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4-year-old boy left on bus alone in D.C.
11/28/12 5:37 PM
Officials say a bus driver and attendant for special-needs students in D.C. have been fired from the department after they left a 4-year-old boy on the bus.
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Body found after Upper Marlboro fire
11/28/12 5:24 PM
An autopsy will be required to identify the body of a person found inside a burning house in Upper Marlboro early Wednesday morning, officials say.
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Amanda Knox's 'Waiting to be Heard' to be released in April
11/28/12 4:55 PM
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Fire suppression systems urged in all cargo planes
11/28/12 4:50 PM
Lithium batteries are suspected to have caused or contributed to the severity of the fire in the crashes of a UPS jumbo freight airplane in Dubai in 2010 and an Asiana Cargo plane off the coast of South Korea in 2011.
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Elizabeth Derkosh, mother of boy killed at zoo, won't be charged
11/28/12 4:47 PM
Elizabeth Derkosh put her son on top of a railing to view a pack of African painted dogs in early November. The boy fell off and the animals immediately pounced. He bled to death.
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Grover Norquist: Some GOP lawmakers now reject tax pledge
11/28/12 2:03 PM
Grover Norquist, the head of the conservative Americans for Tax Reform, opposes tax increases of any kind, whether eliminating deductions, a position some GOP lawmakers say they're open to, or raising rates.
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Bill Bolling to leave Va. governor race
11/28/12 1:24 PM
Virginia Lt. Gov Bill Bolling's decision leaves conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli unopposed for the GOP nomination at the June convention.
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Advocates hope death penalty repeal makes Maryland legislative agenda
11/28/12 6:22 AM
Bills to repeal Maryland's death penalty have emerged nearly a dozen times, but they rarely see action by the General Assembly. Advocates are hoping this year will be different.
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Office of Personnel Management holds closure procedures briefing
11/27/12 11:51 PM
The federal government is prepping for snow days by rolling out new closure procedures.
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Virginia: Proposed list of restricted animals includes elephants, rhinos
11/28/12 5:33 PM
Elephants, cape buffaloes, rhinos and chimpanzees - they're all among a list of proposed restricted species in Virginia.
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Frank Olson's sons sue CIA over LSD mind-control experiment
11/28/12 5:15 PM
A lawsuit claims the CIA feared a Cold War-era scientist had developed misgivings after witnessing extreme interrogations in which they allege the CIA committed murder using biological agents.
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James Muse arrested for throwing boiling water on co-worker, police say
11/28/12 4:54 PM
Charges are pending against James Muse who allegedly threw a pot of boiling water on his co-worker at a Ballston cafe.
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Yoselyn Ortega, nanny, pleads not guilty to stabbing kids in bathtub
11/28/12 4:50 PM
Yoselyn Ortega - lying handcuffed in her hospital bed in silence, her right hand trembling - entered the plea through her defense attorney.
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton wants military to include DC flag
11/28/12 3:50 PM
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will lead a series of speeches on the House floor Wednesday. Delegates from other U.S. territories are also expected to participate.
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Best gift discounts, best days to shop online
11/28/12 1:34 PM
Gift lists are long and stores are still dishing out some great deals. To help shoppers weed through those sparkly sales, Savings.com has release its list of best days to find holiday gift discounts online.

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Jeffrey Scott Davis charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of Roland Donald Reynolds
11/28/12 1:03 PM
A 23-year-old Fairfax man is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he was in a vehicle crash in Manassas that left a passenger in his vehicle dead.
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Newseum to mark 50 years since JFK's assassination
11/28/12 5:23 AM
The Newseum in Washington will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy next year with a new film and exhibits chronicling the 35th president's life.
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Dead dog, wounded dog left in trash can in SE D.C.
11/27/12 11:49 PM
The Washington Human Society is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for leaving a dead dog and a severely wounded dog in a southeast D.C. trash bin.
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