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House Ignores Del. Norton, Passes Markup On D.C. Abortion

Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee passed the markup on a bill that would ban some abortions in the District, and refused Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton the opportunity to testify.

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Gray Supporters Rally, Call For Fairness

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has come under fire in recent weeks for the shadow campaign conducted on his behalf in 2010,  but supporters turned out on Wednesday to protest the heightened level of scrutiny.

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Virginia Struggles To Improve Services For Disabled Students

Virginia is trying to improve educational resources for disabled students, but officials are concerned that cuts to federal funding could stymie those efforts.

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Repair To Baltimore's Broken Water Main To Last 3 Weeks

A large water main break in downtown Baltimore will take almost a month and roughy 700 feet of new pipe to fix, according to city officials.

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Alexandria Waterfront Hotel Proposal Pushed Despite Zoning Limbo

Alexandria's zoning laws remained mired in legal limbo, but that hasn't stopped one developer from proposing a hotel along the waterfront that exceeds current limits on density.

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Silver Line Construction Reaches Milestone

Workers are dropping in the last span into place that will carry the Silver Line over the Capital Beltway on its way to business centers in Tyson's Corner, a milestone in construction.

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Reduce, Reuse, Re-Cycle? D.C. Junks Abandoned Bikes

Under current District Department of Transportation policies, abandoned bicycles are brought straight to a landfill, instead of being recycled, as some cycling aficionados would prefer.

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RG3 Officially A Washington Redskin

Robert Griffin III, the former Heisman winner out of Baylor and the Redskins' first draft pick, has signed a contract with Washington, officially making him part of the team.

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Local Businesses Boxed Out Of Prime Real Estate

Local businesses in D.C. face many challenges, but one of the biggest is finding and securing prime downtown real estate — which many landlords effectively hold off-limits to all but large national chains.

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Farmers Battle Worst U.S. Drought In 50 Years

Scenes from two farms in Poolesville, Md., where the worst drought this country has seen in 50 years is likely to have a devastating effect on farmers' bottom lines this year.

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Montgomery County Officials Move To Ban Potentially Hazardous Pavement Sealant

A bill that seeks to ban the use or sale of a potentially hazardous pavement sealant, is moving forward in the Montgomery County Council.

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At An Air Force Base, Allegations Of Sexual Assault

Opening statements will be made Tuesday in the trial of a former Air Force instructor accused of rape and sexual assault of young trainees in his care at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker faces 28 charges and could be sentenced to life in prison. Other instructors are also under investigation.
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House Spending Bill Would Slash $6 Billion From Federal Budget

Health, labor and education would see major cuts and NPR member stations would be barred from using federal funds to buy NPR programming.
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Could The Health Law End Up Back In Court? Opponents Think So

Some conservative scholars think they may have discovered a flaw that could send the law back to court, or at least cause some big problems for its implementation.
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Housing Starts Hit Four-Year High; Bernanke Heads Back To Capitol Hill

At an annual rate of 760,000, ground-breaking for construction of single-family homes, apartments and condominiums the pace rose 6.9 percent in June from May

International

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Architect Of Crackdown In Syria And Defense Minister Killed In Bombing

Damascus has been the scene of heavy fighting in recent days. Wednesday's explosion, which state media blame on a suicide bomber, also injured other senior officials of the Assad regime.
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Indian Athletes Want A Medal And A Government Job

For athletes anywhere, just qualifying for the Olympics can be a full-time job. But in India, training full-time is a luxury few can afford. That means many work part-time government jobs. And for the lucky athlete, it can result in a job for life.
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HIV Prevention Drug Truvada No Quick Fix For Brazil's Epidemic

Some Brazilian researchers say Truvada should only be given to very specific groups at risk of getting HIV, like young, gay men. Others are concerned that a drug that blocks the transmission of HIV could be a set-back for safe sex campaigns and might actually encourage unsafe sexual behavior.
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Heir To Billions Charged With Preventing Wife's Burial, Not Murder

In a London court today, authorities described what they discovered when they found Eva Rausing. Her body was inside some trash bags. The couple had struggled with drug addictions for years.

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Art Beat With Sean Rameswaram, July 19

The Dumb Waiter, Hong Kong film, and fire-breathing dragons.

Politics

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Portman A Low-Key Possibility For GOP Running Mate

As the guessing game continues about Mitt Romney's choice of a vice presidential running mate, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman invariably comes up as a top contender. With a wealth of experience in Washington and beyond, the well-liked Portman would be considered a safe pick.

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Discarded Food Cans Turn Into Canvas For British Street Artist

The UK artist known as My Dog Sighs makes striking "can people" out of old food cans he finds and the cans people collect for him, then he leaves them on the street for others to find. But P.S: Don't tell anyone that he doesn't have a dog.

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To Help Dissidents, YouTube Introduces Face-Blurring Tool

YouTube said the tool was a first step toward providing anonymity in video.