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Cancer patient Michelle Dunaj embarrassed by TSA
10/9/12 6:02 PM
A leukemia patient making what she calls an "end-of-life" trip to Hawaii says she was embarrassed by security agents at the Seattle airport who refused her request for a private pat-down and made her lift her shirt and pull back her bandages.
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Billy Cundiff released by Redskins
10/9/12 5:59 PM
The Washington Redskins have released struggling kicker Billy Cundiff and replaced him with free agent Kai Forbath.
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Two juveniles apprehended for Maryland bottle bombs
10/9/12 5:55 PM
Authorities say 13 soda bottle bombs were found in the parking lot of a Hagerstown church and two 11-year-old were apprehended in connection with the bombs.
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No death penalty in Curtis M. Lopez murder trial
10/9/12 5:16 PM
Curtis M. Lopez is accused of killing his estranged wife, Jane McQuain, in her Germantown apartment and fatally beating her son, William, with a baseball bat. Maryland prosecutors have agreed to not seek the death penalty against Lopez.
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Amtrak restores service, MARC still disrupted
10/9/12 2:17 PM
The rail service said normal service had been restored about 1 p.m. Tuesday. Two of three tracks were open, with repairs continuing on a third.
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Tiffany Alston pleads guilty
10/9/12 1:14 PM
Prince George’s County delegate Tiffany Alston is set to go on trial Tuesday on charges she used campaign funds to help pay for wedding expenses.
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Man brings loaded gun to Reagan National Airport
10/9/12 11:53 AM
A man was cited for bringing a loaded gun to Reagan National Airport on Friday morning.
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John R. Kennedy charged in Sterling tree-trimming scam
10/9/12 11:18 AM
A man has been arrested for running a tree-trimming scam that targeted a Sterling resident and possibly others.
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High School Sports Final Game of the Week voting
10/9/12 9:24 AM
Four key match-ups are headlining this week's vote for the High School Sports Final Game of the Week! Click here to cast your vote and check out if your school will be featured at 11:30 p.m. Friday on NewsChannel 8!

Six shot in under a week near New York Avenue in D.C.
10/9/12 5:59 PM
In the past week, six people have been shot in the area of New York Avenue and North Capitol Street. One of the victims was a 14-year-old boy.
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Study: More Americans have no religion
10/9/12 5:59 PM
A new study shows the nation no longer has a Protestant majority and a growing number of people are not following a religion at all.
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Presidential poll, women voters even on candidates
10/9/12 5:20 PM
First Lady Michelle Obama rallied in Leesburg Tuesday in an effort to inspire female voters. The rally comes as new poll numbers show that President Obama and Mitt Romney are dead even with women voters.

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Meningitis outbreak: Cases rise in Md., Va.
10/9/12 4:59 PM
Virginia health officials said Tuesday 689 people received back pain shots at two clinics - one in Roanoke, the other in Christiansburg. Officials are still attempting to reach out to everyone who received the possibly tainted shots.
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Curtis Lopez seeks to have evidence suppressed
10/9/12 1:21 PM
A Montgomery County judge is refusing to block the testimony of a medical expert in the case of a man charged with killing his estranged wife and her 11-year-old son.
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Kwame Brown fails to comply with pre-sentencing rules, judge says
10/9/12 12:59 PM
Disgraced former D.C. Councilman Brown failed to check in via phone with pretrial services three times--most recently, Sept. 10th. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ordered Brown to now appear in person once a week to check in.
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Dorothy ruby slippers leave D.C., heading to London museum
10/9/12 11:24 AM
One of the most popular items at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington is being taken off display for a special loan to a London museum.
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Ben Cardin airs first TV ad of general election
10/9/12 11:01 AM
Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin has aired his first television ad of the general election.
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Body found by searchers looking for missing W.T. Woodson student
10/9/12 7:08 AM
A body was found in the area where volunteer searchers were looking for Bryan Glenn, a 17-year-old W.T. Woodson High School student who has been missing for a week. While authorities have not identified the body, Glenn's family says the body is their son.
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