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Presidential election 2012: Barack Obama to rally in Northern Virginia on Friday
10/15/12 10:14 AM
Obama campaign sources have confirmed to ABC7's Scott Thuman that the President will be back in Northern Virginia on Friday for another rally.
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Upper Marlboro fire kills female victim
10/15/12 9:33 AM
Authorities say a woman pulled out of her burning Upper Marlboro home Sunday morning has died.
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Prince George's County's 311 system glitches getting fixed
10/15/12 6:18 AM
Verizon and Prince George's County officials are working to fix glitches with the county's new 311 system.
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Charles Turner missing from Ellicott City
10/15/12 4:34 AM
Howard County Police are trying to locate Charles Turner, an elderly man from Ellicott City who suffers from dementia. Turner was last seen leaving his home about 4 p.m. Sunday.
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RG3 runs for 138 yards, 2 TDs; Redskins top Vikings 38-26
10/14/12 8:26 PM
Robert Griffin III might have suffered his first NFL concussion the week before, but RG3 was still RG3. The Heisman Trophy winner rallied his team from an early hole, ran for 138 yards and threw for 182 on Sunday in a 38-26 victory over the Vikings.
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Chuck Yeager, 89, re-enacts historic sound barrier flight 65 years later
10/14/12 6:32 PM
Sixty-five years - to the very minute - after becoming the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier again Sunday.
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Three fires reported in Prince George's County
10/14/12 1:18 PM
Fire crews in Prince George's County were called to three separate fires Sunday morning.
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Washington Post study: More than 1,000 D.C. homicides remain unsolved
10/14/12 11:02 AM
According to The Washington Post, despite a decline in homicides over the last 20 years, more than 1,000 homicides committed in Washington, D.C. between 2000 and 2011 remain unsolved.
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Obama preps for debate, Romney seeks Ohio votes
10/14/12 8:04 AM
While Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan campaigned in Ohio, President Obama took precious time off the campaign trail to practice for the next debate, hoping to rebound from his widely panned performance in the first debate.
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Virginia voter registration deadline arrives
10/15/12 10:10 AM
If you live in Virginia and haven't yet registered to vote in next month's election, time is scant. Monday is the deadline to get registered to cast a ballot in the Old Dominion.
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GW Parkway backup causes serious delays
10/15/12 8:42 AM
Serious delays have been reported on northbound GW Parkway before the first overlook.
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Michaele Salahi and Journey's Neil Schon engaged
10/15/12 6:11 AM
White House party crasher Michaele Salahi is getting married – again. This time, she is set to wed Journey guitarist Neal Schon, TMZ reports.
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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: Free testing locations
10/15/12 4:15 AM
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day is being observed Monday.
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DC Army National Guard soldiers return home from Afghanistan
10/14/12 8:11 PM
About 70 members of the battalion returned Sunday to the District of Columbia following a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Arlen Specter: A Politico photo gallery
10/14/12 5:01 PM
Politico.com has published a photo gallery of former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's life in Pennsylvania and American politics. Specter died Sunday at 82.
Sunland Inc. expands peanut recall
10/14/12 11:40 AM
Sunland manufactured the peanut butter sold by Trader Joe's and linked to 35 salmonella illnesses across 19 states. Sunland has recalled everything made in its contaminated plant since March 2010.
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Hunt proposed to control Rock Creek Park deer population
10/14/12 9:09 AM
Residents near the Montgomery County side of Rock Creek Park say the deer population is getting out of control. To help the problem, park officials have proposed a controlled hunt using police sharp shooters when the park is closed.
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Maryland reports 14th, 15th cases of meningitis linked to shot
10/14/12 8:03 AM
The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 197 illnesses and 15 deaths in 13 states. The total number of cases, as of Saturday, stood at 15 in Maryland, with one death.
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