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    Why McAuliffe won

    TOPIC A | Five political observers on Tuesday’s results in Virginia.

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    Displaced in D.C.

    Why can’t the ‘New Washington’ work for everyone?

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    Parents have a role to play

    Many adults are complicit in our culture of underage drinking.

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    A new way to write

    A few D.C. schools are testing a strategy for improving language skills.

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