweight" doesn't always mean unhealthy, according to research published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine ...
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Washington Times - Obama hits McCain with own negative ad »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
Sen. Barack Obama 's camp on Monday depicted Sen. John McCain as a "lurching" lobbyist lover using "old" Washington politics, a harsh response to his ...
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Soldiers pay bag fee on travel to war »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in News
American Airlines is charging troops for their extra baggage, a practice that forces soldiers heading for a war zone in Iraq to try to get ...
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Thirst for Oil Feeds Innovation in Oman »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
HARWEEL OIL FIELDS, Oman -- Sirens and air monitors surround the more-than-$1 billion oil installation rising off the flat, rock-strewn desert floor here in the ...
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Redskins' Landry Longs for a Return to Health, and a Return to Action »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Sports
LaRon Landry needed a break. Landry, the Washington Redskins' second-year safety, was well into his rehab work late last week at Redskins Park when his ...
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Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Business & Finance
Several Internet and broadband companies have acknowledged using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers, according to letters released yesterday by the House Energy and Commerce ...
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Whole Foods Works to Repair Its Image »
Posted by: 1 year, 4 months ago in Business & Finance
Whole Foods said yesterday that it is inspecting all shipments of meat and tightening its guidelines for suppliers following last week's recall of two ...
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