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What is the Fiscal Cliff and why is it important?
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Here's an explainer saying what the fiscal cliff is and what it means.
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IMF/Worldbank lawsuit hearing set for Thursday
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A hearing is set in a lawsuit over the arrests and detention of hundreds of protesters outside the September 2002 meeting of the International Monetary Fund/World Bank.
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McDonnell: Virginia will default to federal health insurance exchange
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Gov. Bob McDonnell says Virginia will default to a federal health insurance exchange to meet its obligations under the federal health care overhaul.
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D.C. panel discussion on fatherhood taps celebrity speakers
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Former Wizards player Etan Thomas wants to teach some valuable skills off the basketball court. He's teaming up with some other big names to stress the importance of fatherhood at a panel discussion in Northeast Thursday night.
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Montgomery County Council to meet on drug prevention, education
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The Montgomery County Council will be holding meeting on drug prevention, intervention and education programs in county schools.
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Nor'easter brings more wind, rain to Sandy-torn northeast
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The nor'easter, as promised, brought gusting winds, rain, snow and the threat of flooding. It menaced travelers with icy roads, snarled the Long Island Rail Road and knocked out power to people who had only recently gotten it back after Superstorm Sandy.
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Break-in at Nancy Pelosi's Calif. home: Man arrested
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Napa County authorities have arrested a 21-year-old suspected of breaking into House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's home in wine country.
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Biden: Dems ready to compromise on 'fiscal cliff'
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The fiscal cliff is the one-two punch of expiring Bush-era tax cuts and across-the-board spending cuts to the Pentagon and domestic programs that could total $800 billion next year, based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.
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Police: Girl, 17, attacked in library restroom in Falls Church
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A 17-year-old girl says she was attacked in the restroom of the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church Tuesday night.
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Aaron Thomas to plead guilty in East Coast Rapist case
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Aaron Thomas of New Haven, Conn. was arrested in Connecticut in March 2011 after a multi-state law enforcement effort to catch a man believed responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women since 1997 in Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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D.C. advocates see hope in Puerto Rico's bid for statehood
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At the Democratic National Convention, D.C. Councilman Jack Evans and others reached out to Puerto Rican delegates, hoping to create an alliance in joint pursuits for statehood.
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Virginia election problems: Large turnout, new law factors in long poll lines
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A monster turnout for a fiercely contested presidential election in the swing state of Virginia, confusion over a new voter ID law and staff shortages contributed to hours spent waiting in long lines at several polling places on Election Day.
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Hurricane Sandy: Locals help out Staten Island victims
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Dozens of local residents stopped by Chesterbrook School and dropped off donations for Hurricane Sandy victims in Staten Island.
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Dream Act approved by Maryland voters
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Maryland has become the first state in the nation to approve the Dream Act by popular vote, allowing undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements to pay in-state tuition at public colleges. It passed with 58 percent of the vote.
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Presidential election 2012 results: Barack Obama wins re-election
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President Barack Obama says the American people have "picked ourselves up" and fought back during tough economic times, declaring after winning re-election that the "best is yet to come."
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2012 Election: Election fatigue?
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It seemed like you just couldn't escape the political ads on TV during this election cycle. During every break, there they were. The finger-pointing. The negativity. Over and over again.
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Tim Kaine wins Virginia Senate seat
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Republican George Allen conceded the tightly contested Virginia Senate race to Democratic challenger Tim Kaine.
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7 On Your Side: Loretta Battle's cable bill dispute
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A year after her home was destroyed by fire, a New Carrollton woman says her cable company continued to send her bills. That's when 7 On Your Side stepped in.
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