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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial may be changed
5/15/12 12:16 PM
Dwight D. Eisenhower's family had complained the design focuses too much on Eisenhower's humble Kansas roots, rather than his accomplishments.
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Rivelino Villegas-Posada and Jubencio Castro arrested in Fairfax County robbery, sex assault
5/15/12 11:11 AM
Police have arrested two men in connection with the sexual assault and robbery of a 50-year-old woman last week in Fairfax County.
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Maryland special session to vote on budget package
5/15/12 6:26 AM
The Maryland Senate is poised to vote on a package of budget measures in a special session.
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Barbara Shultze to marry Jean-Francois Ramos
5/14/12 11:43 PM
Barbara Shultze would wait 70 years and kiss a few frogs before finding her prince, Jean-Francois Ramos.
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Arch Campbell on the Dictator
5/14/12 5:56 PM
"The Dictator" goes beyond Borat with A list actors and a plot featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as a clueless visitor.
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Kids swallowing batteries increasing
5/14/12 5:50 PM
A new study, from the journal Pediatrics, finds that about 65,000 kids have been taken to emergency rooms after swallowing button batteries or putting them into their ears or noses.
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High School Sports May 11, 2012
5/14/12 5:27 PM
Watch coverage of some of the best high school sports of the week.
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Prince George's County serial robbery suspects sought
5/14/12 5:22 PM
Two men are being sought by Prince George's County Police in connection to a string of robberies that have affected six businesses since Friday night.
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ACLU, Libertarians lawsuit challenges Virginia's ballot access law
5/14/12 2:12 PM
A new complaint alleges a restriction that allows only Virginia residents to circulate petitions to get minor party candidates on the ballot in Virginia violates the plaintiffs' First Amendment right of free speech and association.
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Loudoun County sees spike in homelessness
5/15/12 11:37 AM
Loudoun County, one of America's wealthiest counties, has many residents living with next to nothing. But, one non-profit is helping families get back on their feet.

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Low sodium recipes to fight high blood pressure
5/15/12 8:57 AM
For many sufferers, high blood pressure symptoms can be mild or even nonexistent early on, but ABC7 is on your side with what foods to watch out for.
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Maryland special session convenes
5/15/12 12:08 AM
Maryland lawmakers convened for a special session Monday to finalize a budget without massive spending cuts.
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Chef Mario Batali joins food stamp challenge
5/14/12 10:05 PM
Chef Mario Batali, know for programs on Food Network and ABC"s The Chew, is spending the week living on the equivalent of a food stamp budget.

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Loudoun County residents mixed on Silver Line
5/14/12 5:53 PM
There's one group of people that aren't too thrilled about paying taxes for a rail line they'll never use, and they actually live in Loudoun County themselves.
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Rev. Delman Coates of Mount Ennon Baptist on same-sex marriage
5/14/12 5:28 PM
Rev. Delman Coates’ Mount Ennon Baptist is a mega church of 8,000 members. He's long taken the position that gay marriage is a separation of church and state matter.
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Patricia Cook shooting: Husband files wrongful death lawsuit
5/14/12 5:25 PM
The husband of Patricia Cook, a Culpeper woman who was shot and killed by a Culpeper Police officer in February, is seeking millions of dollars in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Roland Thomas Smith II, Spotsylvania man arrested for allegedly stabbing girlfriend
5/14/12 4:13 PM
A Spotsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend after she caught him cheating on her at a hotel.
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Maryland tax increases debated at special session
5/14/12 12:56 PM
Gov. Martin O'Malley says the tax increases are needed to avoid cuts to education and other critical services. But Republicans say the state has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
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