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Vietnam Veteran's Memorial marks 30th anniversary
11/12/12 5:57 PM
For 65 hours, all 58,282 names were read. A solemn drumbeat accompanied the names of the dead and missing from the Vietnam War.
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Sandy socks Maryland grower of big Christmas trees
11/12/12 5:25 PM
Marshall Stacy of Pinetum Christmas Trees in Swanton said Monday he has refunded nearly 70 percent of his orders for trees that were destroyed or damaged by 28 inches of wet snow in late October.
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Montgomery County contemplating bus-only lanes
11/12/12 2:02 PM
Some lanes on busy roads in Montgomery County would be converted to dedicated bus lanes under a proposal being considered.
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Montgomery County State of the Schools address
11/12/12 12:50 PM
Montgomery County School superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr says student success, there must also be a focus on emotional and social skills as well as workplace experience.
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Veteran's Day commemorated on social media
11/12/12 10:54 AM
As the times change, so does technology, including how we share photos and memories with family and friends. Tributes to America’s veterans flooded social networking sites Sunday as many remember those who serve and have served our country.
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David Petraeus affair: Jill Kelley identified as second woman in downfall
11/12/12 8:58 AM
The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails his biographer Paula Broadwell sent to Jill Kelley, an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.
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Local company organizes day of service to honor, help veterans
11/12/12 7:32 AM
It’s been a weekend full of events to honor America’s veterans and a local company is keeping the Veterans Day celebration going Monday with its annual day of service.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 30 years after unveiling, 'The Wall' draws vets, loved ones
11/11/12 9:31 PM
Thirty years ago, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also known as 'The Wall,' was unveiled for the first time. On this special weekend, the memorial draws thousands. A simple, yet poignant design. More than 58,000 names etched in stone.
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President Obama honors veterans
11/11/12 3:24 PM
President Barack Obama says the wreath he laid at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is intended to "remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform."
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Veterans Day Metro schedule causes delays for commuters
11/12/12 5:27 PM
With Metro running on a weekend schedule in observance of Veterans Day, the commute for those who still had to work was a crowded one. Trains were packed to capacity while passengers stood shoulder-to-shoulder on Metro platforms.
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More women have driver's licenses than men, study finds
11/12/12 2:37 PM
More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic implications.
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D.C. fireboat needs nearly $700K in repairs
11/12/12 12:58 PM
The report says the 50-year-old boat, the John H. Glenn Jr., has a broken communications system and its Coast Guard documentation is expired.
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Stephen Colbert tapped to address University of Virginia 2013 graduates
11/12/12 11:29 AM
Comedian Stephen Colbert will be the keynote speaker for the University of Virginia's 2013 valedictory exercises.
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Titanic jewels to be displayed in Atlanta
11/12/12 10:46 AM
Most of the jewelry recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic will go on public display for the first time with a three-city tour.

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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton wants D.C. included in Armed Forces's flag raise practice
11/12/12 7:36 AM
A ceremony will be held Monday morning at the DC war memorial on the National Mall to honor veterans and to urge the inclusion of the District in the military's raising of the flags tradition.
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Drunken person rescued from C&O Canal
11/12/12 4:42 AM
A person police say was drunk is being hospitalized after rescue crews pulled them from the C&O Canal near M Street in Northwest.
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East Coast rape suspect: Women were objects
11/11/12 4:53 PM
"They were objects," Aaron Thomas told The Washington Post in a series of telephone interviews from his jail cell in Virginia's Prince William County. "Whoever came down the street, an object. ... It's awful. It's scary. ... I don't know why I couldn't just stop."
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New food truck rules upset D.C. vendors
11/11/12 2:28 PM
In Eastern Market, food truck vender Patrick Rathbone is unhappy about the proposed regulations from the D.C. government, which require 10 feet of unobstructed sidewalk next to parked food trucks.
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