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The promotion for Dan Brown's new thriller will itself be a bit of a puzzle. Publisher Doubleday announced Tuesday that Brown's "The Lost Symbol" _ his first novel since "The Da Vinci Code" _ will be preceded by a summer-long procession of "codes, cryptic trivia, puzzles, secret history, maps, aphorisms" and other daily teasers on Facebook and ...

Share + Jul 9, 2009 7:34 am US/Pacific WASHINGTON 1 of 1 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accepts the Award of Courage from amfAR at a forum on HIV/AIDS on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images As lawmakers prepare to debate intelligence legislation, Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly ...

Shortly after reports surfaced that the US Attorney was choosing not to prosecute DC Councilman Marian Barry for stalking a recent girlfriend, the woman, Donna Watts-B, met with reporters in her Southeast Washington home and expressed regret about her romantic relationship with Barry.

Pickens' Natural Gas Push Rolls Into DC

Some 150 supporters of Xinjiang separatists on Tuesday held a demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C., in an attempt to drum up support for their separatist activities.

Friday's Washington Times editorializes on the July 4 "tea party" movement, many of which are being organized by Libertarian activists or Libertarian Party affiliates.

The metro area's traffic ranked second only to Los Angeles in congestion, and the average driver wastes about 62 hours a year, according to a national traffic study released Wednesday.

Author Dan Brown is moving to Washington D.C. for the follow-up to his successful conspiracy theory novel "The Da Vinci Code," publisher Random House said on Wednesday.

Studying music is a wonderful and enriching experience for kids and adults alike.

President of the Uighur American Association Rebiya Kadeer, center, speaks at an Uighur protest at Dupont Circle in Washington on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

DC police responded to two overnight shootings, one of which was fatal, following an already violent holiday weekend in DC.

Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to "forge a lasting partnership" with the U.S., but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won't be "a meeting of the minds anytime soon." Obama was wrapping up a two-day stay in Russia, ...

WASHINGTON - He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for.

If you're a same-sex couple married legally in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, California , or in other countries, congratulations: The District of Columbia now considers you to be married, too.

James Pogue installs the name plate of Sen.-elect Al Franken on his new office in the Hart Senate Office building on Capitol Hill July 6, 2009.

Staring at the camera, Shona Holmes says a brain tumor would have killed her had she relied on her Canadian, government-run health plan that would have provided treatment far too late.

The Obama administration deserves praise for its response to the coup in Honduras.

WHAT DOES A chef do when he's left a restaurant and cooks so much that he fills his house with sauces and jams? For Stefano Frigerio , who used to be in the kitchen at Mio and the now-closed Maestro , the answer was to start the Copper Pot Food Company and sell his products at area farmers markets.

Former D.C. mayor, now Washington councilman, Marion Barry has been arrested again.

DC Police say that a 10-year-old girl was among 4 or 5 people shot early Sunday in Southeast Washington.