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Clinton arrives in Mideast as Israel weighs risky choices on Gaza 21 Nov 2012 | 02:30 am
TEL AVIV — The United States, increasingly worried about the regional effects of protracted warfare between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, intensified efforts Tuesday to resolve t...
Unemployment rate fell in D.C., Md. and Va. in October 21 Nov 2012 | 12:49 am
The unemployment rate dropped in the District, Maryland and Virginia in October, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, with all three jurisdictions seeing their greatest job growth in the professiona...
If Redskins are to withstand the pressure, they’ll need to create some 20 Nov 2012 | 11:48 pm
Before we get too excited about one good performance by the Washington Redskins’ defense, let’s be honest: Hitting tackling dummies is tougher than facing the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense. In his fir...
The best candidate of 2012 20 Nov 2012 | 09:20 pm
Campaigns are made up ofconsultants, pollsters and various other strategists, butit's the candidate thatultimatelymatters most. And the great ones make their supporting cast look very smart. Today we...
Hurricane Sandy’s social media clean-up efforts help New York, New Jersey recovery 20 Nov 2012 | 07:39 pm
Tottenville, a blue-collar neighborhood at the southernmost point of Staten Island, suffered some of the worst flooding as a result of Hurricane Sandy. So on Nov. 4, scores of volunteers met at the in...
Custody hearing for ‘Modern Family’ star to be held today; Peter Jackson denies mistreatment of animals on ‘The Hobbit’ 20 Nov 2012 | 06:31 pm
A morning mix of entertainment headlines . . . The custody situation involving Ariel Winter — the actress who plays Alex on “Modern Family” and was recently placed under the temporary guardianship of...
Florida Rep. Allen West concedes 20 Nov 2012 | 05:35 pm
Florida Republican Rep. Allen West conceded to Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy Tuesday morning, wrapping up one of the highest-profile and most expensive House races in the country. "While there...
Time to end the war on drugs 20 Nov 2012 | 05:29 pm
With his final election behind him, and the final attack ads safely off the air, President Obama now returns to his regularly scheduled programming — governing. Yet, the chatter about his second term ...
Democrats push to redeploy Obama’s voter database 20 Nov 2012 | 05:22 pm
If you voted this election season, President Obama almost certainly has a file on you. His vast campaign database includes information on voters’ magazine subscriptions, car registrations, housing val...
The GOP's growing Libertarian problem 20 Nov 2012 | 04:30 pm
It was a historic election for the Libertarian Party -- at least, by Libertarian Party standards. So at what point does this become a problem for the GOP? Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johns...
