The two television ads are almost indistinguishable . In both, former Bain Capital executive Robert C. Gay tells the tale of Mitt Romney’s role in leading a search for Gay’s missing daughter, interspersed with footage of New York and flashes of Romney. Read full article > >

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Two ads aired 5 years apart spark fight over election rules

The two television ads are almost indistinguishable . In both, former Bain Capital executive Robert C. Gay tells the tale of Mitt Romney’s role in leading a search for Gay’s missing daughter, interspersed with footage of New York and flashes of Romney. Read full article > >

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The U.S. economy started the year with a burst of healthy activity, according to a Federal Reserve survey Wednesday that reported that the country’s factories, stores and even the troubled housing market appeared to be gaining momentum. Read full article > >

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Ben Bernanke strikes cautious tone amid signs economic recovery accelerating

F or a long minute, I sit in the car, staring at the restaurant, which has been suggested by an acquaintance of a colleague. I wonder whether the hour-long drive in rush-hour traffic will be worth whatever awaits me behind the doors of Eastern Kabob & Sweet. Read full article > >

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VIERA, Fla. — In spring training, the Washington Nationals are so excited about themselves they’re like a roomful of puppies. But the largest of the young dogs is Bryce Harper . All eyes are on him — especially the eyes of his own teammates. Read full article > >

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Bryce Harper, coming very soon to a ballpark near you

VIERA, Fla. — In spring training, the Washington Nationals are so excited about themselves they’re like a roomful of puppies. But the largest of the young dogs is Bryce Harper . All eyes are on him — especially the eyes of his own teammates. Read full article > >

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Eleven states have cast their votes in the Republican presidential nominating contest. Ten more will do so in six days time, the biggest single day of voting in the GOP race. Now then seems like as good a time as any to take three big steps back and look at what lessons the first two months of votes have taught us about the Republican race. Read full article > >

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Five lessons learned from the Republican presidential race

“ We are not pretending that the human rights situation in Syria is perfect. . . . We are aware that there is a regression in the quality of services usually provided by the government to the population by the regions facing violence.” Read full article > >

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How to advance Syria’s transition

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When the crew of the Virginia scallop trawler Cinmar hauled a mastodon tusk onto the deck in 1970, another oddity dropped out of the net: A dark, tapered stone blade, nearly eight inches long and still sharp. Read full article > >

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Radical theory of first Americans places stone-age Europeans in Delmarva 20,000 years ago

I’m watching on Daniel Island, S.C., not in Genoa, so I won’t clutter your viewing experience with my minute-by-minute take. Instead, here’s a half-by-half breakdown. U.S. lineup (4-2-3-1) : Howard; Cherundolo, Goodson, Bocanegra, Johnson (Spector 77th); Bradley, Edu; Williams, Dempsey, Shea (Kljestan 73rd); Altidore (Boyd 79th). Read full article > >

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When they stopped to fill their gas tanks recently, several Takoma Park residents realized something wasn’t quite right. As they pumped, a puddle of gasoline began to pool at their feet. This was no typical car trouble, though. Police said the drivers had fallen victim to thieves who drilled into their tanks and made off with the fuel — an attractive target, considering today’s gas prices. Read full article > >

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Unusual items can still bring a bounty for thieves, police say

MOSCOW — Sounding as if he was quoting from a dusty KGB manual or a bad movie script, Vladi­mir Putin warned Wednesday that his opponents are prepared to murder one of their own so they can blame it on him. Read full article > >

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In Putin’s Russia, allegations of a KGB-like plot

I am all-in on RG III: Rex Grossman III . Look it up: The Washington Redskins already have an RG III. And he will be entering his fourth year in Kyle Shanahan’s system, not his first. All right, Rex isn’t the answer just as John Beck isn’t the answer under center for the Redskins. Read full article > >

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Robert Griffin III has Redskins, fans heading for a relapse

I am all-in on RG III: Rex Grossman III . Look it up: The Washington Redskins already have an RG III. And he will be entering his fourth year in Kyle Shanahan’s system, not his first. All right, Rex isn’t the answer just as John Beck isn’t the answer under center for the Redskins. Read full article > >

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Robert Griffin III has Redskins, fans heading for a relapse