Classic and historic vehicles are to be exempted from the annual MoT test, the government announces.

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Pre-1960 cars exempted from MoT

Daniel Manzoni holds the phone in his hand and waits for it to ring. The caller will be a talk-show host from Radio La Jefa (Boss Radio) 700 AM. He will want to hear about the annual Argentine Festival this Saturday evening in Arlington. Manzoni runs the festival as if his life depended on it — which, at a certain existential level, it does. Read full article > >

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The man behind D.C.’s Argentine Festival

As he works to energize the conservative base ahead of the general election, Mitt Romney came to the annual gathering of the National Rifle Association seeking support from a powerful group that has not always embraced him.

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The Caucus: Romney Warns Gun Lobby of a Second Obama Term

Pope Benedict XVI will deliver his annual Easter Mass message from the Vatican on Sunday as Christians around the world mark the holiday with a variety of celebrations.

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Pope to deliver Easter message

Olympic rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave pulls out of the annual Devizes to Westminster canoe race due to “tiredness”.

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Sir Steve pulls out of canoe race

Well, so much for that: Louis C.K. has abruptly pulled out of the annual Washington dinner of the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association, where he was scheduled to perform on June 8. Why? His rep told a CNN reporter Friday, apparently without elaboration, that the comic “just didn’t want to do it anymore.” But by dropping out, he may have sidestepped a fledgling controversy over his gig. Fox News host Greta Van Susteren blogged Thursday that she would urge journalists to boycott the dinner because of C.K.’s “filthy language about women,” and Sarah Palin in particular. Read full article > >

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Well, so much for that: Louis C.K. has abruptly pulled out of the annual Washington dinner of the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association, where he was scheduled to perform on June 8. Why? His rep told a CNN reporter Friday, apparently without elaboration, that the comic “just didn’t want to do it anymore.” But by dropping out, he may have sidestepped a fledgling controversy over his gig. Fox News host Greta Van Susteren blogged Thursday that she would urge journalists to boycott the dinner because of C.K.’s “filthy language about women,” and Sarah Palin in particular. Read full article > >

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Beginning in 1998, Builder magazine has presented a Concept House at the annual International Builders Show, each one based on a theme intended to shake the home builders out of their “same old, same old” risk-averse complacency and try something new. Read full article > >

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Home designs target non-traditional families

About 39.3 million people watched Sunday’s mesmerizing “84th Annual Academy Awards,” in which Octavia Spencer got a standing ovation as she became one of just a half-dozen black actresses to have won an Oscar in the show’s history — and host Billy Crystal appeared in blackface. Read full article > >

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Oscars get plenty of post-show buzz, and decent ratings, too

Schools minister Nick Gibb says new exam league tables will show up schools who prioritise their annual ranking ahead of educating all pupils.

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Schools warned over league tables

Schools minister Nick Gibb says new exam league tables will show up schools who prioritise their annual ranking ahead of educating all pupils.

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Schools warned over league tables

PASADENA, Calif. — Hosting the Golden Globe Awards has become his “extreme sport,” Ricky Gervais said Friday, a couple of days before his third crack at the annual trophy show on NBC. Appearing at Winter TV Press Tour 2012, Gervais insisted that he “stands by . . . every joke I did last year, and I don’t care what people think” of his performance as host of the 2011 Globes. Read full article > >

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Ricky Gervais ready to rumble as host of Golden Globes 2012

The Internal Revenue Service ’s workload has intensified as Congress has cut its budget, resulting in slower refunds and service to taxpayers, an in-house watchdog said Wednesday. The tax agency is resorting to shortcuts, relying excessively on automation that either fails to identify fraudulent claims or flags taxpayers for making mistakes when they haven’t, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson concluded in her annual report to Congress. Read full article > >

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IRS’s tight budget is hurting taxpayers, watchdog says

Pope Benedict XVI, appearing frail and tired, prayed for peace in the Middle East and Horn of Africa in his annual message, “Urbi et Orbi,” or “to the city and world,” from St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Pope Benedict Offers Prayers for Peace on Christmas

Standing in front of a brilliantly lighted 12-foot pine tree at her son’s home in Bowie, Gladys Boluda was all smiles, singing and dancing in step with her grandchildren to ’N Sync’s “Merry Christmas Happy Holidays.” With three days left before Christmas, the Boludas were putting the finishing touches on their annual Christmas video, a tradition that began with a family concert about a decade ago and has become a holiday essential, along with black beans and rice, yucca and other traditional Cuban fare. Read full article > >

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Bowie clan celebrates family and freedom on Christmas