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Slumping Espinosa sits for another game
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second straight contest, Steve Lombardozzi replaced Danny Espinosa as Washington's starting second baseman Monday night. Lombardozzi was penciled in as the second hitter in the order vs. the Giants, with Espinosa mired in a 1-for-30 slump in his past seven-plus games. Manager Davey Johnson said he had a "good talk" with Espinosa recently, noting ...
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Board Member Assures Prince Georges Schools Moving Forward Despite Transition
The leadership drain within the Prince George's County school system is growing tonight. So just who is running things, since the superintendent is out and now the assistant superintendent is going to the Montgomery County school system? News4 Prince George's County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins ...
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FBI Searching For Bank Robbery Suspect
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Police are looking for a suspect in connection to a bank robbery which took place Monday. The robbery occurred at approximately 4:45 pm at the Citibank located at 3917 Minnesota Avenue, N.E. The suspect walked to the teller's window, passed a note demanding money, and fled on food after receiving the money. The suspect is described as a Black male, 5'10" to ...
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Fox News Washington reporter who sought State Department leaks from Korean faces criminal rap
The US government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in an inquiry that appears to step into uncharted territory _ by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information. It is the latest case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, AP reports. During the investigation of State ...
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Washington sells US$2b more arms to Oman
(1 hr 34 mins ago) US Secretary of State John Kerry will help ink a major estimated US$2.1 billion proposed deal with Oman to supply a US-made air-defense system to the Gulf nation, officials said. One of the main focuses of Kerry's trip to Muscat was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Oman and US manufacturer Raytheon ahead of talks on the final contract, they told ...
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White House Defends Tracking Fox Reporter
court affidavit obtained by The Washington Post . Without naming Mr. Rosen, the document describes the reporter as "at the very least, either as an aider, abettor and/or ...
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Man in Nats Hat Wanted for NE Bank Robbery
According to officials, the man entered a Citibank in the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue just before 5 p.m. He passed a note to a teller demanding money and, after getting an undisclosed amount of cash, ran away on ...
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Carney Obama kept in dark about impending IRS audit report
Obama 's staff deliberately kept him in the dark about an impending report on the Internal Revenue Service scandal, his press secretary said Monday. White House press ...
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Mother Accused of Beating 10-Year-Old Girl With Broomstick
A woman is forbidden from having contact with her 10-year-old daughter after allegedly beating the girl with a broomstick, police said. News4's Pat Collins ...
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DC to Cut Bus Driver Hours Or Furlough Workers
As school bus ridership drops dramatically in the summer, District officials are considering either cutting driver hours or forcing summer ...
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Audit District missed out on $6.5 million windfall
Andrew Harnik/ExaminerFederal and local law enforcement agents along with the United States Attorneys for the District of Columbia and Maryland hold a press conference along with Washington, DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi, pictured, to discuss the arrest of 5 people, including 2 employees of the District of Columbia who have connected with a property tax ...
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Jonetta Rose Barras White-black political prison
Williams' style, sensibility and governing approach did not hew to the historical black political model. Still, he did more for poor and working-class African-Americans than Marion Barry or Sharon Pratt (Kelly). Williams built thousands of affordable housing units; elevated the conversation about education reform and school choice; launched the first round of recreation center renovations ...
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White Houses shifting IRS account
The White House on Monday once again added to the list of people who knew about the IRS investigation into its targeting of conservative groups - saying White House chief of staff Denis McDonough had been informed about a month ago.Press secretary Jay Carney said again that no one had told President Barack Obama ahead of the first news reports: not his top aide McDonough, nor his chief counsel ...
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Apple prepares for Washington onslaught
Apple isn’t taking any chances with senators looking to embarrass CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday at a hearing on the tech giant’s offshore $100 billion stash.Monday night lawmakers were already gearing up, unveiling a report that alleges Apple avoided paying taxes on $44 billion in offshore, taxable ...
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Southwest Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service Between Houston Hobby And Ronald Reagan Washington National
Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that new service between Houston Hobby and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will begin Aug. 4, 2013. The airline initially will operate one daily roundtrip flight between the two cities. To celebrate the new service, the carrier announced introductory $149 one-way fares between Houston and Washington, DC available today through May 24, ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
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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Car Crashes Into Rockville Gym
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a call shortly after 2:30 p.m. of an elderly woman who crashed into a gym at 5238 Nicholson Lane in Rockville, ...
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Man Gets 4 Years for Stealing Dog
Young then grabbed the dog and ran away. However, he dropped his cell phone in the process of the robbery. The dog was able to get away from him and ran ...
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Police Va. Woman Raped While Sleeping
An investigation revealed the victim was asleep at the suspect's home in the 17400 block of Wilson Street when she woke to an acquaintance raping her, police ...
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Committee seeks names for Annapolis marker honoring March on Washington
Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The committee had initially set a deadline of May 19, but has extended it to May 31. The memorial is scheduled to be unveiled in Whitmore Park in Annapolis, where a bus departed for the march, on Aug. 28 - the ...
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Obama selects Sally Ride for posthumous Medal of Freedom
Barack Obama Monday said he will award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. "We remember Sally Ride not just as a national hero, but as a role model to generations of young women," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. "Sally inspired us to reach for the stars, and she advocated for a greater focus ...
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White House promises help after Oklahoma tornado
As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday nights severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ...
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Did DC 911 Call Taker Hang Up On Armed Robbery Victim
BROOKLAND, N.E., (WUSA9) -- Did a 911 call taker in D-C repeatedly hang up on a woman who had just faced down an armed robber? That's the allegation that's careening around the Brookland neighborhood in Northeast. But a spokeswoman for DC Office of Unified Communications says while three calls did come in, the call taker never heard anyone on the other end of the ...
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Police Looking for Missing 11-Year-Old Boy
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Police are seeking the public's help in located a missing 11-year-old boy. Ezekiel Harris-Goff was last seen on Monday, at approximately 8:50 a.m. on the B-2 Metro bus in the 1800 block of Benning Road, NE. Ezekiel is described as a black male, approximately 5'0" tall, 130 pounds and dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a blue short sleeve uniform ...
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Fox News Probe Exposes Washingtons Love-Hate Relationship With Leaks
Washington . Combined with the uproar over the Justice Deptartment's monitoring of phone traffic out of a number of Associated Press offices to uncover the source of leaks about a thwarted Yemeni terrorist plot, the Obama administration's aggressive pursuit of the media has pundits warning of a new era of media censorship. The reality is probably a lot less worrisome. The federal ...
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