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Letitia Baldrige, former White House social secretary, dies
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Letitia Baldrige, the White House social secretary during the Kennedy administration who came to be regarded as an authority on etiquette, has died.
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Audit: MWAA executives accepted expensive gifts from contractors
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An audit finds that executives accepted gifts like Super Bowl tickets from contractors and that the authority routinely awards no-bid contracts, even on work exceeding $200,000.
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Disney buys Lucasfilm, unlikely to change 'Star Wars' brand
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With Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm, will Bambi and Mickey Mouse appear in future "Star Wars" movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force?
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Bob McDonnell's beach houses burglarized
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The governor's office on Thursday confirmed the thefts at the two Virginia Beach properties owned by Governor McDonnell but declined further comment.
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USC Halloween shooting injures four
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Los Angeles police say two men apprehended after a Halloween shooting on the University of Southern California campus are still being interviewed and three of the four people wounded have been released from the hospital.
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D.C. may regulate businesses on air conditioning
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The D.C. Council is considering legislation that would prohibit businesses from propping their doors open if their air conditioning is running.
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Meningitis outbreak: 89 Maryland hospitals linked to tainted drug pharmacy
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The Food and Drug Administration has released a new list that names 89 hospitals in Maryland that bought drugs from a pharmacy linked to a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak.
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NYC's subways resumes limited service after storm
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New York's subways are rolling again - at least, some of them.
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Waldorf fatal shooting: Suspect description released
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The Charles County sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman.
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Jerry Sandusky moved to prison housing death row inmates
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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Wednesday was sent to serve his child molestation prison sentence at an institution in far southwestern Pennsylvania that includes most of the state's death row inmates.
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Sandy 2012: Tidal flooding new threat in Old Town
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The area may have escaped relatively unharmed during the height of Sandy Monday, but for areas that experience tidal flooding, the trouble may not be over.
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Pink Slime lawsuit: ABC News asks judge to toss 'pink slime' lawsuit
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The term "pink slime," a memorandum attached to the motion said, "while unflattering, does not convey false facts ... and is precisely the kind of 'imaginative expression' and 'rhetorical hyperbole' that is constitutionally protected."
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Sandy 2012: Residents deal with insurance companies on damages
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As people around our area are dealing with damage to their homes following Hurricane Sandy, they're also dealing with insurance companies and finding out who'll pay for what.
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Greg Merson, 24, Maryland man wins World Series of Poker title, $8.53M
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A 24-year-old Maryland poker professional - and Orioles fan - has won the World Series of Poker main event, lasting roughly 12 hours in a marathon card session to win the $8.53 million title early Wednesday.
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Halloween History: from Pagans to pumpkin patches
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Today’s Halloween festivities may be filled with modern delights like Candy Corn and Martha Stewart-inspired party décor, but its origins are rooted in ancient Pagan practices. See how it all unfolded in our Timeline of Terror.
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Obama to hold rally in Prince William County with Bill Clinton Nov. 3
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On Saturday, Nov. 3, President Barack Obama will hold a major grassroots political rally in Prince William County with former president Bill Clinton, sources tell ABC7’s Scott Thuman.
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Kwame Abban killed on Capital Beltway
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A Prince George's County man was killed in a crash on the Capital Beltway near College Park during the first Washington commute after superstorm Sandy.
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D.C. workers, residents clean up after Sandy topples hundreds of trees
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In D.C., hundreds of calls for service came in when the winds and rain from Hurricane Sandy toppled hundreds of trees.
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