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Cancer death rate among blacks in D.C. exceeds national rate
10/23/12 6:20 PM
Blacks in the District are 54-percent more likely to get cancer than whites, much higher than the 4-percent difference nationwide.
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Huntington levee bond issue up for vote
10/23/12 6:08 PM
The fight is on for a $30 million stormwater bond to build a levee to prevent flooding in Huntington, which would have to be approved by Fairfax County residents on election day.
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H.D. Woodson student walkout spurred by Greg Fuller's firing
10/23/12 5:34 PM
Several dozen H.D. Woodson High School students walked out of class Tuesday in protest of the firing of Greg Fuller, the school's football coach, who lost his job after allegedly using an ineligible player during a game this season.
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John Kiriakou pleads guilty
10/23/12 4:10 PM
John Kiriakou of Arlington pleaded guilty to a single count of disclosing information that identified a covert agent during a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
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Angela McCaskill: Pastors will hold rally outside Gallaudet Thursday
10/23/12 3:29 PM
McCaskill was placed on paid administrative leave for signing a petition to put Maryland’s same-sex marriage law on the November ballot.
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John Delaney, Roscoe Bartlett debate
10/23/12 2:03 PM
Democratic challenger John Delaney is touting his independence in debates with Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in the race for Maryland's 6th Congressional District.
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Presidential Debate 2012: Obama and Romney in Florida
10/23/12 12:34 PM
The gloves are off in battleground Florida as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney spar over foreign policy in their final presidential debate.
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Glenn Scarborough murder: Theodore Spencer, Terrell Wilson, Phillip Swan convicted
10/23/12 9:26 AM
Three Virginia men have been found guilty in the death of a District of Columbia man who was found stabbed and strangled in his northeast Washington apartment in 2011.
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National Aquarium in Baltimore offering discounted morning rates
10/23/12 7:33 AM
Maryland residents can now visit the National Aquarium in Baltimore for less in the morning.
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Thieves targeting teens wearing Tim Duncan Nike Air tennis shoes
10/23/12 6:17 PM
Within days of the appearance of Tim Duncan Nike Air tennis shoes in local stores, three D.C. teens were robbed at gunpoint for the footwear.
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Surfer killed by shark in California
10/23/12 5:55 PM
A California surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base, authorities said.
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Apple unveils iPad Mini
10/23/12 4:21 PM
On Tuesday, the company revealed the iPad Mini, with a screen that's about two-thirds the size of the full-size model, and said it will cost $329 and up.
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US 50 blocked in both directions east of Bay Bridge
10/23/12 3:52 PM
The west-bound span is closed on the Kent Island side of the Bay Bridge because of a hazardous materials situation.
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George Huguely serving time in Keen Mountain Correctional Center in Oakwood
10/23/12 2:48 PM
George W. Huguely V was assigned in mid-October to Keen Mountain Correctional Center in Oakwood, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections website.
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Virginia graduation rates: 88 percent of students graduated in 2012
10/23/12 12:34 PM
Virginia education officials say 88 percent of students in the class of 2012 graduated after four years of high school.
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Organic foods not safer for kids, pediatricians say
10/23/12 10:55 AM
Science hasn't proven that eating pesticide-free food makes people any healthier, the American Academy of Pediatrics said.

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Metro adding disclaimers to anti-Islam ads
10/23/12 8:33 AM
Metro is adding disclaimers to ads in its system after a judge told officials that that Metro must post a controversial pro-Israel ad.
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Pap test can be taken every three to five years, new guidelines show
10/23/12 6:59 AM
Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, say guidelines issued Monday.
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