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Northeast shooting leaves man slain on 7th Street
9/13/12 3:43 PM
A man was shot and killed in the 5100 block of 7th Street NE. Police say the victim is not conscious or breathing.
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Chong Chin Kim, former Prince George's officer, sentenced
9/13/12 3:09 PM
Chong Chin Kim of Odenton was sentenced Thursday to spend five years and a day in prison and ordered to forfeit approximately $2.7 million.
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Virginia to get $52 million in federal transportation funds
9/13/12 1:28 PM
Virginia will get $52 million in federal transportation funds because other states didn't use their transportation money.
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Virginia Powerball winning ticket set to expire
9/13/12 1:05 PM
The Virginia Lottery says a $1 million Powerball prize and two other big prizes will expire later this month if they're not claimed.
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Mount Pleasant library renovations completed
9/13/12 8:20 AM
A historic library in Washington's Mount Pleasant neighborhood is reopening after a two-year, $11.2 million renovation project.
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Neil Armstrong public memorial service set
9/13/12 7:01 AM
The nation will have a chance to say goodbye to Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, in a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral Thursday.
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D.C. transgender awareness campaign launched
9/13/12 5:50 AM
The District of Columbia government is launching what it calls the nation's first government-sponsored campaign to promote awareness and understanding of transgender people.
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Vigil held for slain U.S. ambassador and Americans killed in Libya
9/12/12 11:25 PM
Several dozen Libyan-Americans gathered outside the White House to remember the Americans killed in a consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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Frederick Douglass statue moving to Capitol
9/12/12 11:21 PM
The Senate has joined the House Wednesday night and approved moving the District of Columbia's statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the U.S. Capitol. The House passed the bill Monday.
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New monkey species discovered in Democratic Republic of the Congo, scientists say
9/13/12 3:27 PM
In a report, led by scientist John Hart, the group claims to have discovered a species of monkey they've dubbed Cercopithecus Lomamiensis in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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White House supports free speech, deplores film inciting raids
9/13/12 1:44 PM
White House spokesman Jay Carney said America has a long tradition of free expression that puzzles some foreigners, who blame the government for not blocking the film from the Internet.
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Robert Gladden, Jr. on suicide watch
9/13/12 1:13 PM
A bail hearing for the teen accused of opening fire at Perry Hall High School has been postponed.
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Bail hearing for Robert Wayne Gladden, Jr., Perry Hall HS shooting suspect, delayed
9/13/12 11:45 AM
A Baltimore County judge has agreed to postpone a bail hearing for a 15-year-old student charged in a shooting at Perry Hall High School that wounded another student on campus.
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Metro delays this weekend over track work
9/13/12 8:15 AM
Metro says customers traveling on Metrorail this weekend can expect delays of up to 20 minutes on several lines because of weekend work.
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Mitt Romney, Michelle Obama stumping in Virginia
9/13/12 6:24 AM
First lady Michelle Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will both hit the campaign trail in Virginia Thursday.
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ServiceSource opens new disability center in Fairfax County
9/12/12 11:45 PM
A new disability center in western Fairfax County, run by the non-profit ServiceSource, is a home-away-from-home for people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

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Libya attack kills U.S. ambassador, three staff
9/12/12 11:21 PM
President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned attacks on a U.S. consulate in eastern Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens, and three American members of his staff.
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Md. man gets 17 years for robberies targeting Hispanic men
9/12/12 10:26 PM
A Glen Burnie man who prosecutors say targeted Hispanic men to rob because he didn't believe they would show up in court has been sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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