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Woman sexually assaulted near Good Hope Road and Naylor Road SE
10/19/12 3:20 PM
Police are searching for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in southeast D.C. Wednesday night.
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Sex scandal: Church turned deaf ear to alleged abuse
10/19/12 1:53 PM
The allegations contained in a class-action lawsuit do not charge Sovereign Grace clergy with any abuse, but they say the church created a culture in which sexual predators were protected, and some victims as young as three years old and the families, were silenced.
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President Obama works to win the women's vote in Virginia, key swing states
10/19/12 1:02 PM
Campaign season is in full-swing with one month remaining ahead of the presidential elections and Virginia, a key battleground state, has been getting a lot of love from the candidates recently.
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Metro may cut service to Southeast bus routes over rock-throwing incidents
10/19/12 11:34 AM
Metro may halt service to two Southeast D.C. bus routes because of several rock-throwing incidents.
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Ballston Mall: Bottle of gasoline dropped into food court
10/19/12 10:59 AM
A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail from the skywalk into the food court of the Ballston Mall in Arlington is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

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Man charged with throwing away voter registration forms in Virginia
10/19/12 10:06 AM
A man who worked for a contractor hired by the state Republican Party has been charged with 13 felony and misdemeanor counts after sheriff's deputies in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley say he tossed voter registration forms into a dump bin.
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De'Shawn Wright, D.C. deputy mayor for education, steps down
10/19/12 7:01 AM
The District of Columbia's deputy mayor for education is stepping down to take a job in New York. Mayor Vincent Gray said Thursday that De'Shawn Wright will serve as New York's deputy secretary for education.
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Fallen military women honored at Arlington National Cemetery
10/19/12 6:26 AM
More than 1,000 female service members plan to gather for a commemoration and candlelight march to mark the 15th anniversary of a memorial honoring military women at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Montgomery County special needs kids play on varsity teams
10/19/12 12:27 AM
Students with and without special needs are becoming varsity teammates in Montgomery County schools for the first time this year. And special bonds are forming.
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Georgetown Cupcake: Election inspirations
10/19/12 2:30 PM
D.C.’s most famous cupcakery isn’t afraid to get political! And in spirit of the upcoming election, Georgetown Cupcake is offering up some tasty, yet patriotic treats. ABC7 got the sweet details from D.C.'s “cupcake sisters”.

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Tractor trailers jackknife on I-495 in Bethesda
10/19/12 1:13 PM
One of the trucks involved in the two-truck jackknife accident Friday morning has been removed from the site--the second is being towed away.
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Michael MkKenny charged with secretly videotaping Ellicott City women
10/19/12 1:01 PM
A 42-year-old Clinton man is accused of secretly videotaping two women in their 20s in their condo in Ellicott City.
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PHOTOS: Autumn leaves, D.C., Maryland, Virginia
10/19/12 11:34 AM
Autumn leaf peepers are sending us some beautiful photos of the D.C. area. And we just can’t get enough of them!
Pepco: Union workers vote to ratify new contract
10/19/12 10:57 AM
Union workers at Pepco have voted to ratify a four-year contract with the utility company, a Pepco official said.
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Fairfax County school bus accident
10/19/12 9:38 AM
A school bus was involved in an accident with a van in Fairfax County, the Fairfax Fire Department said.
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Malala Yousufzai, girl who advocated for girls education, shot in Pakistan
10/19/12 6:50 AM
Malala Yousufzai is admired across Pakistan for exposing the Taliban's atrocities and advocating for girls' education in the face of religious extremism.
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George Zimmerman: Trayvon Martin's private documents targeted in court hearing
10/19/12 4:59 AM
Attorneys for former neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman will argue for the right to subpoena the social media accounts of Trayvon Martin and also ask for more time to interview state witnesses in the high-profile murder case.
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Obama, Romney advisors talk swing states
10/18/12 10:47 PM
Ben LaBolt, national press secretary for President Obama's re-election campaign, and Rich Beeson, political director for former Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign, are interviewed by NewsChannel 8 anchor Mike Conneen.
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