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Dr. Rachel Petty to oversee UDC day-to-day operations
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Dr. Rachel Petty, an administrator at the University of the District of Columbia, has been chosen to lead day-to-day operations at the university until an interim executive is named.
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Fiscal cliff talks: President Obama, Speaker Boehner battle over deal
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President Barack Obama says he'll press ahead with Congress in hopes of preventing across-the-board tax increases set to strike taxpayers Jan. 1 after House GOP leaders unexpectedly put off a vote on legislation calling for higher rates on million-dollar earners Thursday evening.
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Benghazi security probe: Lawmakers seek answers on 'inadequate' security
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Lawmakers want to know why security was "grossly inadequate" at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11.
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Fiscal Cliff: First the GOP's 'Plan B' - then the real compromise?
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Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly put off a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end fiscal cliff that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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Sandy Hook shooting moment of silence marks lives of 26 victims
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The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community - and the nation - to its core.
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Holiday store hours 2012: Christmas shopping, stores through Christmas Eve
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Tis this season to celebrate last-minute shopping! Stores are opening early and closing later than ever this weekend. Here's a list to get your started!
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Pae Jun Ho detained by North Korea
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North Korean officials said Friday that it has detained Pae Jun Ho, an American citizen who they say has confessed to unspecified crimes.
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Sandy Hook school shooting: One week after
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President Barack Obama says his administration has received an outpouring of support for stricter gun laws following last week's elementary school massacre in Connecticut, telling respondents to an online petition, "We hear you."
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Major power outage hits Annapolis
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Baltimore Gas and Electric has restored power to most of the nearly 70,000 homes and businesses in Anne Arundel County that lost power after a disruption to main power lines serving the area.
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270 tractor trailer accident shuts down Father Hurley ramp
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A tractor trailer accident along I-270 northbound has closed the on and off ramp at Father Hurley Blvd.
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Suzy Favor Hamilton: Former 3-time Olympian admits to working as 'escort'
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Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton says she coped with depression and a troubled marriage by turning to a life of prostitution.
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Albrecht Muth competent to stand trial in murder case
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Albrecht Muth has been ruled competent to stand trial, ABC7 learned Thursday.
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Albrecht Muth competent to stand trial, gov't psychiatrist says
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Albrecht Muth, 48, is charged in the Aug. 2011 beating and strangulation death of his 91-year-old wife inside their Georgetown home. During a mental competency hearing Monday, state psychiatrists testified about Muth and had some interesting things to say.
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Vanessa Pham's family hopes arrest brings justice
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The family of Vanessa Pham is speaking out for the first time since her alleged killer was arrested. The young woman was killed in 2010.
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Shop with a Cop draws crowd of 150 kids
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Target in Columbia Heights was crawling with police officers Thursday as they shopped with 150 kids at the fifth annual Shop with a Cop day.
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7 On Your Side: Residents in NW D.C. surprised by stacks of parking tickets
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Some D.C. residents are up in arms about parking tickets that have been piling up on their cars, so they called 7 On Your Side.
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Jake Tapper to leave ABC News for CNN
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Jake Tapper, ABC News’ White House correspondent, is leaving the network to work for CNN.
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Jaelin D. Ashe killed in Laurel pedestrian crash
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Jaelin Ashe, a 15-year-old Meade High School freshman, was hit and killed by a car while crossing a busy intersection in Laurel early Thursday morning, police say.
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