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D.C. fired almost 400 teachers since 2009
9/21/12 1:09 PM
Since 2009, almost 400 teachers have been fired in D.C. because they weren't performing up to standards.
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iPhone 5 on sale Friday
9/21/12 12:37 PM
Apple's long-awaited new iPhone 5 hits stores today, and eager fans lined up outside of shops in the Washington region and across the world, hoping to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone.
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Roscoe Bartlett aide in trouble over candidacy papers
9/21/12 11:04 AM
Payroll records show an aide to Roscoe Bartlett, Alex Mooney, has been on Bartlett's staff since June. In March, however, he filed a so-called "statement of candidacy" for the 2014 race with the Federal Election Commission.
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D.C. boards and commissions to be streamlined
9/21/12 10:27 AM
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray says he's looking into getting rid of certain boards and commissions.
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Metro weekend may delay Red, Orange lines
9/21/12 8:08 AM
Metro says customers traveling on Metrorail this weekend can expect delays on two lines because of weekend work.
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Centreville man says lynching not implied by hanging 'Nobama' chair from tree
9/20/12 11:53 PM
With a nod to Clint Eastwood's infamous speech at the RNC in which he talked to an empty chair as if President Obama was sitting in it, a Centreville man hung a chair from a tree with a sign saying 'Nobama' attached to it.
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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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Joon Seok Ahn killed by Fairfax County school bus in Annandale
9/21/12 12:54 PM
An 89-year-old pedestrian was killed Thursday after he was hit by a Fairfax County school bus in Annandale.
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Glen Burnie attempted abduction suspect sought
9/21/12 11:12 AM
Anne Arundel County police are searching for a man who they say tried to pull a 27-year-old woman into his van in Glen Burnie.
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Arlington host father took nude photos of exchange student, police say
9/21/12 10:43 AM
A 16-year-old German foreign exchange student discovered that her host father in Arlington had taken nude photos of her without her permission.
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Duck Race Festival to kick off in Gaithersburg
9/21/12 8:35 AM
The Duck Race Festival 2012 kicks off Saturday, September 22 at The Rio at Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg, MD. It's from 10am-3pm.
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Nationals clinch postseason slot, beat Dodgers
9/21/12 7:28 AM
The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation's capital for the first time since 1933, clinching a playoff spot with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
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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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