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Redskins-Steelers to face off in season opener
8/12/11 6:02 PM
The Washington Redskins are facing off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason opener tonight.
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Homeless man arrested for shooting Christopher Freeman
8/11/11 8:34 PM
A homeless man was arrested in the Aug. 5 murder of Christopher Emanuel Freeman, D.C. police said.
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Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval merge to form military medical center
8/11/11 6:43 PM
The barracks were dedicated in a ceremony on the Bethesda Naval Medical base Thursday as part of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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Dow up 423 as Wall Street whipsaws again
8/11/11 5:59 PM
The roller-coaster continues: Stocks were rising after investors latched onto small signs that the economy might not be headed into another recession.
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Body recovered from Potomac River near Hains Point
8/11/11 4:17 PM
Police are recovering a body from the Potomac River near Hains Point.
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Dwight Gaiter fatally stabbed in NE D.C.
8/11/11 3:17 PM
MPD detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing in the 400 block of 56th Street NE.
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Suspect sought in NW armed carjacking
8/11/11 9:03 AM
D.C. police are investigating an armed carjacking in Northwest.
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Progressive Baptists remember Dr. King
8/10/11 6:46 PM
You might call them Martin Luther King’s Baptists.
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D Street two stabbed in SE D.C.
8/10/11 3:43 PM
Two females – ages unknown – were stabbed Wednesday afternoon in SE D.C.
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D.C. launches on-the-job training initiative
8/12/11 7:37 AM
Mayor Vincent Gray has announced a new job training initiative to encourage employers to hire and retrain workers from the district.
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Metro responds to photos of employees sleeping on the job
8/11/11 7:11 PM
Metro now says that two station managers who were caught on camera sleeping on the job have been identified, but they remain on the job as the agency looks into the matter.
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Walmart to provide jobtraining for 2,000 D.C. residents
8/11/11 6:36 PM
The retail giant will invest $3 million over the next three years to train D.C. residents to work in retail, the company announced at a news conference Thursday.

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DDOT van collides with Home Depot van in NW
8/11/11 5:51 PM
A District Department of Transportation van collided with a Home Depot rental van in NW Thursday.
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Musonda Mulenga arrested in 2010 slaying of Michaeldoen Talley
8/11/11 3:31 PM
Authorities arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with 2010 homicide in NE D.C.
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Streets closed in SE after gas line rupture
8/11/11 11:36 AM
Authorities are closing some streets in SE D.C. after a construction worker ruptured a gas line.
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D.C. crime statistics show drop in homicides, robberies
8/11/11 5:18 AM
City officials say Washington has seen a drop in homicides and robberies this year, but new statistics show a 3 percent overall increase in total crime.
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Power outages reported near National Mall
8/10/11 4:52 PM
Multiple intersections are in the dark due to power outages at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue near the Mall.
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Budget deficit, debt supercommittee members named
8/10/11 11:35 AM
Members of the powerful new committee responsible for coming up with a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit were named.
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