Home sales far exceeded expectations last month, surging to the highest level in 2.5 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.(Nov. 23) (The Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama says he will have a national science fair next year to honor young inventors with the same gusto that college and professional athletes celebrate their victories at the White House. (The Associated Press)
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If you want to be an officer in the U.S. Marines, you enroll in a grueling six-week training program at Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va. With the U.S. fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, summer 2009 enrollment at OCS was the second largest since the Vietnam War. (Matthew Hashiguchi/The...
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Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl talks about the implications of Washington, D.C.'s same sex marriage bill at a press conference with other religious leaders who signed the "Manhattan Declaration." The declaration is a pledge to protect religious freedoms and reaffirms the opposition of more than...
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Linganore remains perfect after knocking off Quince Orchard 19-0 in the Maryland 3A west region final. (Atkinson & Co./The Washington Post)
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Cyrus Britt’s touchdown with under a minute left secured Sherwood's 11-7 win over Paint Branch in the Maryland 4A west region championship game. (Alan Goldenbach, edited by Tommy McConnell/The Washington Post)
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Lake Braddock QB Michael Nebrich led a 38-7 Va. AAA semifinal win over Robinson, ending an 11-game losing streak to Robinson that started in 1999. (B.J. Koubaroulis/The Washington Post)
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Public enemy, led by Chuck D and Flava Flav, came to town Wednesday in an effort to raise money for youth homelessness and specifically the Sasha Bruce House, which provides shelter and life counseling, before performing a concert at Lisner Auditorium. (Anna Uhls/The Washington Post)
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The Washington Post’s Emil Steiner talks football with former NFL defensive end Michael Strahan. (The Washington Post)
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Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A plant spokesman said that the public was not endangered, when a dozen workers were exposed to radiation. (Nov. 23) (The Associated Press)
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While handing out Thanksgiving food donations in Atlanta, celebrity chef Paula Deen was accidentally hit in the face with a ham. (Nov. 23) (The Associated Press)
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The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy. (The Associated Press)
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Former Maryland star and current San Francisco 49er tight end Vernon Davis stepped on the ice to give the olympic sport of curling a try. Curling is played by more than a million Canadians and is expected to be a major draw at the upcoming Vancouver Games. (The Associated Press)
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Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart gave some tough love to the final three contestants after the video challenge. Who should advance to the finals? Cast your vote at www.washingtonpost.com/pundit. (Whitney Shefte and Ben de la Cruz/The Washington Post)
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Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman’s support for abortion rights. (The Associated Press)
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Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart tested the final three contestants to see how they’d do on television. Who should advance to the finals? Cast your vote at www.washingtonpost.com/pundit. (Whitney Shefte and Ben de la Cruz/The Washington Post)
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Bulls broke free from a film set in the southern Spanish town of Cadiz Sunday. "Knight & Day" stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz hadn’t arrived in town yet. Two women were slightly hurt, and filming has been suspended. (The Associated Press)
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Federal Aviation Administration officials say a failed computer system that affected flights across the country Thursday morning is working again, but they cautioned travelers to expect residual delays. Reagan National Airport seemed mostly quiet, although departure boards showed several delays and...
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President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy has `core strengths' that will put the nation in a good stead for the long term despite a difficult year for millions of people. (Nov. 23) (The Associated Press)
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Slate advice columnist, Prudence, counsels a guy who is panicking about getting his co-worker’s sister pregnant. (Slate)
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