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Russia Security Council secretary meets pentagon chief
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Missile defence issues, the situation in Syria and ways to expand the US-Russian military cooperation was discussed on Tuesday by Pentagon’s head Chuck Hagel with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, spokesman for the US Department of Defence George Little said on ...
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Gio looks to continue string of solid starts
Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner experienced a few firsts in his last start against the Rockies. However, they were ones he'd rather forget. Bumgarner surrendered nine runs to Colorado, exceeding his previous career high of eight on June 21, 2011, against the Twins. He also allowed his first Major League grand slam. That major mistake with two outs in the fifth inning chased Bumgarner ...
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Pentagon wants $450m to maintain Guantanamo
The Pentagon is asking for nearly $450m to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.New details on the administration's budget request have underscored the contradiction of the president waging a political fight to shut the US jail in Cuba while the military calculates the financial needs to keep the installation operating.The budget request ...
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Nats cant preserve Strasburgs great start
WSH@SF: Strasburg dominates over seven strong innings SAN FRANCISCO -- Stephen Strasburg was supposed to get the win and the Nationals were supposed to have ended their three-game slide. A late Giants rally squashed all of that. San Francisco scored one run in the ninth and two more in the 10th to claim a 4-2 walk-off win, sending the Nationals (23-23) to their fourth straight defeat and ...
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GOP lawmakers Oklahoma tornado aid must be offset
As Moore, Okla., residents came to terms with the tornado tragedy, Washington Republicans said extra storm aid would have to be offset by budget cuts elsewhere. Gov. Mary Fallin said she was left speechless after taking an aerial tour of the violent tornado's path and inspecting the damage by car and on foot. "There's just sticks and bricks, basically," she said in the ...
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Lucas Costanzo lead ballot in Washington County
According to unofficial Washington County election results, the Democrat ballot totals are: Lucas, 7,839; Costanzo, 7,788; Alan Benyak, 3,953; Blane A. Black, 3,408; Charles E. Kurowski, 2,777; Lane Turturice, 2,056; Peter V. Marcoline III, 1,570; and Tom Fallert, ...
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U.S. Myanmar sign trade framework agreement
Thein Sein . The agreement will create "a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on trade and investment issues between the two governments," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said on its website. It was signed Tuesday in Washington by acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and Myanmar's Deputy Commerce Minister Pwint San. The agreement calls for ...
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Board hires new Washington County health exec
MARIETTA - The Washington County Board of Health has appointed Court Witschey as full-time administrator at the county health department. Witschey, who has served as the Creating Healthy Communities Grant administrator at the health department for nearly a decade, said he'll officially take the post on June 1. "The board went into executive session and offered me the position at the ...
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Is Catholic Church taking over health care in Washington
Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church. On the plus side, the Catholics have a good record of running quality schools. The minus side - besides the whole plan being unconstitutional - is that vast majorities of people around here don’t necessarily share Catholic religious ...
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Matt Cowell opens 3-shot lead in Washington Open Invitational golf | Northwest
Matt Cowell of Lake Padden Golf Club in Bellingham shot a 4-under 68 Tuesday to take a three-shot lead in the Washington Open Invitational at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent. Cowell is at 7-under 137. Four players are three shots back, including first-round leader Chris Griffin, Casey McCoy and two four-time champions, Jeff Coston and Todd Erwin. Michael Haack is the low amateur at ...
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Nationals bring up pitchers Abad Maya
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Before Ryan Mattheus boarded a flight back to the nation's capital Tuesday, he ran into Nationals manager Davey Johnson at the team hotel. "I had a few choice words for him," Johnson said. The exchange came a day after the right-handed reliever revealed he had suffered a broken hand, just hours before the Monday night contest against the Giants. Mattheus ...
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Boone DiPuglia to represent Nationals at Draft
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Major League Baseball announced that former All-Star Bob Boone and front-office executive Johnny DiPuglia will represent the Nationals at the upcoming 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft. The Draft will take place June 6-8, beginning with the Draft preview show on MLB.com and MLB Network on Thursday, June 6, at 6 p.m. ET. Live Draft coverage from MLB Network's Studio 42 ...
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Exorcism or Healing Touch
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9)-- Reaction to a viral video showing Pope Francis performing what some say is an exorcism is pouring out across the globe and here in Washington, D.C. The video shows the pontiff greeting parishioners after Sunday mass at the Vatican. One of those faithful's is a young man in a wheelchair. Pope Francis puts his hands on his head and recites some words, and what ...
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White House Memo A Sleeper Scandal Awakens Post-Election
For a White House typically equipped with well-honed political radar designed to sniff out and derail conservative conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama, the potentially damaging events at the I.R.S. seemed to pass with little ...
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Man Gets 5 Years for Hotel Party Robbery
An 18-year-old Silver Spring man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for holding up a hotel party with a sawed off shotgun and robbing ...
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Wizards Land 3rd Pick in 2013 NBA Draft
WASHINGTON, DC - The NBA announced tonight that the Washington Wizards received the third overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft during tonight's Draft Lottery in New York. The Wizards were represented onstage by Bradley Beal. "We have recently been able to use the draft to form a potent backcourt in John Wall and Bradley Beal that we envision leading us for years to come," said ...
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Woman Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Maria N. Werts, 49 of Washington plead guilty today in connection to charges of involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence from a recent traffic accident which left one woman dead, officials said. 58-year-old Emmajean Gainey who was walking on the sidewalk was killed April 28, between 1st street and South Capitol street in Southwest, shortly after 3 p.m. when ...
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Pentagon requests $450M to upgrade Guantanamo
October 18, 2012: The sun rises over the U.S. detention center 'Camp Delta,' at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in Cuba October 18, 2012 in this photo reviewed by the U.S. Department of ...
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Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Among the country's 100 public school systems with the most students, Montgomery and Prince George's counties placed fourth and ninth. Montgomery spends $15,421 per student, while Prince George's pays out ...
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Florida volunteers head to Oklahoma to help tornado victims
LONGWOOD -- Central Floridians are stepping up to help in a disaster elsewhere in the country, as a team of 10 people from Longwood prepare to help survivors of a ...
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Congress Smashes Pentagons New Den of Spies
In today's business world, disruption is a constant force that never lets up. At the annual WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design, we celebrate the creative power of bold new ideas and the people that make them happen. See the event ...
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Person Struck By School Bus Identified
The accident was called in just after 2:30 p.m. when a school bus struck Jason Alexander Estebrook near the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Darnestown ...
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Carney says U.S. condemns Hezbollah support of Assad regime
Hezbollah 's efforts to help the Assad regime win the civil war in Syria is a concern to the United States and its allies, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. Press ...
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Smithsonian 2 Arrested During Fast-Food Strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum say the McDonald's inside the museum was not shut down during a strike involving fast-food workers employed by federal contractors. Museum spokeswoman Claire Brown says the McDonald's remained open Tuesday, contrary to claims by strike organizers that the fast-food outlet had to close. Brown adds ...
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Montreal commemorates Kid by renaming street
A section of Faillon Street in Montreal will now bear Gary Carter's name. (Eric K. Boulianne) The city of Montreal will rename a street in Villeray to honor Hall of Famer Gary Carter. "The Kid" spent 12 of his 19 big league seasons with the Expos. The 11-time All-Star catcher slugged 324 home runs during his career and captured a World Series ring with the Mets in 1986. He died ...
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