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Monster Mash: National Cathedral, monuments closed following earthquake
Culture MonsterEast Coast earthquake damages National Cathedral... -
News networks cover quake with earthshaking urgency
Show TrackerAlthough the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Virgina on Tuesday afternoon caused little apparent damage, that didn't stop television networks from going into all-out breaking-news mode shortly after the temblor hit. ABC, CBS and NBC all... -
Dagmar Wilson dies at 94; organizer of women's disarmament protesters
In 1961, the Berlin Wall went up, the Cold War arms race was on and Dagmar Wilson, a storybook illustrator and mother of three, steamed into the national spotlight.
A self-described "non-joiner," Wilson sparked a movement that on Nov. 1, 1961, drew an...Tags: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Activism, Defense, Treaties, Air and Space Accidents
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Glenn Beck puts on his tin-foil art critic's hat -- again
Culture MonsterGlenn Beck brought his traveling demagoguery circus to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, and in the process restored, if not honor (as the religiously inspired political event was billed), then at least his reputation as a slippery...... -
'The Event' recap: That was pretty good; I'm not losing my mind, right?
Show TrackerThe latest episode of 'The Event' was actually pretty good, believe it or not, says this recap.... -
Government shutdown canceled: What all sides said, Boehner, Reid, Obama
Top of the TicketShutdown avoided: Continued funding agreement with cutssettled by Republican and Democratic congressional leadership.... -
Last-minute deal averts government shutdown
Washington BureauCongressional negotiators struck a last-minute deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, congressional leaders and the White House said late Friday, averting a threatened shutdown. The House and Senate are expected to approve a seven-...Tags: U.S. Government Shutdown Controversy (2011), Environmental Politics, Environmental Cleanup, National Government, Government
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Audi A8 review: This V-8 lightweight proves its mettle
Though you may not think of aluminum as a precious metal as you would gold, silver or platinum, the metal certainly had its heyday. Once scarce and valuable, it was prized by Napoleon III, shown at the Paris Exposition in 1855 and chosen to cap the...Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Lexus, Passenger Cars, BMW, Mike Smith (football coach)
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A rainy National Book Festival whets readers' appetites
Despite a midday deluge, book lovers turned out in record numbers for the ninth annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
The gray morning couldn't dissuade 130,000 people from attending readings and signings on the National Mall...Tags: Laura Bush, John Grisham, History, Michelle Obama, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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A 'tea party' protest photo turns out to be fake
Top of the TicketVideo of Washington tea party march.... -
Happy Birthday, Hubble; No cake but NASA's space telescope still peers back in time
Top of the TicketA collection of astounding images captured by the space telescope millions of years after they occurred in other distant galaxies.... -
Weekly remarks: Saxby Chambliss on 'reckless' Democratic debts; Obama on the jobs hole
Top of the TicketThe U.S. must now borrow 43 cents of every dollar spent....
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