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Nats' blown lead mirrors Senators' loss in '25 World Series Game 7
10/13/12 9:27 PM
In the last winner-take-all game in Washington baseball history, the Senators lost by the identical 9-7 score in Game 7 of the 1925 World Series. The New York Times called it "the wettest, weirdest and wildest game . . . the best and the worst game of baseball ever played in this century."
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Wis. sailor on Md. boat dies in Chesapeake schooner race in Va.
10/13/12 7:38 PM
The Virginia Marine Police say a sailor in the annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was killed after a sail on the vessel knocked him overboard.
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Armed man robs Alexandria Dunkin Donuts
10/13/12 5:03 PM
Shortly after 11 a.m., a man walked into the store, showed a handgun and demanded money. Watch the video surveillance of the robbery.
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Alexandria woman sexually assaulted near Van Dorn street
10/13/12 12:18 PM
Police don't believe a recent sexual assault near Van Dorn Street is related to prior assaults that have occurred in the Homes Run Parkway area.
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Charter House under fire from residents for lack of heat
10/12/12 11:28 PM
While the heat at Southern Towers in Alexandria is now on, residents of a Silver Spring senior living complex say they would like to see similar results.
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Orioles eliminated: Yankees beat O's, 3-1, advance to ALCS
10/12/12 8:15 PM
CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter and the Yankees once again came out on the right side of a disputed home run call against the Orioles, beating Baltimore 3-1 Friday in the deciding Game 5 to reach the AL championship series against Detroit.
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Eric Holt, military doctor, returns to medicine after surviving IED blast
10/12/12 6:59 PM
A military doctor serving in Afghanistan found himself in a hospital bed after surviving an IED blast, but he didn’t stay there for long.
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Jim Graham violated code of conduct over land deal, review finds
10/12/12 6:21 PM
A review finds Councilmember Jim Graham committed "a clear violation" of Metro's standards of conduct in 2008. But the report released Thursday does not allege any criminal activity. Graham issued a detailed rebuttal on Friday.
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Suspect robs victims in College Park
10/12/12 5:33 PM
The University of Maryland has notified students to be on alert after three students were victims of armed robberies or attempted armed robberies in College Park this week.
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Bryce Harper 2nd-youngest to homer in postseason, first teen to triple
10/13/12 8:11 PM
Nationals center fielder Bryce Harper has become the first teenager to hit a triple in a postseason game - and the second-youngest player to homer.
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US judge explains decision on anti-Islam ads in Metro
10/13/12 6:28 PM
A federal judge who ordered Metro to put up pro-Israel ads that equate Muslim radicals with savages said Metro officials voiced reasonable safety concerns but failed to consider other alternatives when they delayed displaying the messages.
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The Pet Show with Dr. Katy Oct. 13, 2012
10/13/12 12:23 PM
The Pet Show with Dr. Katy Oct. 13, 2012
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Jewish Literary Festival opens this weekend in DC
10/13/12 8:32 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Chabon will headline the festival's opening Sunday. He will give a talk on his novel "Telegraph Avenue: A Novel," a story about race and class in urban America.
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Angela McCaskill, Gallaudet University associate provost for diversity, on paid administrative leave
10/12/12 9:27 PM
Gallaudet University's associate provost for diversity and inclusion, Angela McCaskill has been on paid, administrative leave since Wednesday for allegedly signing a petition to put a same sex marriage referendum on Maryland's ballot November.
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Religious groups take on anti-Islam ads in Metro
10/12/12 7:16 PM
To counter the anti-Muslim ads on display in three of the District's Metro stops, starting next week riders will be greeted with a 16' by 9' message from the Quran: "Show forgiveness, speak for justice, avoid the ignorant."
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Mitt Romney rallies in Richmond
10/12/12 6:28 PM
Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama take different tactics in Virginia heading into the weekend.

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Area residents, businesses prepare for freeze warning
10/12/12 6:05 PM
Some parts of the Washington area are under a freeze warning overnight. ABC7’s Kimberly Suiters finds out how people are preparing for the cold.

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2012 Vice presidential debate: Biden, Ryan at odds from the start
10/12/12 5:31 PM
At odds early and often, Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan squabbled in a contentious, interruption-filled debate. Both men seemed primed for a showdown from their opening moments on stage, and neither seemed willing to let the other one have the final word.
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