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1 hr ago | Patch.com

Kensington Youth Became Symbol for Gay Equality in Boy Scouts

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School junior Pascal Tessier, a Kensington resident, previously told The Washington Post he would be "devastated" if he were not allowed to earn Eagle Scout status because of his sexuality.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Kensington, Kensington, MD

5 hrs ago | Patch.com

A History of Tornadoes in the Washington, D.C. Area

The metropolitan Washington area has experienced a surprising number of tornadoes over the past 200 years, according to data from the National Weather Service Forecast Office.

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Related Topix: Weather, Montgomery County, MD, Charles County, MD, Calvert County, MD

5 hrs ago | The Afro American Newspaper

SE District's Alleged Kiddie Porn Doc Appears in Ct., Held Without Bond

Robert Paul Dickey, a well-known Washington D.C. pediatrician, was directed to spend Memorial Day weekend in jail following a brief D.C. Superior Court appearance May 23.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

7 hrs ago | National Public Radio

Week In Politics: Obama And Drone Strikes

Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times .

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Fri May 24, 2013

CBS Local

Md. Officials: No Deficiencies In Abortion Death

Maryland health officials investigating the death of a woman being treated at a Germantown abortion clinic found "no deficiencies" in her care.

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Related Topix: Abortion

The Huffington Post

Washington Post Named Managing Editor

The Washington Post has named a digital strategy editor as the newspaper's managing editor in charge of digital initiatives and multimedia operations.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing

Local TV Station KTVZ

Hedge fund guru says moms and trading don't mix

Leaning in may work for women in the world of tech. But if you're a woman who wants to balance trading and a family, one hedge fund manager says that's not possible.

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Related Topix: University of Virginia

Daily Record

Metro eyes modernizing fare collection system

The transit agency is set to choose a contractor to lead the process by July. Metro wants the new system in place within four years.

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Townhall

Donald Lambro: Obama Playing at the Improv, Making it Up As He Goes Along

Five months into his improvisational second term, a sluggish economy and severe jobless rate seem to have vanished from President Obama's agenda.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Immigration Reform, Washington Post, Publishing, Texas Government, Texas, Opinion

City Paper

D.C.'s "Smallest Tiniest Dinkiest" House Could Be Yours for $1,200 a Month

Downsizing is the name of the game these days, but with the city's tiniest houses not yet eligible for actual residency, a true microdwelling can be hard to come by.

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Related Topix: Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), Washington, DC

Washington Post

Federal worker has 61 years of federal service and no plans to retire

The CPI measures inflation, and lots of folks pay attention to it when the number is released each month.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Washington, Washington Government, US News, Liberal Political News

Examiner.com

I-5 bridge collapses: Tall big rig believed to have struck Washington I-5 bridge

An I-5 bridge collapsed sending vehicles and people into the Skagit River in Washington State.

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Related Topix: Sedro-Woolley, WA

The Washington Post

Carolyn Hax Live: Advice columnist tackles your problems

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: New England, ND, Travel

Thu May 23, 2013

The Washington Post

When a third-wheel ex controls the relationship

The chemistry in my nine-month relationship is awesome, the hard work feels minimal, and we stay up late and talk often.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Entertainment, Television

Silicon Alley Insider

Hedge Fund Legend: If One Of My Managers Is Getting Divorced, I'll Pull My Money Out

The Washington Post has obtained footage of hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones from a panel discussion at the University of Virginia last month with fellow fund managers John Griffin and Julian Robertson .

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Related Topix: University of Virginia

Business Journal

Cuccinelli initiates probe into McDonnell's gift forms

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's annual statement of economic disclosure forms is being reviewed by a Richmond prosecutor, according to The Washington Post.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors

The Huffington Post

Officer Accused Of Michelle Obama Threat: It Was A Joke

The Washington Post reports Christopher Picciano , a 17-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department, "maintains that he made a sarcastic quip while inadvertently displaying an image of a gun on his smartphone," according to his attorney.

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Related Topix: Michelle Obama, Washington Post, Publishing

Business Journal

Outdoor market from Union Kitchen proposed for NoMa

Union Kitchen has proposed a new outdoor market in NoMa with live music, happy hours and food trucks, The Washington Post reports.

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Free Republic

IRS Scandal: Oversight from Washington, All Along

From the outset, Internal Revenue Service lawyers based in Washington, D.C., provided important guidance on the handling of tea-party groups' applications for tax-exempt status, according to both IRS sources and the inspector general's report released in mid May.

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Related Topix: Tax, Washington DC

Wed May 22, 2013

The Washington Post

Feds don't look good draped in the Fifth

We all have the right to wear clothes that clash, and all in this country have the right not to provide testimony that could be used against them.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Tax, US Politics, US News

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