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SEAL Team 6 members punished for secrecy breach
11/9/12 4:45 PM
Seven members of SEAL Team 6 are alleged to have provided the information to the maker of a video game.
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Baby Loggerhead turtle at National Aquarium
11/9/12 1:22 PM
It's a first for Maryland! The National Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Program is now caring for a baby loggerhead sea turtle and 160 turtle eggs.

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Maddox Derkosh, child killed at zoo, funeral set for Friday
11/9/12 12:47 PM
The parents of Maddox Derkosh requested the toys instead of flowers because their son liked to play with trucks and share them with friends.
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Only on 7: Undercover Maryland investigators close in on a suspected smuggler.
11/9/12 11:53 AM
Cigarette smuggling costs states billions of dollars every year, and the D.C. area is a hot spot due to lower-than-average taxes in Maryland and Virginia. An undercover sting, though, caught at least one of the alleged smugglers.
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D.C.-area Veterans Day closures
11/9/12 10:59 AM
Veterans Day will be observed on Monday, Nov. 12, and as usual, numerous public utilities, schools and other places of business will be closed to observe and honor the men and women of our military.
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Southeast shooting injures one; Five suspects sought
11/9/12 10:14 AM
Authorities are looking for five black men wearing dark clothing in connection with a shooting in Southeast.
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Virginia agencies to plan to cut budgets by 4 percent, McDonnell says
11/9/12 9:54 AM
Citing a looming federal fiscal crisis and a lagging recovery, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell has ordered Virginia state agencies to immediately prepare plans to cut their budgets by 4 percent.
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Judi Dench, movie production tie up traffic in Montgomery County
11/9/12 8:04 AM
Police are warning drivers on River Road that a movie production that caused big delays Thursday may do the same thing Friday during morning rush hour.

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D.C. budget autonomy hearing set
11/9/12 5:35 AM
A former District of Columbia mayor, former congressman and former Federal Reserve Board member all plan to testify that the district should be given control of its municipal budget.
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James Gullo fatally struck by VRE train in Prince William County
11/9/12 1:23 PM
Just before 7:30 p.m., VRE officials alerted passengers that someone had been struck in the area of Cherry Hill Road.
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Navy sailors allegedly attack, rape woman in Japan
11/9/12 1:17 PM
According to Japanese media, the sailors had been drinking before they attacked the woman, in her 20s, who was on her way home before dawn.
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Maryland redistricting upheld by high court
11/9/12 12:02 PM
Maryland's highest court has upheld the state's legislative redistricting map for the General Assembly.
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Comcast, Georgetown officials in talks about controversial utility boxes
11/9/12 11:22 AM
Comcast and Georgetown officials are working to find a resolution after residents complained about “small refrigerator-sized” utility boxes that the cable company has installed on street corners through the neighborhood, the GeorgetownPatch reports.
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Salvation Army kicks off red kettle bell campaign
11/9/12 10:38 AM
The Salvation Army's trademark bell ringers and red kettles are returning to a grocery store near you.
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Chrysler to recall Jeep SUVs to fix air bags
11/9/12 10:03 AM
Chrysler is recalling more than 919,000 older-model Jeep SUVs worldwide because the air bags can inflate while people are driving them.
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Mohammad Sharif Yazdani, who suffers from Alzheimer's, missing
11/9/12 8:32 AM
A Fairfax County family is putting out an urgent plea for help after their father disappeared—the 64 year old has Alzheimer’s and was last seen in his Mount Vernon home two weeks ago.
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George Washington University freshman credentials overstated
11/9/12 5:57 AM
George Washington University says it inadvertently overstated the percentage of incoming freshmen who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
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Inauguration taxi fee considered in D.C.
11/9/12 5:24 AM
The D.C. Taxi Cab Commission is considering a surcharge for extra passengers.
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