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Olijawon Griffin: Four teens charged as adults in fatal Woodley Park Metro stabbing
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The judge ordered all four teen suspects in a deadly stabbing at the Woodley Park Metro station be held without bond.
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Torrey Smith's brother killed in motorcycle accident
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Torrey Smith scored two touchdowns for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night, less than 24 hours after his younger brother was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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Sequestration nears as Congress goes on vacation
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As March nears, lawmakers are not hard at work – they are on vacation. The time off is not sitting well with many federal workers whose financial welfare could in jeopardy.
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Taft Sellers killed in Alexandria police-involved shooting
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Alexandria Police, responding to a domestic violence call, shot and killed a man Monday afternoon near North Quaker Lane and Duke Street.
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Va. panel kills one school safety bill, weakens another
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A House of Delegates committee killed one of Gov. Bob McDonnell's school safety bills Monday and weakened another before sending it to the floor for a vote later this week.
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Carnival Triumph fire caused by oil leak: Coast Guard
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A Coast Guard official says the cause of the engine-room fire on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph was a leak in a fuel engine return line. The fire paralyzed the ship early Sunday, leaving it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico until tugboats towed it to Mobile.
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Immigration: White House under fire after plan leaks
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The debate over a White House plan to reform immigration laws is taking center stage. This comes as a bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers are working to come up with a plan of their own.
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George Washington's birthday celebrated in Old Town
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Thousands celebrated President's Day in Old Town Alexandria Monday. Nearly 3,500 participated in the parade and the bash continued at George Washington's home in Mt. Vernon.
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Southeast D.C. fire: Four rescued; child in critical condition; man arrested
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Arson investigators are still combing through the scene of a Sunday morning house fire in Southeast that critically injured a 4-year-old girl. Family members are concerned that the fire was set on purpose.
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UMES murder: Police seek help in Edmond St. Clair's slaying
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Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest in the murder of a University of Maryland Eastern Shore student.
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Michelle Obama's bangs: 'This is my mid-life crisis'
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"This is my mid-life crisis," Michelle Obama says about her bangs. She added that she cut her bangs because she can't get a sports car and won't be allowed to bungee jump.
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Lashawn Johnson accused in gas pump assault
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Lashawn Dernette Johnson has been charged for allegedly spraying another woman in the face with gasoline Saturday.
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Concussion bill backed by Va. House panel
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Public schools already are required to have concussion policies, and now a bill would extend that mandate to non-interscholastic sports programs using public school athletic fields and gyms.
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Forward on Climate rally on Mall protests Keystone pipeline
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Tens of thousands of protesters were on the National Mall today, urging President Barack Obama to take action on climate change and reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would carry oil derived from tar sands in western Canada to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Gun control: Stats show Va. gun background checks effective
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Virginia's background check system has prevented 54,260 people, including more than 16,000 felons, from buying guns since it began in 1989. Those denied also include drug abusers, the mentally ill and domestic assault offenders.
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Edmond St. Clair stabbed to death on UMES campus
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Edmond St. Clair, a University of Maryland Eastern Shore student from Severn, was stabbed on the Somerset campus Saturday night. Three men are sought in his death.
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Maker's Mark won't cut back amount of alcohol in bottles
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After backlash from customers, the producer of Maker's Mark bourbon is reversing a decision to cut the amount of alcohol in bottles of its famous whiskey.
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Hagel nomination vote should go on, McCain says
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Republicans have angered Obama by delaying the formation of his second-term national security team, which includes Hagel, a former Republican senator from Nebraska
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