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U.S., Russia, U.N. in three-way talks on Syria strategy
12/6/12 10:53 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Russia's foreign minister and the U.N. peace envoy to Syria for extraordinary three-way talks that suggested Washington and Moscow might finally unite behind a strategy as the Assad regime weakens.
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Census Bureau: D.C. is becoming whiter, younger, richer
12/6/12 7:14 PM
Some are calling it a "population evolution" in the District, as African Americans are moving out to the suburbs, while wealthy whites are moving in, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released today.
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Signing Santa visits with deaf, hard-of-hearing children at Fair Oaks Mall
12/6/12 6:29 PM
A very special Santa and his elf are making a first time appearance at the Fair Oaks Mall, visiting dozens of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. This Santa and his elf are teachers of American Sign Language.
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NASA: Got $1.5 billion to spare? How about a trip to the moon?
12/6/12 6:13 PM
For a mere $1.5 billion, the business is offering countries the chance to send two people to the moon and back, either for research or national prestige.
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Brian Keith Wright bank robbery case, tipster seeks reward
12/6/12 6:05 PM
A D.C. woman who risked her life to help police nab a bank robber says she believed she was supposed to get a $5,000 reward from police, but instead all she got was the run-around.

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Salvation Army toy donations falling short this season
12/6/12 6:04 PM
The Fredericksburg Salvation Army's deadline for toy donations is Friday, and the group is well below what they normally have this time of year.
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Woodbridge EconoLodge sexual assault suspect sought
12/6/12 5:45 PM
An employee at a Woodbridge EconoLodge was sexually assaulted inside one of the motel's rooms late Wednesday night, Prince William County Police officials say, and investigators have very little to go on in terms of a description of the suspect.
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Metro: Safety influences Silver Line extension to Largo
12/6/12 5:38 PM
Metro says safety is behind a decision to extend the silver line service to Largo rather than ending the line at the Stadium-Armory station.

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Cynthia Landis: West Virginia won't issue driver's license to woman married to woman
12/6/12 3:13 PM
West Virginia won't issue Cynthia Landis a license in her legal name because she's married to a woman.
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National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony
12/6/12 8:27 PM
President Barack Obama and his family flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree.
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Inauguration preps largely underway in D.C.
12/6/12 6:55 PM
Just drive down Pennsylvania Ave. and you'll see work is already underway for the presidential inauguration in January.

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Fiscal cliff: Obama visits Northern Virginia family
12/6/12 6:23 PM
President Obama, visiting the Northern Virginia home of Tiffany and Richard Santana, said every day that passes without a solution to the fiscal problem creates more stress and uncertainty for American families.
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Metrobus driver caught driving with newspaper
12/6/12 6:07 PM
A D.C. Metrobus driver was caught driving with a newspaper in hand. It happened during a Monday morning rush hour on a bus headed westbound from Dupont Circle.
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Playing for Keeps starring Gerald Butler review
12/6/12 6:04 PM
Gerard Butler plays a has been soccer star talked into coaching his son's team in 'Playing for Keeps'---the soccer moms find him irresistible . They include Catherine Zeta Jones and Uma Thurman.
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GWU: Employee attacked in school bathroom
12/6/12 5:53 PM
There is concern on and around George Washington University’s campus after a masked man got into one of the school’s buildings and attacked an employee.
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Maryland begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses
12/6/12 5:41 PM
Same-sex couples can begin getting marriage licenses in Maryland, though they won't go into effect until Jan. 1.
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Robert Fenn, former elementary teacher, indicted on child pornography charges
12/6/12 5:21 PM
Robert Fenn, 27, taught at Poplar Tree Elementary School in Chantilly, Va. prior to his arrest on related state charges in June.
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Anton Geiser, former Nazi guard, appeals to immigration board
12/6/12 3:13 PM
Anton Geiser acknowledges serving in the Nazi SS as a guard at two concentration camps. A federal judge ordered him deported in 2010.
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