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Montgomery County school employees to get raises
5/22/12 7:50 AM
Montgomery County public school employees are set to receive their first raise in three years under a tentative budget deal.
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First Lady Michelle Obama promotes kids' recipe contest
5/22/12 5:23 AM
First Lady Michell Obama is giving children from across the nation a chance to dine like dignitaries at the White House with "The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge".

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Department of the Environment employees sentenced for taking bribes
5/21/12 9:44 PM
Two former District Department of the Environment employees have been sentenced to a year in prison for taking a bribe and agreeing to overlook environmental violations a construction site in Southwest D.C.

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Maryland conference teaches sex trafficking signs
5/21/12 6:14 PM
A two-day conference in Catonsville is aiming to teach social workers and law enforcement officers to spot signs of sex trafficking.

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Archdiocese of Washington takes legal action against birth control mandate
5/21/12 5:49 PM
The Archdiocese of Washington on Monday is taking legal action to challenge the administration’s mandate that requires religious organizations to provide coverage for birth control.
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Gray Alan Combs shot, killed in Springfield
5/21/12 5:23 PM
A sword-wielding man who was wanted on a litany of charges, including producing and intending to distribute child pornography, was shot and killed by police in Springfield on Saturday night.
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3rd Street tunnel closed: Car fire shuts down northbound tunnel
5/21/12 5:23 PM
A school bus being towed through the 3rd Street tunnel caught fire Monday morning, snarling traffic and sending at least three people to the hospital with minor injuries.
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Kadesha Ransom overcomes struggles, heads to prom and college
5/21/12 12:57 PM
By the age of 17, Kadesha Ransom had already lost both of her parents and lived on the street. Thanks to her own desires and the help of her sister and the community, she's thriving and will get the prom of her dreams.
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Human genome exhibit to come to Smithsonian's Natural History museum
5/21/12 11:23 AM
The effort marks the 10th anniversary of researchers producing the first complete human genome sequence as a blueprint of the human body.
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Stafford home invasion has residents upset
5/22/12 6:08 AM
Some very scary moments for a Stafford couple has their community looking for ways to prevent it from happening again. Deputies say two masked men broke into the family's home, forced them to strip and took their belongings.

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Craig 'Nehemiah' Wilson alleges police brutality
5/21/12 11:34 PM
Craig "Nehemiah" Wilson alleges that he was thrown to the ground and pepper-sprayed on Saturday while attending a National People's Action conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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NAACP leaders speak on gay marriage decision
5/21/12 6:31 PM
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's president says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage is put Maryland voters.
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Arch Campbell on the weekend box office
5/21/12 5:57 PM
The Avengers has made $457 million in the U.S. so far --- and more than a billion worldwide. The secret? Guys going back to see it again and again.
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Marion Barry hospitalized for blood clot
5/21/12 5:33 PM
Marion Barry's chief of staff says that the D.C. Councilman is "resting comfortably" in a Las Vegas-area hospital after reportedly suffering from a blood clot.
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Thomas Gore charged with campaign finance violations
5/21/12 5:23 PM
Thomas Gore, who served as Mayor Gray's assistant treasurer for the 2010 race, is facing campaign finance violations and an obstruction charge.
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Mike Shanahan knocked down during practice
5/21/12 1:04 PM
Mike Shanahan was seen laying on the turf with dozens of players and team personnel surrounding him after he collided with a player during practice.
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Virginia retreat to become sanctuary for wounded warriors
5/21/12 11:50 AM
The Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors will someday be a sanctuary for wounded veterans.
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Working Women: GI Film Festival co-founder Laura Law-Millett
5/21/12 7:16 AM
The GI Film Festival has attracted Hollywood A-listers like Gary Sinise and Glenn Close and this year it honored Ross Perot with a lifetime hero award for his support of the troops.
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