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FDA approves new weight loss drug
6/28/12 5:48 PM
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over a decade.
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Stolen Valor law struck down by Supreme Court
6/28/12 2:02 PM
The court voted 6-3 in favor of a former local elected official in California who falsely said he was a decorated war veteran and had pleaded guilty to violating the 2006 law, known as the Stolen Valor Act.
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Grant Johnson arrested in shooting death of Ricardo Mandrell Lancaster
6/28/12 10:35 AM
A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Ricardo Mandrell Lancaster in Southeast.
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Census shows D.C., nearby cities growing faster
6/28/12 8:03 AM
The District of Columbia and some smaller cities in the region are gaining residents faster since 2010 than in the previous decade.
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Montgomery County police seek grocery store scammers
6/27/12 11:50 PM
Police in Montgomery County are looking for two suspects who scammed an elderly woman of more than $20,000.

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Elderly victims robbed by fake maintenance worker
6/27/12 11:25 PM
D.C. police say in two possibly related cases, a man posing as a maintenance worker robbed two elderly people.

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Kevin Truesdale becomes Alexandria Sheriff's deputy
6/27/12 9:11 PM
Wednesday was a very special day for Kevin Truesdale and his family. The son of an officer killed in the line of duty became an Alexandria Sheriff's deputy, just like his father was.

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D.C. Council is trying to fix residential parking permit system
6/27/12 7:38 PM
The D.C. Council is attempting to fix problems with the District's residential parking permit system.
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Omid the dog becoming famous
6/27/12 6:17 PM
Omid fought to survive on the streets of Tehran. Now he's a local canine superstar.
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Thomas Johnson Middle School gets much needed makeover
6/28/12 2:51 PM
Four hundred teachers from around the country dropped into Prince George's County for "Outreach to Teach", an annual program that brings students and teachers together to help rebuild a school in need.

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Reston town hall: George Allen and Tim Kaine vie for Va. Senate seat
6/28/12 12:59 PM
The two former Virginia governors hoping to be the state’s next U.S. senator found common ground during a town hall in Reston.
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Supreme Court to make decision on Obama's health care law
6/28/12 8:40 AM
Americans are anxiously waiting Thursday in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on whether or not to uphold the controversial health care law signed into law by President Obama in March 2010.

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Northwest stabbing a hate crime
6/28/12 6:25 AM
Three people were arrested after two adult suspects held a young person while the other stabbed him multiple times. Police are calling it a hate crime.
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Washington and Old Dominion trail to become subject of new campaign
6/27/12 11:36 PM
There's a new push to step up safety along the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Vienna following an accident on an Arlington trail that left one woman dead.

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Ronald Tibbs arrested in connection with D.C. sexual assault
6/27/12 10:19 PM
D.C. police say they have arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault in Northwest.

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Maryland pregnancy center ordinances struck down by appeals court
6/27/12 8:20 PM
In a pair of 2-1 decisions, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a Baltimore city and Montgomery County ordinance requiring Maryland anti-abortion pregnancy counseling centers to post certain disclaimers violated their free-speech rights.

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Mitt Romney makes campaign stop in Sterling
6/27/12 6:31 PM
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Northern Virginia on Wednesday.
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Eugene C. Mills, III dies in Afghanistan
6/27/12 6:13 PM
Marine and Laurel native Lance Cpl. Eugene C. Mills, III loved his country almost as much as he loved his family. The 21-year-old was half way through his second tour of duty in Afghanistan when he was fatally shot on Friday.

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