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ART: Troop reduction
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:04President Obama didn't visit the city of Xi'an on his trip to China, but he still has the chance to see some of its famous archaeological treasures. Some of the terra-cotta soldiers excavated from around the tomb of the first Chinese emperor plus related artifacts are on view at the National Geographic Museum in its first ticketed exhibition.
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19 gang members face racketeering charges
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:00A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted 19 gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges, authorities said Thursday. The indictment says the men - ages 19 to 44 - were members of the Latin Kings, a violent street gang, which has operated in Maryland since at least 2007.
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Freed ex-sailor can be retried in murder
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:00RICHMOND , Prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia's governor after spending 11 years in prison for the rape and murder of a fellow sailor's wife, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Senate candidates emulate Cuccinelli
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:00Three staunchly conservative Republican candidates are vying to replace Virginia Attorney General-elect Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II in a Northern Virginia state Senate district that had trended Democratic in recent years but came out solidly for Republicans this month.
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Kaine asked to restore felons' rights
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:00RICHMOND , Civil rights organizations are asking Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January. Virginia and Kentucky are the only two states that permanently strip felons of their civil rights, such as voting, serving on juries or holding public office.
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Metro Briefs
Published: 2009-11-20 00:45:00VIRGINIA NORFOLK Rescued sea captain thanks U.S. Navy A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates has thanked the U.S. Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue. Richard Phillips stood Thursday on the fantail of the USS Bainbridge during the reunion with the skipper, Frank X. Castellano, and crew.
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Work on Gray's home unusual, firm says
Published: 2009-11-19 00:45:00Repair work performed on D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray's house this summer by a politically connected developer's company was outside the normal scope of practice, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. Carol Chatham, a spokeswoman for W. Christopher Smith Jr., chairman and CEO of megadeveloper William C. Smith and Co., said the company that worked for Mr.
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EXCLUSIVE: D.C. contractor repairs Council Chair's home
Published: 2009-11-18 00:45:10Finding a reliable company to do home repair and renovation can be a headache for any property owner. But D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray fared better than most when a politically connected megadeveloper that works with city agencies arranged for what he says were minor repairs and prepared plans to renovate his home last summer.
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Man charged with killing 9-year-old
Published: 2009-11-18 00:45:00Metropolitan Police said Tuesday that they arrested a Hyattsville man for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old Columbia Heights boy during an apparent robbery on Saturday. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said Josue Pena, 26, a known associate of the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Oscar Fuentes of the 1400 block of Columbia Road Northwest Saturday night.
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D.C. vote on gay marriage denied
Published: 2009-11-18 00:45:00The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics on Tuesday denied a petition to put a ballot initiative before city voters that would define marriage as between a man and a woman. The decision came the same day the D.C. Council scheduled a Dec. 1 initial vote on a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.
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