- Breaking News: * Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP) * Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy (AP) * Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP) * Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held (AP) * Texas probing Google over search results (AFP) * Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician (Reuters) * N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault (AP) * Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP) * Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) * Federer, Soderling move nearer to US Open showdown (AFP) * How Is Crowd Size Estimated? (LiveScience.com) * Still no Revis as Jets make roster cuts (AP) * 2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury (AP) * Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz (PC World) * Maggie Cheung waits to age before return to films (AP) * Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com) * 'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong (AP) * Spagnuolo names Bradford as Rams starting QB (AP) * Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution (AP) * Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)
- Breaking News: * Outgoing NATO deputy rues early optimism on Marjah (AP) * Bristol Palin tells Leno 'Dancing' choice was easy (AP) * Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP) * Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held (AP) * Texas probing Google over search results (AFP) * Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician (Reuters) * N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault (AP) * Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP) * Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) * Federer, Soderling move nearer to US Open showdown (AFP) * How Is Crowd Size Estimated? (LiveScience.com) * Still no Revis as Jets make roster cuts (AP) * 2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury (AP) * Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz (PC World) * Maggie Cheung waits to age before return to films (AP) * Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com) * 'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong (AP) * Spagnuolo names Bradford as Rams starting QB (AP) * Irreverent Cuban movie promises zombie revolution (AP) * Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)
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Park Needs Community's Help in Batt...Park Needs Community's Help in Battle With Beaver
A destructive beaver can't be trapped, so the trees are being caged instead.
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Michaele Salahi To Bare All for Pla...Michaele Salahi To Bare All for Playboy
Michaele Salahi will appear in Playboy.
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Anne Arundel Police Make Arrest in ...Anne Arundel Police Make Arrest in August Homicide
Police arrested 17-year-old Baltimore resident Marcus McFadden in connection with a shooting homicide.
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Go Outside AlreadyGo Outside Already
The weather could not be better for the long holiday weekend.
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- D.C. Schools Chancellor Rhee campai...
D.C. Schools Chancellor Rhee campaigns for Fenty
D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is hitting the campaign trail to urge support for Mayor Adrian Fenty.'What Not To Wear' searching for D....'What Not To Wear' searching for D.C. area fashion disasters
Have a friend that's a walking fashion disaster? The producer's of TLC's "What Not To Wear" are looking for candidates from the D.C. area.Salahi to auction state dinner dres...Salahi to auction state dinner dress
Alleged White House gatecrasher Michaele Salahi is auctioning the red and gold dress she's accused of wearing into last year's state dinner for India without an invitation.Early voting underway in Maryland a...Early voting underway in Maryland and the District
Thousands of people have already cast their ballots for the September primaries in Maryland and the District.Phillips Collection to reopen galle...Phillips Collection to reopen galleries after fire
Officials at The Phillips Collection say the art museum will reopen after a fire forced it to close temporarily.Complaint against Rhee dismissedComplaint against Rhee dismissed
The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance has dismissed a complaint against D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee alleging she violated conflict of interest statutes by soliciting private funding during contract negotiations between D.C. Public Schools and the Washington Teachers Union.
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- Going the Distance Cast Talks About...
Going the Distance Cast Talks About the Economy, Ensembles, and Why Applegate Had to Stare at Long?s Naked Ass
Forgive Going the Distance its dash-into-the-airport scene. Because — spoiler alert! — for a good chunk of this romantic comedy, things don’t work out for Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long), a couple who meets cute in New York six weeks before Erin is planning to move back to San Francisco. Jobs aren’t landed, [...]Phillips Collection Reopens Tomorro...Phillips Collection Reopens Tomorrow, Offers Free Admission Through September
Museum Waives Admission Fees Through September 2010 Washington, D.C. — The Phillips Collection reopens Saturday, September 4 after closing due to a renovation-related fire on the roof of the Phillips House. The Phillips House will remain closed for repairs until further notice. All other galleries will open, including those where special exhibitions Pousette-Dart: Predominantly White Paintings [...]Free ?Metro Mambo? Series Returns S...Free ?Metro Mambo? Series Returns Saturday
In the past, we highlighted WPFW DJ Jim Byers? first annual ?Metro Mambo? series of free concerts and lectures, panel discussions, and dance parties at the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, and starting tomorrow, it’s back for a second season, this time with an opening event including “Mambo on Film,” and a concert and lecture featuring longtime local band Orquesta La [...]Far Out vs. Hot Dang: Vol. 3Far Out vs. Hot Dang: Vol. 3
The city provides us with stories, but not all of them involve sharks and shooters. People make stuff and say stuff and write stuff, and sometimes we wholeheartedly reply “far out!” or “hot dang!” Sometimes it’s more of a retort than a reply, but whatever. Still confused, young’in? The dossier is as easy as one, [...]Meet a Local Con Organizer: A Chat ...Meet a Local Con Organizer: A Chat with Onezumi Hartstein of Intervention
Intervention, a new webcomics convention, is starting up in town in a week. Organized by Onezumi Hartstein, this is the first convention she’s produced. The con’s website notes that “Web developer James Harknell and I wanted to put together an event that would compliment the existing print-centric conventions—we wanted to showcase the creators [...]Reviewed: MacheteReviewed: Machete
In 2007, the line “They just fucked with the wrong Mexican”—voiceover from a fake trailer for a nonexistent movie—caused enough of a clamor to get a real film made. Or maybe it was the sight of Cheech Marin as an enthusiastically homicidal priest. Or, perhaps the best, Danny Trejo on a machine-gun-outfitted motorcycle, splaying bullets [...]
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- DC Acts Against Foreclosure Rescue ...
DC Acts Against Foreclosure Rescue Scam
A local D.C. businessman is under fire for allegedly duping a dozen elderly and poor D.C. residents out of their homes in a foreclosure rescue scam.
Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Abuse, Rob...Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Abuse, Robbery
Prosecutors say a Maryland man has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, robbery and burglary in attacks on four women he met through Craigslist.
Human Remains Removed From DC Memor...Human Remains Removed From DC Memorial
Authorities say they have removed what appears to be human remains scattered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Ex-NRCC Treasurer Pleads GuiltyEx-NRCC Treasurer Pleads Guilty
The former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling more than $840,000 from a variety of political committees, including an NRCC account for annual fundraising dinners with President George W. Bush.
Lion Cub Web Cam At National ZooLion Cub Web Cam At National Zoo
On Aug. 31, the Smithsonian?s National Zoo welcomed a litter of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs. Shera and her cubs can now be viewed on the Zoo?s live webcam on its website.
Gray Rolls Out New TV Ads Mayor's R...Gray Rolls Out New TV Ads Mayor's Race
D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray is taking Mayor Adrian Fenty to task for his new campaign strategy. Fenty has been telling voters he made mistakes and plans to be more inclusive.
WashingtonTimes
- Earl's biggest damage in Northe...
Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: Business
YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — In the end, Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.
The tropical storm, far less intense than feared, brushed past the Northeast and dumped heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing ...Ex-NRCC treasurer pleads guilty to ...Ex-NRCC treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling more than $840,000 from a variety of political committees, including an NRCC account for annual fundraising dinners with President George W. Bush.
Christopher J. Ward, 41, who has been under investigation for ...
Groundbreaking begins Howard Theatr...Groundbreaking begins Howard Theatre's second act
Entertainer and philanthropist Bill Cosby says the Howard Theatre is a gem "in our community's crown," and on Thursday, D.C. officials and well-wishers held a groundbreaking ceremony to restore that jewel of a historic playhouse.
Having slipped into darkness since integration and the 1968 D.C. riots ripped through the U ...
Earl threatens Eastern SeaboardEarl threatens Eastern Seaboard
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 115 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern ...
Preciado captured in MexicoPreciado captured in Mexico
Alma Preciado, a mortgage broker and one-time prominent figure in Maryland politics, has been captured in Mexico more than a year after she skipped her sentencing in a mortgage fraud case that prompted a judge to call her Montgomery County's own "little Bernie Madoff."
Robert A. Hill, senior assistant Montgomery ...
Fenty vows to listen; Gray mum on i...Fenty vows to listen; Gray mum on if Rhee will stay
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty on Wednesday apologized for his aloof management style, vowing to do better by the city's residents as he tried to use the latest one-on-one debate to cut into the considerable polling lead that D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray is riding into the Sept. 14 ...
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- Navy Drone Wanders Into Restricted ...
Navy Drone Wanders Into Restricted Airspace Around Washington
Earlier this month, a drone wandered into restricted airspace before operators could stop it.?Race to Top? Winners Are Mostly in...?Race to Top? Winners Are Mostly in the East
Many educators in states that did not win or even participate in President Obama?s Race to the Top competition said the rules favored densely populated eastern states.New Center Near Ford?s Theater Aims...New Center Near Ford?s Theater Aims to Expand the Lincoln Experience
The Ford?s Theater Center for Education and Leadership in Washington will explore the former president?s legacy and the aftermath of his assassination.Personalities Fuel a One-Party Race...Personalities Fuel a One-Party Race for Washington Mayor
In a heavily Democratic city, the race for the party?s nomination is tantamount to winning the general election, and the campaign has grown heated.Hungary Is Sued Over Large Holocaus...Hungary Is Sued Over Large Holocaust Art Claim
In what experts call the world?s largest unresolved Holocaust art claim, the heirs of a banker have demanded that Hungary return art that they say is theirs.And the Heat Goes On, Assaulting Mu...And the Heat Goes On, Assaulting Much of the Nation
From New York to Georgia, and through the Great Plains, the heat this spring and summer has been relentless.
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