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Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill
President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to keep pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill.
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Stafford schools chief apologizes to 'Banana Man' protesters
Stafford Schools Superintendent Randy Bridges has apologized for a school's response to students protesting the suspension of a classmate.
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With limited cash, aging bridges test Va. priorities
Virginia has about 1,400 bridges listed as structurally deficient. It has nearly 2,000 that were built before World War II. So why is it so tough to find money to improve them?
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Bryan Thompson, student suspended for banana man stunt, returns to school
Bryan Thompson was suspended for a week after running onto the football field in a banana costume. He now plans to sell banana t-shirts to raise money for autism, a disorder he suffers from.
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Yonathan Melaku tries to escape from cell, police say
The Marine reservist facing charges in connection with five separate shootings at military facilities in northern Virginia attempted to escape from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.
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Va. to offer companies telework tax breaks
Virginia is offering tax credits for businesses that allow employees to work remotely.
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D.C. flooding possible tonight
D.C. area residents braced themselves Friday for intense raining and possible flooding just two weeks after major flooding swamped the region.
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Bryan Thompson, Banana Man, has suspension lifted
After becoming a national story and a YouTube sensation, Bryan Thompson, a.k.a. Banana Man, is being allowed back in school.
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House panel holds hearing on Arlington Cemetery
The Army's acting inspector general says there has been a dramatic turnaround in the operation of Arlington National Cemetery.
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The 2011 Mid-Atlantic tornado outbreak: A cautious look back
The National Weather Service has a neat postmortem on the April storm that generated a record-setting 19 tornadoes in the D.C. region.
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Carmela Dela Rosa, woman accused of tossing, killing granddaughter, faces trial
A Fairfax woman accused of killing her 2-year-old granddaughter by tossing her off an elevated walkway at Tysons Corner Center last year is facing what is expected to be a two-week murder trial.
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Will Metro go as far as Quantico?
There's a pitch out now to extend the Metrorail system as far south as Quantico.
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Security cameras in high school cafeterias?
A suggestion to put security cameras in high school cafeterias has the community split.
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VDOT to hold public hearings for I-95 starting today
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The Virginia Dept. of Transportation will hold public hearings on the proposed high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy toll lanes on Interstate 95.
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An elegant stinkhorn grows in Arlington, Va. (PHOTOS)
These are some seriously freaky mushrooms growing in Northern Virginia.
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Heavy rainfall expected in D.C. area
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How much rainfall is expected tonight? Will there be flash flooding? Will it last through the weekend? Click here for all weather updates.
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Sidharth Handa, former Army captain, sentenced
A decorated former Army captain has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking more than $300,000 in bribes from Afghan contractors.
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Woodbridge residents brace for more flooding
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Gredre Dominguez is getting ready for disaster. Again.
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