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  • A covered statue of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stands in Beirut. Eleven of 30 Lebanese Cabinet members, all supporters of Hezbollah, resigned Wednesday, sinking the coalition government after months of disagreement over how to respond to a U.N. probe into the assassination. (Associated Press)

    TV's last Nelson, David, dies at 74

    By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

    updated 1 day, 2 hours ago

    David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died, a family spokesman said. He was 74. Published 9:37 a.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

  • Twitter messages reveal location

    By Associated Press

    The words you write on Twitter can tell people more than just the status of your relationship or how you like the latest Bon Jovi CD. It may just indicate not only how you're living, but where you're living in the U.S. Published 6:27 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

  • In this May 4, 2010, file photo, actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus poses after the dedication ceremony for her Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for an Emmy, Thursday, July 8, 2010, for best actress in a comedy series for her role in

    HBO to film new series pilot in Maryland

    By Associated Press

    HBO will film a pilot episode in Maryland for a series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Published 3:48 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

  • Culture Briefs

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

    "TV today is inhospitable to series like 'All in the Family,'" writes Matt Zoller Seitz at Salon. Published 6:29 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

  • Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey poses for a picture with his Barack Obama Hope artwork in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2009. The Associated Press and Mr. Fairey announced Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, that they have agreed to settle their copyright infringement claims against each other and will work together again in projects that use the news agency's pictures. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

    Obama 'HOPE' artist and AP settle copyright claims

    By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

    The Associated Press and the artist who created the Barack Obama "HOPE" image announced Wednesday they have agreed to settle their copyright infringement claims against each other and will work together again in projects that use the news agency's pictures. Published 2:45 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

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  • New in Virginia: Martin's Chase

    By Michele Lerner - The Washington Times

    Lennar is building 303 single-family homes at Martin's Chase in Ashburn, an 850-acre development in Loudoun County surrounded by more than 400 acres of conserved land. Homesites range from 9,000 square feet to one-quarter acre, with conservancy homesites of 12.5 to 104 acres on the outskirts of the development. Published 9:08 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • FDA orders lowering pain reliever in Vicodin

    By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

    Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year. Published 11:07 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Luxury home: Arts-and-crafts style with green outlook

    By Michele Lerner - The Washington Times

    The combined efforts of architect James F. Rill, Bethesda Bungalows builders and developer Judy Whalley, a former Justice Department attorney with a zeal for home building, have generated a LEED Gold-certified single-family home with a traditional arts-and-crafts-style exterior in Kensington, Md. Published 9:09 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Cover story: HOA, for better or worse

    By Lisa Rauschart - The Washington Times

    You've heard the horror stories: The elderly woman forced to move from her condo because she couldn't carry her cocker spaniel across the common-room floor, the Virginia couple fined because they posted a "Happy Birthday Jesus" sign on their front lawn shortly after Thanksgiving, the California man called on the carpet for planting too many roses. There's even an old "X-Files" episode that has the president of a homeowners association conjuring up a Tibetan monster to kill residents who broke the rules. Published 9:09 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • IBM computer taking on 'Jeopardy!' champs for $1M

    By Jim Fitzgerald - Associated Press

    It's the size of 10 refrigerators, and it swallows encyclopedias whole, but an IBM computer was lacking one thing it needed to battle the greatest champions from the "Jeopardy!" quiz show. Published 10:07 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Mortgage Q&A: Should retirees use loan or cash?

    By Henry Savage - The Washington Times

    Q. I am a retired professor, and my wife will be retiring from a career in the government at the end of this year. Our pensions will be substantial, and we have about $500,000 in retirement accounts and another $400,000 in cash and marketable securities, so we are fortunate to be financially secure. Should we make an all-cash offer on a second home in Florida? Published 9:08 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Realtor profile: Nikki H. Johnson

    By Michele Lerner - The Washington Times

    Realtor Nikki H. Johnson has been in real estate since 1985. Published 9:08 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Charting the market: Hopeful look at new sales year

    By Chris Sicks - The Washington Times

    December was the slowest sales month of 2010, but that's not a surprise. In the Washington metro area, the last month of the year always has the lowest number of home sales. Published 9:09 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Resale of the week: Colonial on Swan Creek

    By Carisa Chappell - The Washington Times

    Homeowners lucky enough to have a water view rarely seem to want to give it up. So it is with the owners of a 1970s-era brick-front Colonial in Fort Washington, who have owned their water-view home for more than 30 years. Published 9:08 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Many factors key to Giffords' survival, docs say

    By ALICIA CHANG - Associated Press

    It looks like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is one of the lucky ones. Published 9:40 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • New in Maryland: Fairwood

    By Michele Lerner - The Washington Times

    Ryan Homes is building 400 single-family homes on quarter-acre homesites at Fairwood in Bowie, a planned community with a shopping center, a swimming pool, tennis and volleyball courts, a clubhouse, tot lots and walking trails. Plans call for an elementary school, soccer fields and an amphitheater. Published 9:08 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • Conan OK with Letterman, not so much with Leno

    By David Bauder - Associated Press

    Conan O'Brien says he got a phone call from David Letterman over the holidays. The CBS host wanted to make sure a year of late-night TV turmoil hadn't created a rift between them. Published 10:13 a.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • At congresswoman's bedside, good news keeps coming

    By ALICIA CHANG - Associated Press

    Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is moving both legs and both arms, has opened both eyes and is responding to friends and family. Published 12:20 p.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments

  • TV's last Nelson, David, dies at 74

    By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

    updated 1 day, 2 hours ago

    David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died, a family spokesman said. He was 74. Published 9:37 a.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments

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