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D.C. weather forecast: Storms possible in D.C. area tonight
4/24/13 6:13 PM
A cold front will produce scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. The line of showers is expected to come through the D.C. metro area between 8 and 11 p.m.
T.C. Maslin: One suspect on trial for beating Capitol Hill man
4/24/13 5:36 PM
A suspect accused of beating and robbing a Capitol Hill father is on trial this week.

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Debt showdown planned for summer
4/24/13 3:00 PM
Get ready for another debt showdown this summer.
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Capitals clinch Southeast with 5-3 win over Jets
4/23/13 11:32 PM
The Washington Capitals clinched the Southeast Division title Tuesday night, completing a stark turnaround in a lockout-shortened season with a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
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Cardinals beat Nationals 2-0
4/23/13 10:13 PM
Adam Wainwright extended his sterling start to the season - and Washington's mediocre one - by coming within two outs of his second shutout, leading the St. Louis Cardinals past the Nationals 2-0 Tuesday night.
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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling ricin scare false alarm
4/23/13 6:19 PM
A defense official says an investigation of a possible suspicious letter at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., has turned out to be a false alarm.
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Alison Starling's Baby: A hothouse cucumber?
4/23/13 12:14 PM
ABC7's Alison Starling shares news about her pregnancy, the size of her baby and a recent trip to New York.

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Army may cut 100,000 soldiers over next decade
4/23/13 12:06 PM
Senior Army officials are warning they may have to cut as many as 100,000 more soldiers over the next decade unless the automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped.
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Floyd Corkins should get 45 years for shooting, prosecutors say
4/22/13 9:16 PM
Prosecutors say Floyd Corkins, the man who planned a mass killing at the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group, should spend 45 years in prison for his plot.

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D.C. budget autonomy talks heating up, delegate says
4/24/13 6:02 PM
If Congress allows it to take effect, the charter amendment approved by voters Tuesday would allow the city government to spend local tax dollars without congressional approval.
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Washington DC Party Shuttle shut down, called 'imminent hazard'
4/24/13 5:28 PM
The Department of Transportation has ordered that Washington DC Party Shuttle immediately stop operating, declaring the service an "imminent hazard to public safety."
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Anita Bonds wins at-large D.C. Council seat
4/24/13 11:48 AM
Turnout was extremely low for Tuesday's special election, but that didn't phase Democrat Anita Bonds, who retained her at-large seat on the D.C. Council.
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Glen's Garden Market owner aims to carry on family legacy
4/23/13 11:30 PM
Danielle Vogel is a former environmental lawyer and Hill staffer who comes from a long line of grocers.
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House fire call leads to drug bust in Southeast D.C.
4/23/13 6:22 PM
When fire crews arrived at 1234 45th Place in Southeast Washington, they found a lot more than they bargained for inside.
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Eric Toth captured in Nicaragua
4/23/13 5:29 PM
Eric Toth, an ex-Beauvoir School teacher on the FBI’s Top 10 most wanted list for possessing and producing child porn, has been captured in Nicaragua.
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March 2013 new home sales rise 1.5 percent
4/23/13 12:13 PM
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that sales of new homes increased 1.5 percent. The gain brought the level higher than February's pace of 411,000, though below January's 445,000 - the fastest pace since July 2008.
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Cardinals past Nationals 3-2
4/22/13 10:13 PM
The St. Louis Cardinals returned to the site of their Game 5 NL division series victory last season with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Potholepalooza 2013 kicks off
4/22/13 6:23 PM
Potholepalooza, the District of Columbia's month-long campaign to fix the city's most pockmarked roads, began Monday. It's the fifth time the District Department of Transportation will undertake the massive effort.
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