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Janet Jones dines with Obama at Lincoln restaurant
6/15/12 6:12 PM
Over her chicken pot pie, Janet Jones says the president asked her about the movie "Red Tails,” which depicts the challenges of the Tuskegee airmen. Her father was a Tuskagee
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Expect weekend Metro, traffic delays as Yankees-Nationals face off
6/15/12 5:57 PM
The Yankees are in town to take on the Nationals. And fans will have to deal with clogged traffic and some serious Metro work this weekend.
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Family, friends hold vigil for slain D.C. deli owner
6/15/12 5:45 PM
A corner deli turned into a gathering place of grief today. Family members and patrons held an emotional vigil to remember Hae Soon Lim, known as June to her friends.
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Hae Soon Lim found dead inside H Street store
6/15/12 4:58 PM
MPD officials say that Hae Soon Lim, a Rockville Resident, was found dead inside the Grace Deli on H Street NE. Police believe robbery was the motive behind the shooting.
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Virginia Board of Health rejects most controversial abortion clinic regulation
6/15/12 3:23 PM
The board voted 7-4 Friday to strike a requirement that existing clinics meet the same strict building standards as new hospital construction.
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Plane crashes at Carroll County Regional Airport
6/15/12 12:44 PM
Police say a 64-year-old man from Rockville is in critical condition after his small plane crashed at the Carroll County Regional Airport.
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POLL: Do you agree with Obama's new immigration policy?
6/15/12 11:03 AM
Illegal immigrants will now be immune from deportation if they came here before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been here for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED, or served in the military.
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Teresa Sullivan ousted: UVa academic leaders register disapproval
6/15/12 10:20 AM
Leaders of the University of Virginia's Faculty Senate have formally registered their disapproval with the Board of Visitors and its ouster of President Teresa Sullivan.
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Abir Ali arrested, charged with killing Bharat Patel
6/15/12 8:15 AM
Police arrested Abir Ali in connection with the Reston slaying of Bharat Patel.
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Ritu Sharma combating global abuse against women
6/15/12 6:01 PM
Statistics show one out of every three women worldwide will be physically, sexually or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Combating such statistics is the mission of one local woman.
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Federal credit union refuses serving women for wearing hats
6/15/12 5:49 PM
Are these women dangerous?
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Rocky Run Middle School pellet gun shooting injures two
6/15/12 5:25 PM
Four teenagers are in custody after Fairfax County Police say two people were shot by a pellet gun outside a Chantilly middle school on Friday morning.
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Washington Business Report June 17, 2012
6/15/12 4:30 PM
This week on Inside Washington: Shari Misher Stenzler, Anjali Varma, Rustin Silverstein and Rich Doud.
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Janet Wilson picked as Allegany County superintendent
6/15/12 2:51 PM
The Cumberland Times-News reported Thursday that Janet Wilson will take over July 1. Wilson is currently chief academic officer for Allegany County Public Schools.
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John Haile, Horace McDade sentenced in WMATA coin thefts
6/15/12 12:26 PM
The two WMATA employees who pleaded guilty to stealing as much as $600,000 from fare machines and spending much of it on lottery tickets were sentenced Friday.
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Ralliers at Wilson Building defend D.C. hiring law
6/15/12 10:38 AM
District of Columbia leaders and advocates rallied Thursday in defense of a requirement that local residents be hired for at least 51 percent of the new hires once work has started on the project.
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Jeffrey Reagan, former football coach, arrested on steroid charges
6/15/12 8:16 AM
Jeffrey Reagan, a former football coach at a Northern Virginia high school, was arrested this week on charges he tried to purchase and distribute steroids. His alleged supplier was also arrested.
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Potomac River Rapist linked to another case
6/15/12 6:55 AM
Authorities say that between May 6, 1991 and Aug. 1, 1998, the Potomac River Rapist attacked nine women. Now they've uncovered another.
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