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Pentagon sending defense missiles to Turkey to protect from Syria
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The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack.
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Pedestrian in Alexandria hit, killed on Braddock Road
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A man was hit and killed while crossing Braddock Road in Alexandria Friday morning.
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Ferrum College lifts lockdown after robberies
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Ferrum College officials have lifted a lockdown that was put in place after students reported two attempted robberies on campus, one of them possibly involving a gun.
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Brandon Woodard murder: Two suspects sought in NYC slaying
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Police on Thursday continued an aggressive manhunt for a gunman and a getaway driver who ambushed and killed Brandon Woodard in midtown Manhattan.
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Arlington tire theft: Police on the lookout for suspects
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Just days after a rash of tire thefts in the Pentagon City and Crystal City neighborhoods of Arlington came to light, two men were caught on camera trying to do it in a hotel parking garage overnight.
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Fiscal Cliff: Boehner accuses Obama of being unwilling to curb spending
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"The White House is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow-walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff," Speaker John Boehner told reporters Thursday.
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D.C. Lottery probe: D.C. to release depositions amid lottery investigation
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District of Columbia officials have agreed to release three depositions that could shed light on an investigation of the city's handling of its lottery contract.
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Evan Gill set for surgery to remove rare birthmark
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Before he even turns 1, Evan Gill will have surgery to remove a large, rare birthmark from his forehead. His parents and doctors are taking the unique step to grow new skin to cover the surgically repaired area.
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Golden Globes: Spielberg's 'Lincoln' tops with seven nominations
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Steven Spielberg's epic 'Lincoln,' which was filmed in Virginia and follows the path our 16th president took to passing the 13th Amendment, leads the way with seven Golden Globe nominations.
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D.C. police: Purses snatched from cars at gas stations
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A 30-year-old mother says she was getting gas at a Shell station on 12th Street NE in Brookland when two men grabbed her purse from her front seat while her baby boy was in the back seat.
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John McAfee in U.S. after detention in Guatemala
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Anti-virus software founder John McAfee is holed up in Miami after weeks of evading Belizean authorities who want to question him in a homicide.
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Norovirus strikes at two Arlington elementary schools
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Outbreaks of what’s known as the winter vomiting disease have occurred at Arlington’s Patrick Henry and Randolph elementary schools.
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Anne Arundel County fire leaves one dead
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Fire tore through an Odenton home Wednesday night, killing a 91-year-old woman and forcing a 15-year-old boy to jump out of a window to safety.
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Springfield groper possibly hits again; attack would be 13th
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Just two days after the Springfield groper struck for what would be the 12th time, another possible sexual assault was reported to authorities Thursday morning, police say.
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Terraine Saunders killed while walking in Fort Washington
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The driver of a car that struck and killed a man in Fort Washington early Thursday morning was apparently asleep at the wheel just before the crash happened.
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Dana Martin, prisoner, plotted to kill Justin Bieber
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Dana Martin, whose infatuation with Justin Bieber included a tattoo of the pop star on his leg, has told investigators in New Mexico he hatched a plot to kill the singer, according to documents recently filed in a New Mexico court.
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Fairfax special needs student left alone at bus stop
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A Fairfax County mother is furious after her special needs kindergartener was dropped off alone at the bus stop. The child made it back to school after a stranger picked him up.
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National Children's Museum to house Sesame Street characters
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Elmo, Cookie Monster and Grover have a new home near Washington as the National Children's Museum is set to open in suburban Maryland - though initial plans have been scaled down considerably.
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