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'Seriously Amazing': Smithsonian to launch 1st ad campaign to broaden reach
9/20/12 11:21 PM
The 166-year-old museum complex unveiled its ad strategy Thursday with a new tagline declaring the Smithsonian and its research are "Seriously Amazing" for learning. The goal is to reintroduce the museums as more than once-in-a-lifetime destinations.
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Washington area has seven of top 10 richest counties in U.S.
9/20/12 8:23 PM
Counties within the Washington region claimed seven of the top ten spots for median household income. And all are above $90,000. Loudoun County's media is more than $119,000.

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Coolidge High School shooting: Mother of student shot speaking out
9/20/12 7:51 PM
The mother of a Coolidge High School student who was shot at the school Wednesday is speaking out about her son and the shooting.
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American Airlines flight cancellations: Sickouts, work orders hamper airline
9/20/12 6:35 PM
Hundreds of the carrier's flights have either been canceled or delayed over the past week because of a pair of issues - a spike in both mechanical work orders and pilot sick calls.
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End of Watch, The Master, Trouble with the Curve reviews
9/20/12 6:06 PM
Three new and very different movies are out in theaters this weekend. All of them star big name actors, but are they all worth seeing? Arch Campbell reviews End of Watch, The Master and Trouble with the Curve.
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David Henry Wright convicted of killing Ansel Whitelocke
9/20/12 6:03 PM
A 30-year-old man has been convicted of first-degree felony murder in the stabbing of a Hyattsville man in his home.
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Southern Avenue shooting: Prince George's County officers shoot, wound suspect
9/20/12 3:38 PM
Two Prince George’s County Police officers have been placed on administrative leave as D.C. authorities investigate a shooting in Southeast that left a man critically wounded.
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University of Maryland med school gets $5M problem gambling grant
9/20/12 2:20 PM
The University of Maryland School of Medicine says it has received a $5 million grant from the state to create a problem gambling center.
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Marckel Ross funeral services held
9/20/12 12:43 PM
Family and friends gathered Thursday to bid a final farewell to Marckel Ross, an 18-year-old Central High School student shot and killed as he walked to school in Capitol Heights.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson nominated to serve as D.C. District Court judge
9/20/12 8:49 PM
Ketanji Brown Jackson is currently Vice Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. If confirmed, she’ll be the first black woman appointed to the D.C. District Court in 32 years - and only the second ever.
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Kelly Degracia: Police ID woman who died in fall from Ocean City balcony
9/20/12 8:13 PM
Ocean City Police have identified the woman who died in a fall from the third-floor balcony of a condominium Tuesday as Kelly Degracia, 41, of Santa Monica, Calif.
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Parking 'ticket' issued by parking garage on public street stirs controversy
9/20/12 6:36 PM
A parking "ticket" issued by Colonial Parking garage at Rhode Island Row is stirring up controversy because it was issued on a car parked on a public street.

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President Obama paints Romney as ignorant of Americans
9/20/12 6:24 PM
Obama and Romney were crisscrossing Florida on Thursday, with their travel plans nearly overlapping in Miami.
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Arlington National Cemetery praised as premier institution
9/20/12 6:06 PM
In the report released Thursday, the inspector general concludes that Arlington National Cemetery has been transformed into a premier institution.
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Dating violence - former victim speaks out
9/20/12 5:59 PM
Dating violence is an issue facing a growing number of women. Here's one woman's story and how she escaped the abuse.

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Hagerstown sports stadium donor not certain
9/20/12 2:48 PM
Councilman Lewis Metzner told The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown on Wednesday that the city hasn't confirmed that the prospective donor has the money.
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Metrobus driver suspended after hostile run-in with WTOP reporter
9/20/12 12:53 PM
A Metrobus driver has been placed on administrative leave after a hostile run-in with WTOP reporter Mark Segraves in Northwest Washington on Wednesday.
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Tim Kaine, George Allen debating in McLean
9/20/12 12:43 PM
Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen are clashing before northern Virginia's business elite at the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce debate.
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