When the Woodgrove girls’ lacrosse team completed a stunning district title run last May, their on-field celebration lacked the traditional championship banner. The first-year school hadn’t purchased one yet. Read full article > >

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Woodgrove High athletics program is thriving in Virginia AA girls’ sports in only its second year

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are taking part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Armed forces in Jubilee parade

A fter a third reading of Mitt Romney’s Liberty University commencement speech, I still fail to see how my Post colleague Michael Gerson could have described it as “ more than good .” Romney’s address struck me as standard fare for a college graduation. He hit all the familiar notes: gratitude to school and a nod to parents for sacrifices made; celebration of the virtues of hard work, devotion to principles, individualism, service, family. There was even a little shameless politicking, with Romney telling the audience “ what the next four years might hold for me is yet to be determined. But . . . things are looking up, and I take your kind hospitality today as a sign of good things to come.” Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney fails to see America

May Day protests and celebrations

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In pictures: May Day 2012

Says Osama bin Laden anniversary no cause for “celebration.”

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Celebration of the Ford Transit, from 1965 to now

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In pictures: The Ford Transit

You didn’t think the celebration of the space shuttle Discovery’s arrival was over, did you? We’ve rounded up a list of the best things to do in D.C. this weekend , and the festivities surrounding Discovery should rank high for anyone excited about the craft’s piggyback ride into town. Read full article > >

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Things to do in D.C. this weekend: Discovery celebrations, Dance in the Circle

Images from Easter celebrations around the world

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In pictures: Easter Sunday

Friday brings to a close Telework Week 2012, a celebration of the environmental and work-life benefits to federal employees who work from home. Although the Obama adminstration is pushing federal agencies to encourage telework , working out of the office remains a big culture shift that agencies have adopted unevenly. Read full article > >

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GSA setting the pace for federal workplace

In two years, the Star Wars-inspired Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus has become the fastest-growing parade float sponsor at the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration.

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Wookiee Invasion at New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Parade

In two years, the Star Wars-inspired Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus has become the fastest-growing parade float sponsor at the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration.

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Wookiee Invasion at New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Parade

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead global celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth later.

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Prince leads Dickens celebrations

In a mix of celebration and agitation on Wednesday, tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square, the crucible of their revolution that overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak.

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Egyptians Mark Anniversary of Revolt in Tahrir Square

For Chinese New Year celebration.

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Warren Buffett Plays Ukulele

The election of Barry Larkin to the Hall of Fame on Monday reminds us of the clean sense of simple celebration that has surrounded such moments through most of baseball history. It illustrates an ideal of purity — the fair test of talent, the level playing field, the triumph of ability and will — that we hope to find in sports, at least sometimes. It’s exactly the way we want it. Read full article > >

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Hall of Fame and steroids: Questions no one wants to answer