The convictions last week of two of Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s former campaign aides have scrambled local politics in the nation’s capital, dimming Gray’s influence and brightening the political prospects of some other city leaders. Read full article > >
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Mayoral ambitions surfacing early in D.C.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the results of last week’s widely-criticised parliamentary elections prove people support his reforms.
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Assad says Syrians back reforms
Today the Social Security Administration released the top 10 baby names for 2011. As it turns out, I had great preparation for this last week, when I wrote about the man currently known as Tyrannosaurus Rex Joseph Gold (formerly Tyler Gold). Read full article > >
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Alexandra Petri: The top baby names of 2011 — or, what not to name your baby
A soldier who died in a UK hospital after being injured by an explosion in southern Afghanistan last week is named as Sapper Connor Ray.
A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.
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UK soldier dies from Afghan blast
Investigators believe that as many as 21 women were brought by U.S. Secret Service and military personnel to the Hotel Caribe in Cartagena, Colombia, last week during a night of carousing, a dramatic increase in the number of women previously disclosed by government officials. Read full article > >
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Inquiry points to wider Secret Service scandal involving as many as 21 women
Aminul Islam, who was found murdered outside Dhaka last week, was a leader who had fought against low wages in the country’s garment industry.
The holder of one of three winning tickets in last week's record $656 million Mega Millions drawing has come forward to claim a share, a Kansas Lottery official said Friday.
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$218M Mega Millions share claimed
Even without any controversial participants this season, last week’s season premiere — possibly the best debut, talent-wise, in the show’s history — still defeated a two-hour episode of “The Voice” in the same time slot over on NBC. Read full article > >
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ 2012: Judges get harsh in Week 2
The computer software giant won a court order to enter two Web hosting facilities last week in a war against so-called botnets that scour the Internet for personal data to steal and exploit.
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Microsoft Raids Tackle Online Crime
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan last week, was deployed four times to Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade, raising questions about the stress of combat.
In Richmond last week, the General Assembly wrestled with a bill that would require women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion, and another that would declare that life begins at conception. In Annapolis, the state Legislature narrowly approved a measure legalizing same-sex marriage. Read full article > >
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Hill agenda thin on social issues as Republicans remain patient
One by one, they checked into George Mason’s lopsided victory over Delaware last week: the former team manager, the Marine corporal and, finally, the aspiring singer. Those who had stuck around Patriot Center roared their approval, saluting the exiting regulars and supporting the end-of-the-benchers making rare appearances. Read full article > >
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George Mason basketball walk-ons took varied routes to Fairfax
Sarah Burke, a Canadian freestyle skiing pioneer and champion, has died from injuries she suffered in a fall after a training run last week in Park City, Utah. Burke, 29, suffered “irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest,” her publicist said in a statement. Read full article > >
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Freestyle skier Sarah Burke died ‘peacefully surrounded by those she loved’
When President Obama detailed proposals to reorganize and streamline certain government functions last week, some folks wanted to know why it took nearly a year to develop the plan. One reason is the involvement of federal employees. Read full article > >
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Federal Diary: Federal workers contribute ideas for streamlining government
Alexandra Petri: The top baby names of 2011 — or, what not to name your baby
Monday, May 14th, 2012Inquiry points to wider Secret Service scandal involving as many as 21 women
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Hill agenda thin on social issues as Republicans remain patient
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012George Mason basketball walk-ons took varied routes to Fairfax
Friday, January 27th, 2012Freestyle skier Sarah Burke died ‘peacefully surrounded by those she loved’
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Federal Diary: Federal workers contribute ideas for streamlining government
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
