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STORM TRACKER The Tornado that Saved Washington
It was on August 24, 1814 that British troops occupied Washington,D.C.and set fire to many of the public buildings in the still relatively new national capital, including the presidential mansion. Man...
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D.C. Police: Suspicious activity tips up 60 percent 
Reports of suspicious activity and vehicles in the nation's capital are up 60 percent in the wake of an investigation of a terror threat, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said, and police are checking every report.
By Jessica Gresko , September 10, 2011
Minnesota-based Alliant Techsystems Inc. to move to DC-area
A big defense contractor is moving its headquarters from Eden Prairie to the Washington, D.C.-area.
By Associated Press , September 09, 2011
VIDEO: Martin Luther King joins Lincoln, Roosevelt on National Mall
Scroll to the bottom of the article for a video reportSunday's ceremony, which coincides with the 48th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, will officially open the first monument on the National Mall honoring an African-American.
By William Douglas , August 22, 2011
US Marshals: Escaped killing suspect turns self in
A man charged with first-degree murder who allegedly swapped identities with another prisoner and walked out of a Washington courthouse has turned himself in to authorities.
By Associated Press , July 16, 2011
Virginia man charged in 2010 DC-area military shootings
A Marine reservist whose behavior prompted a security scare last week at the Pentagon has been charged in a series of shootings at military buildings in the Washington area last year.
By Eric Tucker and Matthew Barakat , June 23, 2011
Marine reservist in custody after Pentagon scare
A Marine Corps reservist carrying a backpack containing what authorities said were suspicious materials briefly fled police Friday before he was detained in the middle of the night near the Pentagon.
By Eileen Sullivan and Eric Tucker , June 17, 2011
Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle
Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the still unsettled Republican presidential contest.
By Philip Elliott , May 29, 2011
Obama attends Easer service at historic church
President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services Sunday at a Washington church founded in 1863 by freed slaves. The first family entered Shiloh Baptist Church to a round of applause on a sun-splashed day in the nation's capital as members of a choir dressed in black sang "Total Praise."
By Stacy A. Anderson , April 24, 2011
UPDATE: Officials in 50 states, D.C. launch foreclosure probe
Officials in 50 states, including North Dakota and Minnesota, and the District of Columbia have launched a joint investigation into allegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowners.
By Alan Zibel , October 13, 2010
Recently ill Jimmy Carter helps build D.C. homes
Former President Jimmy Carter is helping build and rehabilitate homes in Washington just days after a viral infection landed him in an Ohio hospital.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2010
Mitch McConnell’s birthright curve
WASHINGTON — It was an odd but intriguing experience to sit at a press breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor last week and listen as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell strongly rebutted one of my recent columns, implicitly endorsed the message of another and sent a disquieting signal about the prospects that might follow a Republican victory in the midterm elections.
By David Broder , August 07, 2010
Media, Washington fall for Ryan plan
WASHINGTON — One depressing aspect of American politics is the susceptibility of the political and media establishment to charlatans. You might have thought, given past experience, that D.C. insiders would be on their guard against conservatives with grandiose plans.
By Paul Krugman , August 07, 2010
Minor earthquake shakes U.S. capitol's movers
UPDATED 11:31 A.M.Earthquakes are so rare in the Washington area that even a geology student wasn't quite sure what was going on when a minor one hit early today. Was it a truck passing by? A low-flying plane?
By Karen Mahabir and Jessica Gresko , July 16, 2010
OUR OPINION: Minnesota can learn from D.C. school reform
OUR VIEW: The Washington, D.C., school district’s new contract with teachers is a model of realistic but very meaningful reform.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , June 05, 2010
Obama urges Dems to join for crucial health care vote today
Victory within reach, President Barack Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party’s legacy and make history by bringing health insurance to millions of struggling families now left out. Leaders exuded confidence as they defused thorny problems in the countdown to a landmark vote.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar/Alan Fram , March 21, 2010
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