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White House Reporters shouldnt be prosecuted
White House spokesman Jay Carney says he can't comment on any specific government investigation into leaks of classified information. But he says Obama believes the questions currently being asked about how to strike the balance between protecting national security and journalists' freedom are entirely ...
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Donald Trumps acquisitions stretch from South Florida to Washington D.C.
Donald Trump plans to convert the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel. Donald Trump has cleared a regulatory hurdle in his efforts to redevelop the Old Post Office in downtown Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel, but is still in financial negotiations with the federal government. The redevelopment is the latest for Trump, who has had a number of acquisitions in South Florida ...
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Pentagon plays down Korean Peninsula tensions after missile tests
A KN-02 missile, the kind that it is believed North Korea has launched six times in the last few days. The US has tried to downplay the missile tests, citing decreased tensions on the peninsula. (Wikipedia/Wikimedia ...
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Sinkhole Closes Parts Of 14th St F St In DC
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- DC officials confirm 14th Street is closed between New York and Pennsylvania avenues and F Street is closed between 13th and 15th streets due to a sinkhole. We are told crews from the District Department of Transportation and DC Water are investigating. According to DDOT officials, "on F Street NW northbound traffic is being diverted at Pennsylvania Avenue and ...
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Government Workers Protest Shuts Down Traffic
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Protests in Washington, D.C. aren't new but this one shut down traffic during the height of the Tuesday morning commute. Some government workers want better wages. They marched out onto Pennsylvania Avenue shutting down the intersection of busy 14th Street. There were DC and Homeland Security police officers at every corner. Men and women who work at the food court ...
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Top 20 Places To Brunch In D.C.
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- D.C. is a big brunch city, but which restaurants serve the best brunch? Check out this photo gallery, courtesy of Yelp!, of 20 of the top brunch spots in ...
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First Virginia Community Bank raises $18.2M and counting
Six weeks into its latest capital campaign, First Virginia Community Bank has raised $18.2 million. That tops the Fairfax-based bank's minimum goal of $9.8 million, though the bank isn't done yet. It will keep selling shares through the end of May. The shares it sold so far were at $13.50 per share. That's lower than the $14 per share price the bank initially set when it rolled out ...
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MainStreet Bank offers up free donations tool for Oklahoma tornado relief
Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank is making its Aircharity donation tool available to banks in areas impacted by the deadly tornadoes this week. MainStreet Bank is offering up its Aircharity online donation tool to Oklahoma community banks in areas impacted by the deadly tornadoes this week, Fairfax-based MainStreet announced Tuesday. Aircharity is MainStreet's year-old tool that provides ...
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Century 21 Redwood expands in Prince William County
Century 21 Redwood Realty has acquired Century 21 Stackhouse & Associates in Montclair, Va. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Stackhouse & Associates was launched in 1998 by Cindy Stackhouse, the Virginia Association of Realtors "Realtor of the Year" in 2012. The acquisition brings Century 21 Redwood to seven offices with 265 real estate agents in Northern Virginia and ...
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Protesters denounce IRS at agencys headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A few dozen tea party activists and their supporters have gathered outside the IRS headquarters in Washington to protest extra scrutiny of their ...
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House Panel Shoves Pentagon-China Satellite Deal Out of the Airlock
A Long March 3B carrier rocket carrying the APSTAR-7 communications satellite lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province in March 2012. Photo: AP The Pentagon insists that its deal with a Chinese satellite firm to carry U.S. troops’ communications isn’t a security risk. But Congressmen with the ultra-influential House Armed Services Committee don’t ...
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NBAs Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge
The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the gift from The Durant Family Foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to give. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin ...
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Shot Alexandria Officer Recovering
In a News4 exclusive, the family of Alexandria police Officer Peter Laboy speaks out publicly for the first time since he was shot. News4's Mark Segraves reveals what Officer Laboy remembers from the day he was ...
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D.C. Woman Pleads Guilty in Fatal Pedestrian Accident
Maria Werts, 49, admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking cocaine prior to the April 28 accident on First Street SW. Werts ran a red light, made an illegal right turn and lost control of her car. The 2010 Toyota Yaris then jumped a sidewalk and pinned Emmajean Gainey to a tree. Gainey was killed ...
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D.C. organizing biz trade missions to Colombia South Africa Toronto
Interested in globe hopping for the sake of your business? Now's your chance, with ExportDC. The District's Department of Small and Local Business Development on Tuesday released its calendar of upcoming trade missions to the membership of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Between June and September, they'll hit four continents, a pair of Caribbean islands and, for those wanting to stay ...
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Mayor Vincent Gray D.C. will help Oklahoma in any way we can
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said Tuesday that the District will offer support to the Oklahoma communities reeling from "a storm of tragically historic proportions" that killed at least 24 ...
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Washington police arrest 17 in Occupy Justice foreclosure protests. Actions continue today
were homeowners from across the nation demonstrating outside the Department of Justice offices in Washington, D.C., against the government's years-long failure ...
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Google Glass and privacy Remember the dawn of cellphone cameras Guest blog
If you see Steve Potell wearing his Google Glass, ask to try it out. But be forewarned: Once you try it, you'll want a pair of your own. Well, I'm back from the Google I/O conference. I thought I'd share a bit of what I learned about Google Glass, since it was such a hot topic of conversation. I let anyone who wanted to try out my Glass. And I had quite a few conversations about ...
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Washington Property Co. to redevelop Silver Spring church
The Washington Property Co. has paid $8.2 million for a development site on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, where it is weighing options including a hotel, office or residential project. Washington Property Co. has paid $8.2 million for a planned redevelopment site on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring, where it is weighing a series of options including a new office, hotel or residential ...
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Revamped A look inside Booz Allen Hamilton
McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. will reveal fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on Wednesday. Likely to emerge as a topic of conversation and perhaps factor into the results is the company's revamped operating model, officially launched April 1 but rolled out gradually during the past six months. So what does this Vision 2020, as its known, actually look like? I spoke to Curt Riggle, ...
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DOD business systems under fire from GAO
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report criticizing the Defense Department's modernization program to take its business systems enterprisewide, Federal Computer Week reports. "Even though DOD has spent more than 10 years and at least $379 million on its business enterprise architecture, its ability to use the architecture to guide and constrain investments has been ...
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Pentagon requests $79.4B for combat operations in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is asking Congress to approve $79.4 billion for Afghanistan in 2014. The Pentagon has requested $79.4 billion for combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014, which is about $8 billion less than its request in 2013, Defense News reports. Though the request is lower than the previous year, the Defense Department expects to halve the number of troops in the landlocked country over the ...
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Northrop wins $113M award for Hawkeye production materials
Northrop Grumman will help build five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes for the Navy. Under a $113 million contract, Northrop Grumman will acquire long lead materials and other support needed to build Hawkeye planes for the Navy, GovCon Wire reports. Northrop will help build five E-2D Advanced Hawkeye planes through March 2014 and the Navy is allocating the full contract value at the time of award ...
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Accenture launches online tool to help veterans enter private sector
Accenture has launched an online tool for veterans transitioning out of the military and seeking employment in the private sector, the professional services firm announced Tuesday. Accenture Military Career Coach will offer instructional content and videos that feature Accenture recruiters, including those with military experience. Jill Smart, chief human resources officer at Accenture says ...
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OMB names Steve VanRoekel to lead management team
Steve VanRoekel has been tapped to lead the management team at the Office of Management and Budget. Steve VanRoekel, federal chief information officer, has been tapped by the Office of Management and Budget to lead the management team, according to Federal News Radio. VanRoekel will remain in his CIO role but will now also oversee OMB's management's efforts until a new deputy director ...
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