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Vendor Someone Has Tampered With DC Ambulances
WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- The top mechanic at a company that repairs DC Fire Department ambulances suspects that somebody has been tampering with emergency vehicles. WUSA9 has obtained a copy of a letter the fleet services manager sent to Deputy fire Chief John Donnelly. In it he says, "I'm writing this to let you know that in my opinion these two ambulances have been tampered with. I ...
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Davey downplays any tension between Harper Soriano
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Bryce Harper was quick to take the blame for Tuesday night's 4-2 loss, in which he misplayed a deep, ninth-inning fly ball that drove in the game-tying run for the Giants. Reliever Rafael Soriano apparently felt that Harper should receive the blame, as well. Soriano, who gave up the game-tying triple to Gregor Blanco and fell short of his 13th save of the year, told ...
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Nats return home from West Coast at perfect time
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Nationals might have entered the finale of a 10-game West Coast road trip at .500 with a 23-23 mark, but a losing streak that reached four games with Tuesday's 10th-inning walk-off loss is wearing on the team, which many pegged as a World Series contender. But manager Davey Johnson believes he has good control of the clubhouse. "I hope so," Johnson said. ...
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Amazon Creating 500 New Jobs in Fairfax County
"Amazon Web Services is a global, universally known company that has a significant Virginia presence as a strong corporate partner and employer," McDonnell said in a press release. "Adding a new office in Fairfax County allows the company close proximity to its IT and government customers in Virginia, and creates 500 highly technical ...
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Interim Superintendent Asked to Stay
Officials have asked Prince George's County Interim Superintendent Alvin Crawley to extend his contract, even though his resignation is effective in ...
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D.C. Council votes to end municipal bond tax spend Internet sales tax
The D.C. Council has voted in favor of a $10 billion plan that would increase Circulator bus fares, end the city's tax on certain bonds and earmark a potential spigot of Internet sales tax dollars to ease traffic fines. (Photo: Graeme ...
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Most tasteless question Apples CEO was asked in Washington
Perhaps it was odd enough that Sen. John McCain asked Tim Cook why he kept having to update the apps on his iPhone, but one question was even more ...
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Most funding restored for D.C. Water relocation at Capitol Riverfront
I'm closing the loop on the D.C. Council's budget skirmish over funding to move D.C. Water facilities out of the Capitol Riverfront. A couple of weeks after a council committee stripped the project of most of its funding, the full council on Wednesday restored enough that the work can move forward. Instead of $9 million in fiscal 2014, as Mayor Vincent Gray proposed, or $1 million, as ...
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White House says criticism of its handling of IRS story is legitimate
Even though the Obama administration is intent on getting to the bottom of the misconduct at the IRS, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday, there have been "legitimate criticisms of how we're handling this." After a week of heated questions regarding the IRS scandal, Carney finally told reporters on Monday ...
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Washington farms solution for marijuana waste Pot-fed pork
One Washington state farm is raising a stock of potbellied pigs -- literally. Since the state legalized recreational marijuana in November, new cannabis growers venturing into the legal market find themselves facing unique problems in unprecedented territory. For one: What to do with all the stems, roots and other waste from their ...
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Venezuelas Maduro still waiting on Washingtons recognition
More than a month since Maduro was elected Venezuelan president by less than 2 percent of the vote, the US has not recognized his victory. A partial recount of the ballot is currently ...
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Syrian Opposition Ponders Peace Meeting
ISTANBUL -- Syria's opposition coalition is to convene in Istanbul Thursday to decide whether to participate in talks next month on resolving the Syrian conflict that are being organized by Washington and Moscow. But the opposition has reservations about the role of the Syrian government in the planned talks. The Syrian National Coalition is due to meet over three days in Istanbul. The ...
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Veterans on motorcycles stop in E. TN on way to Washington DC
Hundreds of motorcyclists roared through Tennessee Wednesday on their way to Washington DC for the annual Ride for the Wall trip. Each year since 1989, hundreds of bikers from across the country converge at the Vietnam Memorial. They start the ride in California and ride all the way to our nation's capitol. The goal of the trip is to promote healing among veterans and their ...
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Did the Pentagon cry wolf over sequestration
WASHINGTON - A funny thing happened on the way to a predicted disaster: The Pentagon is learning to live with the automatic budget cuts its leaders had warned would threaten national security if they took effect. The change from near-hysteria to sober assessment starts at the top with new Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a former maverick Republican senator from Nebraska who’s long pushed ...
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Pentagon wants more than $450 mn for Gitmo amidst swelling hunger strike
USA The Pentagon is requesting more than $450 from lawmakers for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay camp. The request comes as an intensifying hunger strike is ratcheting up pressure on President Barack Obama to push for the prison's closure. The budget request for the fiscal year beginning October 1 has called for $79 million for detention operations, the same as the current ...
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Washington police recover stolen gun arrest four for drugs
Authorities in Washington County on Wednesday recovered a stolen firearm and 184 stamp bags of heroin while serving several search warrants, the district attorney's office ...
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Where to advertise for your next CFO
D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi is leaving, and the District's hired-gun search firm is placing ads in all manner of publications to find a replacement. Let's say you're in charge of a $10 billion organization that needs a new chief financial officer. As a reader of the Washington Business Journal, you just might be. Where do you advertise? Krauthamer & Associates Inc., ...
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Road closures could go into Thursday from downtown D.C. sinkhole
The sinkhole started developing Tuesday afternoon because a water line broke. F Street NW is closed between 13th and 15th streets, and 14th Street NW is closed between Pennsylvania and New York avenues NW, District Department of Transportation officials ...
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False alarm announcement evacuates McPherson Metro
Metro riders were told to evacuate the McPherson Metro station on Wednesday morning, but Metro officials say there was no emergency. (Photo: Graeme ...
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Officials Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very ...
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Pentagon Requests $450M USD to Remodel Guantanamo
Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. Defense Department asked Congress for $ 450 million USD for maintening and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison, which contradicts President Barack Obama's promise to close the prison. This amount will be used to upgrade the military offices, connect a fiber optic submarine cable from Florida and maintain the facility fully operational, opened in ...
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White House Stresses commitment to unraveling IRS scandal
White house Press Secretary Jay Carney reacts to a question Wednesday relating to the steps being taken to find out exactly what occurred within the IRS with political ...
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White House responds to ex-IRS heads meetings
Spokesman Jay Carney discusses Wednesday's testimony by former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman that political targeting by the agency was never discussed during Shulman's numerous White House ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Memorial Day in the DMV
With so many sites honoring the sacrifices military members make, it can be difficult to decide just what to do on Memorial Day in Washington. The region's history makes for plenty of events, both fun and ...
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