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D.C. charter school laws earn an 'A'
By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times
As unions move to organize charter-school employees, former D.C. Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee rolled out a taut school-reform agenda that pushes charter expansion and public-private vouchers, and she said the untold number of charter teachers she has encountered are not "interested in joining a union." Published 6:39 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
D.C. police responding to suspicious package report
By Associated Press
Police bomb experts are responding to a report of a suspicious package in northeast Washington. Published 12:17 p.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments
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
Latest suspicious package in D.C. not a threat
By Sarah Brumfield - Associated Press
Days after a parcel ignited at a Washington postal facility, authorities returned Wednesday to the same neighborhood because of a suspicious package that was later determined not to be a threat. Published 2:57 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
D.C. Archdiocese celebrates Mass for Haiti victims
By Associated Press
Washington Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl is celebrating a Mass in remembrance of those who died in an earthquake in Haiti one year ago. Published 12:04 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
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D.C. police responding to suspicious package report
By Associated Press
Police bomb experts are responding to a report of a suspicious package in northeast Washington. Published 12:17 p.m. January 13, 2011 - Comments
D.C. charter school laws earn an 'A'
By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times
As unions move to organize charter-school employees, former D.C. Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee rolled out a taut school-reform agenda that pushes charter expansion and public-private vouchers, and she said the untold number of charter teachers she has encountered are not "interested in joining a union." Published 6:39 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
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
Md. lawmakers convene to open session
By Associated Press
updated 1 day, 1 hour ago
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller says a proposal to raise about $200 million by raising taxes on alcohol in Maryland is "insanity personified." Published 12:12 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
Voters fill 2 vacancies in Va. General Assembly
By Associated Press
Voters have filled two vacancies in Virginia's General Assembly in special elections. Published 12:18 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
D.C. Archdiocese celebrates Mass for Haiti victims
By Associated Press
Washington Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl is celebrating a Mass in remembrance of those who died in an earthquake in Haiti one year ago. Published 12:04 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
Latest suspicious package in D.C. not a threat
By Sarah Brumfield - Associated Press
Days after a parcel ignited at a Washington postal facility, authorities returned Wednesday to the same neighborhood because of a suspicious package that was later determined not to be a threat. Published 2:57 p.m. January 12, 2011 - Comments
Van crashes in 3rd Street Tunnel
By Associated Press
A D.C. fire official says eight people have been taken to area hospitals after a van carrying special needs passengers crashed in the 3rd Street Tunnel. Published 4:28 p.m. January 11, 2011 - Comments
University of Maryland student shot, killed near campus
By Associated Press
Prince George's County Police say a University of Maryland student was shot to death at a home just off campus, bringing the county's homicide total to 11 in as many days. Published 4:30 p.m. January 11, 2011 - Comments
Security around McDonnell tightens after Ariz. shooting
By Associated Press
Security has tightened around Gov. Bob McDonnell after Saturday's shooting of an Arizona congresswoman in an attack that killed six people. Published 4:40 p.m. January 11, 2011 - Comments
McDonnell to propose selling Virginia-owned liquor stores
By Associated Press
Gov. Bob McDonnell to propose selling retail liquor stores; state to keep wholesale operation. Published 4:19 p.m. January 10, 2011 - Comments
D.C. lobbyist, wife of White House adviser, dies in car fire
By Associated Press
A Washington lobbyist who was the wife of a White House adviser was found dead inside a burning car in Southeast Washington on Monday. Published 1:34 p.m. January 10, 2011 - Comments
Wife of Obama aide found dead in burning car in home's garage
By combined dispatches
A lobbyist for Progress Energy married to an aide to President Obama was found dead in a car fire at her home near the U.S. Capitol, fire authorities and the company said Monday. Published 7:43 p.m. January 10, 2011 - Comments
Suspicious package near Capitol not a threat
By Associated Press
Investigators said a suspicious package that disrupted commuters headed to the Capitol on Monday was not a threat. Published 9:36 a.m. January 10, 2011 - Comments
Police: 2 dead, including officer, in Baltimore nightclub shooting
By Kasey Jones - Associated Press
A fight at a Baltimore nightclub spilled onto the street early Sunday and led to an eruption of gunfire that killed a police officer and another man and left four people hurt, police said. Published 9:45 a.m. January 9, 2011 - Comments
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TSA chief seeks less 'invasive' methods
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Transportation Safety Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday the agency is looking at new technology such as scanner images that show passengers as "stick figures" and security methods used in Israeli airports as part of his pledge to make air travel "as minimally invasive as possible." Published 10:13 a.m. January 13, 2011
Banks repossessed 1 million homes in 2010
By Janna Herron - Associated Press
Lenders are poised to take back more homes this year than any other since the U.S. housing meltdown began in 2006. About 5 million borrowers are at least two months behind on their mortgages and more will miss payments as they struggle with job losses and loans worth more than their home's value, industry analysts forecast. Published 9:07 a.m. January 13, 2011
Lebanese coalition collapses in turmoil over probe
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
Lebanon's year-old coalition government collapsed Wednesday amid fears that a United Nations report into the 2005 assassination of the country's prime minister will trigger a new civil war and plunge the Middle East into another conflict. Published 8:36 p.m. January 12, 2011
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