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3 hrs ago | ABC News

Washington Post to Close Remaining US Bureaus

The Washington Post will close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago at the end of the year to save money and will focus news efforts on covering the nation's capital.

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16 hrs ago | Global Catholic Network EWTN

23-Nov-09 - D.C. Council Members Push for Same-sex ''Marriage'' Compromise

Washington D.C., Nov 21, 2009 .- Although their efforts have been unsuccessful thus far, council members in Washington, D.C are pushing for a compromise with the Archdiocese of Washington to ensure that the Church will not pull its social services contract if the council legalizes same-sex "marriage." On Dec.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, DC, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Publishing, Georgetown University

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Sentencing Law and Policy

The many new tech challenges surrounding the monitoring of old and new sex offenders

This morning's Washington Post has this fascinating and important new article headlined "Tracking sex-crime offenders gets trickier: Violator registry is growing as tech-savvy predators put a greater burden on officers." Here are excerpts: The nationwide crackdown on child pornography and other sex offenses has created severe manpower shortages and ...

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Related Topix: Publishing, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Social Software, Virginia

News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

Radical imam says he didn't pressure Hasan

WASHINGTON – A radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj.

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Related Topix: Publishing

Sun Nov 22, 2009

MSNBC

Dems push ahead on health vote

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., says that the Senate owes his constituents "a full and open debate" on the health care overhaul.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Barack Obama, Nebraska

Salon.com

Intelligentsia against intelligence

In the parlance of our times, the term "idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots -- and the term "idiot" is defined by the dictionary as "an utterly foolish or senseless person" who exhibits "a mental age of less than 3 years old." There are obvious reasons to believe America is becoming an idiocracy -- a series of horrendous government and business ...

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Related Topix: Publishing, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), World News, Opinion

The Media Stock Blog

Washington Post: Print-Heads vs. Web-Heads

The recent cuts at the Washington Post - as reported by Politico and Washington's City Paper - have once again brought to the surface a culture clash that has been going on in mainstream newsrooms for most of the last decade, and one that shows no sign of ending any time soon.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Journalism

Sat Nov 21, 2009

WWTC-AM Eagan

Media Still Rely on "Jihad" Apologists

You might have missed it, but for much of this past week, the Islamic apology-police were on the case of the Republican governor-elect of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Publishing, Terrorism, Opinion

Chowk

I always knew the greenhorns can ruin a good thing -- now they are finally realizing it in India, too

Indian officials wary after perceived White House slights Concerns arise days before Prime Minister Singh makes first state visit By John Pomfret Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 20, 2009 4:01 PM Days before India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be welcomed in the White House for his first state visit with President Obama, two ...

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Manmohan Singh, Publishing,

Free Republic

Krauthammer on Landrieu $100 Million Louisiana Purchase Buyoff:...

Remember earlier this year when the new era of hope and change was ushered into Washington, D.C. and President Barack Obama made the statement on day one his policies would 'represent a clean break from business as usual"? Not so fast says Charles Krauthammer, columnist for The Washington Post and Fox News regular.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Publishing, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat

News-Medical.Net

Op-Eds: HIV travel ban; improving sanitation; counterfeit drugs

'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed   A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition " that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a Washington Post editorial .

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Publishing, George Bush, W., Medicine, Malaria, Opinion

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Global Catholic Network EWTN

20-Nov-09 - Archbishop Wuerl: Change Language of Same-sex Marriage Bill To Protect Religious Freedom

In an irenic Washington Post op-ed, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington called upon city council members to change the language in impending same-sex marriage legislation so that Catholic Charities could continue to offer adoption and foster care services without compromising Catholic moral teaching.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Gay/Lesbian

UPI

Sen. Lugar's wife charged in car crash

Charlene Lugar, wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar , R-Ind., is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in suburban Washington, police said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Richard Lugar, US News, US Senate, Republican, McLean, VA, Publishing

Visionmp.com

Pak-based Terrorists Plotting Another 26/11: PM

November 20, 2009 Visionmp.com news service With first anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks coming round the corner, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that he everyday gets intelligence inputs which suggest that Pakistan-based terrorists are contriving more 26/11-like strikes in India.

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Related Topix: Manmohan Singh, Publishing

Thu Nov 19, 2009

RecordNET

Many underestimate Palin at their political peril

No force on earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own "lite" version of Eva Peron - a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Publishing, Opinion

Hispanic Business

No Afghan Decision Before Thanksgiving

U.S. President Barack Obama won't announce his decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan before Thanksgiving, senior aides said Thursday.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Publishing

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WJLA

Gray Responds to Ethics Questions

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray awoke to bad headlines in the Washington Post and the Washington Times Wednesday, alleging two separate possible ethics violations.

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Related Topix: Washington, DC, Publishing

UnionLeader.com

Reader comments: 2

What started as a plan to find ways to cover people who don't have insurance transformed into thousands of pages of new regulations, mandates, prohibitions, oversight and general central control.

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Related Topix: New Hampshire

Tue Nov 17, 2009

WMAL-AM Washington

Hyattsville Man Arrested For Shooting Death Of Nine-Year-Old

Police arrested a Hyattsville man early this morning for the shooting death of nine-year-old Oscar Fuentes.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Publishing

Truthdig

Our Rogue Evita

No force on earth can stop Sarah Palin from becoming our very own "lite" version of Eva Peron - a glamorous and tragic legend, minus the tragedy.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Publishing, US News

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