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Airport bird strikes continue to worry passengers, pilots
9/3/12 6:19 PM
With more planes and more large birds flying around, passengers and pilots are becoming more concerned about bird strikes. A Department of Transportation study reports 75 incidents involving large birds and planes at Dulles and BWI within the last five years.
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Patrick Feeks, Navy SEAL, honored in Edgewater
9/3/12 5:28 PM
Navy SEAL Patrick Feeks in a helicopter that crashed during a firefight with insurgents. On Monday, mourners lined the streets of Edgewater to honor the fallen warrior.
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Union activists demonstrate in Charlotte
9/3/12 2:19 PM
More than 300 people marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade a day before the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention, carrying signs, wearing matching shirts and chanting. the atmosphere was overwhelmingly pro-Obama, family-friendly and generally low-key.
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Leon Allen Smith arrested for killing Stephan Manuel Pool in southwest D.C., police say
9/3/12 11:43 AM
D.C. police say 27-year-old Leon Allen Smith of northeast was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing of 45-year-old Stephan Manuel Pool of Upper Marlboro on Sunday.
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Mojtaba Tehrani Kia drowns in Montgomery County
9/3/12 11:03 AM
A 59-year-old Derwood man drowned in a pool in Derwood.
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Obama appears in The Buff in Boulder
9/2/12 5:03 PM
President Barack Obama has made an appearance in "The Buff," visiting a restaurant by that name in Colorado. He was en route to a campaign speech in Boulder, home of University of Colorado buffaloes.
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World War II Memorial holds V-J Day ceremony
9/2/12 1:36 PM
The National Park Service and the Friends of the National World War II Memorial held a ceremony to commemorate the 67th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.
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Fire stops flights temporarily at DC airports
9/2/12 12:37 PM
Flights were stopped for about 25 minutes Sunday morning at Reagan National, Dulles International and BWI Marshall airports due to a fire at an air traffic control facility.

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Police investigate robberies of occupied homes
9/2/12 11:49 AM
D.C. Police are investigating a series of robberies that took place in three occupied homes.
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Arch Campbell's top five summer movies
9/3/12 5:59 PM
This past summer was filled with plenty of great movies. But which were the absolute best - aside from the ones that were hits at the box office?
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Body recovered from Potomac near Chain Bridge
9/3/12 5:27 PM
Authorities have pulled a body from the Potomac river.
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Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen tapped to counter Paul Ryan
9/3/12 1:02 PM
Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen has traveled to New Hampshire and North Carolina to counter Ryan's plans to cut taxes and spending and use vouchers to overhaul Medicare.
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Assateague Island power line proposal raises concerns
9/3/12 11:12 AM
Environmentalists and residents fear power lines could be environmental catastrophe for Assateague Island.
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Lincoln movie could be a tourism boom for Petersburg
9/3/12 10:57 AM
"The Lincoln movie is an opportunity that is beyond anything we would be able to do," said Martha Burton, a tourism official. "That movie will generate an interest in our area."
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National Symphony to perform Labor Day concert
9/2/12 1:38 PM
The National Symphony Orchestra will perform patriotic classics as well as highlights from Stephen Flaherty's "American River Suite" for its annual Labor Day concert in the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater.
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Gas station clerk shot in Laurel robbery attempt
9/2/12 1:33 PM
A gas station clerk is expected to be okay after he was shot during a robbery attempt in Laurel.
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James West, church youth group volunteer, charged with sex crimes against minor
9/2/12 11:53 AM
A long time church youth group volunteer in Fairfax County has been charged with sexually abusing a 14-year old church member.
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Perry Hall Family Worship Center plans celebration for Daniel Borowy
9/2/12 7:54 AM
The church of Perry Hall High School shooting victim Daniel Borowy is planning a celebration for when the teen is able to return.

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