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Pedestrian hit by Secret Service vehicles dies
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. - U.S. Park Police say a man was fatally struck by two U.S. Secret Service vehicles at a Suitland Parkway intersection.
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GfK Poll: A grouchy public sticking with Obama
President Barack Obama still has the approval of a majority of Americans, but it's an increasingly pessimistic nation.
When President Barack Obama stands today before the mourning children, spouses and comrades of those cut down last week at Fort Hood, he will confront one of the most delicate and painful duties a president undertakes.
The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York
Veteran Takes Flight Of A Lifetime
At the end of June, Edward Rhoney, a Blanchard Street resident, took a flight to Washington, D.C. But it wasn't just any trip - it was an Honor Flight and, for Rhoney, the trip of a lifetime.
Clinton leaves for Europe, Asia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.
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Dale Haney: Presidential pooch walker
President Barack Obama 's dog Bo walks away from Air Force One after a vacation on Martha's Vineyard with the Obamas.
Center for Cooperative Research
September 11, 2001: National Airborne Operations Center...
An E-4B National Airborne Operations Center plane, with the call signal "Venus 77," is launched from Andrews Air Force Base, near Washington, in response to the Pentagon attack, and is initially directed toward Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska.
NTSB: Controllers Contributed to Pilot's Poor Decisions
The NTSB this week found the pilot at fault in a fatal medevac flight in Maryland in September 2008, but cited a lack of help from air traffic controllers as a contributing factor.
Pilot's Failure To Maintain Altitude Caused Maryland State Police...
The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the crash of a Maryland State Police helicopter emergency medical services flight was the pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and his failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach.
Obama embraces draft bill that would give gov't power to dismantle bank holding companies
President Barack Obama arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
Companies under criminal investigation get stimulus contracts
The Department of Defense awarded nearly $30 million in stimulus contracts to six companies while they were under federal criminal investigation on suspicion of defrauding the government.
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
23, 2009. - AP WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
Obama: Time for big banks to help small businesses
Big banks that got big bailout bucks should return the favor by lending more to qualified small businesses, President Barack Obama says.
If the communication system fails at Andrews Air Force Base near the nation's capitol, airmen in North Dakota will be ready to take over.
NTSB To Meet On Maryland State Trooper Helicopter EMS Accident And Bus Crash In Texas
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will meet on the following items: On September 27, 2008, an Aerospatiale , call sign Trooper 2, registered to and operated by the Maryland ...
Hundreds file into UNO after waiting for hours in blazing sun for Obama town hall
Several hundred spectators have filed into the University of New Orleans recreation and fitness center after spending hours in the blazing sun waiting for access to the site of President Barack Obama's town hall meeting.
The Second Battle of Copenhagen
Before President Obama even landed at Andrews Air Force Base, returning from his mission to Copenhagen to win the 2016 Olympic Games, Chicago had been voted off the island.
Dear MS. Vicki: House purchase burdens family
My husband is in the Air Force and has orders to go to Alaska. Another permanent change of station move would bankrupt our family - we are overmortgaged.
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