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1 hr ago | Fox News

Obama family trip under fire amid sequester cuts- Walter Reed plans to furlough thousands

President Obama's trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along during sequester-related budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative George Holding, North Carolina

4 hrs ago | Hispanic Business

Google Wants to Share PRISM Information

Google asked a special court in Washington Tuesday to let it make public information it's being forced to give to the government.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, California

8 hrs ago | NBC12

Glitch stops DC students from using Metro passes

A technical glitch affected hundreds of D.C. students who use special passes to ride Metro, and some students were told incorrectly that they needed to add money or were improperly charged.

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12 hrs ago | ABA Journal

Labor Department lawyer remains jailed after arrest in alleged stun-gun assault of co-worker

A Labor Department lawyer accused of assaulting a co-worker remains in a Washington, D.C., jail after a judge heard a detective's account of the incident.

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12 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Police looking for dead body at home of gangster Jimmy Burke aka 'The Gent'

The Washington Post is reporting today that NYPD and FBI organized crime investigators were looking for skeletal remains at the former home of Jimmy Burke, the mobster portrayed in the movie " Goodfellas ."

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Related Topix: Ozone-Park, NY

15 hrs ago | The Washington Post

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Puerto Rico's Noche de San Juan holiday will be celebrated with salsa music and drink specials at Cuba Libre on Friday night.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Hip-Hop, Washington, DC, The Postal Service, Indie, Columbia Heights (Washington, DC)

17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Summer Construction: University Boulevard, Georgia Avenue, Rockville Pike and New Hampshire Avenue

A number of well-traveled roads in Montgomery County and other parts of Maryland will be impacted by summer road projects, according to the State Highway Administration's "Road Ready" brochure.

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Related Topix: Avenue, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Bethesda, MD, Downtown (Washington, DC), Silver Spring, MD

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Patch.com

Foodie News: Cajun Creole, Famed Deli, Honey Pig Coming Soon

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Chevy Chase (Washington, DC), Friendship Heights (Washington, DC), us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Townhall

Cal Thomas: Then What in Syria?

Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Obama's decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels.

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Related Topix: Prison, Opinion

Free Republic

Man charged in serial butt slashings admits to attacks

The man accused of slashing women's buttocks in Northern Virginia malls has pleaded guilty in a Fairfax County court.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Immigration Reform

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Taxpayers have footed the bill for personal expenses, including body wash and dog vitamins, bought on behalf of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors, Virginia Government, Virginia

Business Journal

Safeway plans expansion in face of increased competition

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway Inc. is moving to keep its footing in the District in the face of increased competition, The Washington Post reported.

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Related Topix: Safeway, Retail, Grocery, Pleasanton, CA

The Beaumont Enterprise

Apple details government requests for data

Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security and how it handled them.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook

Business Journal

Spending records indicate improper billing by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and family

Spending records indicate that Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen have used taxpayer money for a variety of small personal items that they should have paid for themselves under state policy, The Washington Post reported.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors

The Washington Post

Carolyn Hax: A friendly reminder: Every child is different

Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997 as a weekly feature for The Washington Post, accompanied by the work of "relationship cartoonist" Nick Galifianakis.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Kids, Family, Entertainment

Sun Jun 16, 2013

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Tracking Edward Snowden, from high school dropout to leaker of national secrets

He dropped out of high school in the middle of 10th grade yet won well-paying positions that came with overseas travel and access to some of the world's most closely held secrets.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel, Washington Post, Publishing

Statesman Journal

Milbank: Liberals compliant on violating civil liberties

WASHINGTON -- Where have all the liberals gone? President Obama, who as a Democratic senator accused the Bush administration of violating civil liberties in the name of security, now vigorously defends his own administration's collection of Americans' phone records and Internet activities.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Dianne Feinstein, US Senate, Republican, Senator Rand Paul, Washington Post, Publishing

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Gomez rallies voters in Southbridge

Expressing bold independence from the national party, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez criticized President Barack Obama on social programs and immigration reform during a spirited campaign stop that included several Latino children among the spectators.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Southbridge, MA, US Politics, US News, John Boehner, Republican, US House of Representatives, Barack Obama

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NSA spying leaks? Taliban says: ho-hum

Like the rest of the world, Taliban officials learned last week of the U.S. government's large-scale surveillance program on citizens and foreigners, which included access to a massive amount of information gathered from online communications.

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Related Topix: Asia, Afghanistan, World News

Arutz Sheva Israel News

Google Launches Free Wi-Fi Balloons

The Washington Post reports Google has a truly sky-high idea for connecting billions of people to the Internet - 12 miles in the air to be exact - through giant helium balloons circling the globe that are equipped to beam WiFi signals below.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, Wireless

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