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Congressman Todd Akin's rape comments spark controversy
8/20/12 5:21 PM
Congressman Todd Akin says he was wrong in claiming that women's bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" situation and that conception is rare in such cases.
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Sarah Palin endorses Dan Bongino, Maryland GOP senate candidate
8/20/12 3:35 PM
Maryland Republican Senate candidate Dan Bongino is announcing he has been endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Apple is now the most valuable company. Ever
8/20/12 2:08 PM
Apple Inc. has been the world's most valuable company since the end of last year. It's now worth 53 percent more than No. 2 Exxon Mobil Corp. Apple's stock hit $664.74 in midday trading before retreating slightly to $661.70.
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Romney, Ryan blast Obama's Medicare plan in New Hampshire
8/20/12 1:05 PM
"Medicare should not be a piggy bank for Obamacare," Paul Ryan told about 3,000 people at an outdoor rally Monday in New Hampshire where he joined Romney for the first time in a week.
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United Airlines nearly loses unaccompanied Bethesda girl, father says
8/20/12 10:49 AM
Just days after news reports that United Airlines lost an unaccompanied girl it had been paid to escort to a connecting flight, a Bethesda father says United made a similar mistake with his daughter.
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Motorcyclist killed in Upper Marlboro
8/20/12 10:46 AM
A motorcycle collided with a car on Brown Station Road about 6:40 p.m. Sunday, and the motorcyclist later died.
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Top news stories: Monday Express Aug. 20, 2012
8/20/12 8:37 AM
Here's a look at today's top news stories.
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Paul Ryan speaks with ABC7
8/19/12 9:59 PM
GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks candidly about life on the campaign trail, how he still fits in his P90X daily workout and how he and his family are adjusting to the presidential campaign spotlight.
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TV ads shape Virginia politics map
8/19/12 11:23 AM
How much of it can you believe? Who's behind the claims you're hearing? And how much are they paying to broadcast it all into your living rooms several times an hour?

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Man commits suicide inside Hirshhorn Museum
8/20/12 5:13 PM
Smithsonian officials say a security guard at the Hirshhorn Museum shot and killed himself inside the museum Monday afternoon.
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Colombian general Mauricio Santoyo Velasco pleads guilty
8/20/12 3:31 PM
Mauricio Santoyo Velasco pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the far-right United Self-Defense Forces of Columbia, known by its Spanish initials AUC.
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Duron Lee West arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
8/20/12 1:59 PM
Police arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
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Jacqueline Renee Savoy demands money, sets taxicab on fire, dies, police say
8/20/12 12:03 PM
Police have identified a passenger who died after allegedly setting a taxicab on fire during a robbery attempt. ABC7's talks with the cabbie on the condition that his identity not be revealed.
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Stephen Strasburg shutdown is coming, Nationals Assistant GM says
8/20/12 10:46 AM
At 75-46 and coming off a weekend series victory over the New York Mets, the Washington Nationals have the best record in Major League Baseball. However, the debate over Stephen Strasburg's inning limit continues to rage.
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Dulles Toll road open house now online
8/20/12 9:49 AM
Now’s your chance to see what's behind a proposed rate increase for the Dulles Toll road.
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Oxon Hill police shooting injures one
8/20/12 8:11 AM
A Prince George’s County Police officer has been placed on administrative leave following the shooting of a person, allegedly high on PCP, who threatened to kill the officer in Oxon Hill.
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Rain comes to the Washington area
8/19/12 9:39 PM
With showers dropping much-needed rain on the D.C. area, ABC7's Jennifer Donelan talks with residents who are affected, from Nationals fans to nurserymen whose business has been hurt by the drought.
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Police: State trooper rear-ended by drunk driver
8/19/12 9:05 AM
Virginia State Police say a trooper was on the scene of an earlier accident when he was struck from behind by a drunk driver on I-495 in Fairfax County.

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