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D.C. region needs to dig up the facts about ‘fracking’
COLUMN | Controversial gas-drilling method could threaten cleanliness of D.C. region’s drinking water.
Even when it doesn’t rain it pours inside the Virginia Capitol
A burst pipe sends “faucet-like” streams of water into the ornate chamber.
Va. House moves to defend gay marriage ban
House set to pass bill allowing it to defend ban that attorney general Herring deems unconstitutional.
E.W. Jackson rules out Senate run against Mark Warner
Chesapeake minister, who recently lost his bid for Va. lieutenant governor, will not challenge Warner.
McAuliffe attempts to defuse textbook map dilemma
Gov. Terry McAuliffe drops behind-the-scenes efforts to kill legislation related to the Sea of Japan.
Virginia bill would allow pets, owners to be buried together
Cemeteries are currently allowed to bury only human remains, but some would like to change that.
Senator’s mental health reform proposals advance in Va.
Creigh Deeds’s measures are endorsed by the Senate Education and Health Committee.
Hearing set in former Va. governor’s corruption case
Magistrate judge to hear arguments on who Robert McDonnell and wife can talk to as case proceeds.
Mayor Euille, Sen. Ebbin join race to succeed Moran
The two candidates join an already crowded Democratic field.
Va. lawmakers, experts back extending emergency custody
Mental health task force and lawmakers back more time to find psychiatric beds.
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George Mason conducts massive recycling experiment at Patriot Center game
The university wanted to see how much trash was produced by, and could be recycled from, 7,700 people. Answer: a lot.
↓The State of NoVa still growing fast
In the last three years, while Virginia’s population rose 3.2 percent, Northern Virginia’s population nearly doubled that.
Springfield’s Dave Grohl snubbed by Oscars and by Fairfax County, but not by Grammys
Musician’s film documentary doesn’t get an Academy Award nomination, and Fairfax still hasn’t honored its greatest musician.
Outdoor skating still not safe, people still doing it at Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County
It hasn’t been cold enough for ice to be sufficiently thick to support skaters, but skaters are out anyway.
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A worthy opponent: A history of the Georgetown-Syracuse rivalry
Over the past 33 years, Georgetown and Syracuse have been one of the most contentious rivalries in college basketball. Former players, coaches, journalists and alumni recall the history of the rivalry.
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Shelley and Bill: A love story
On the eve of their first Valentine’s Day as a married couple, Shelley Belgard and Bill Ott tell the story of their unique romance that has spanned the decades.
On May 26, 1988, 59 fifth graders from Seat Pleasant Elementary School in Seat Pleasant, Md., were offered scholarships to college if they completed high school. Now, 23 years later, the students reflect on the opportunity they were given and where it has taken their lives.
Ready to run: Dupont High Heel Race
Men dressed in drag donned stilettos and wedges to race down 17th Street NW during the 25th annual Dupont High Heel Race. (Oct. 25)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial unveiled
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is revealed to members of the press before opening to the public. The design is derived from part of King's famous "I have a dream" speech when he said, "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope." The memorial sits by the tidal basin between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials.
"Government officials" stayed on message in this puzzle from the 2011 Post Hunt.
A contorting woman had the clue you needed in this puzzle from the 2011 Post Hunt.
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9/11 firefighters react to Osama bin Laden's death
Firefighters who responded to terrorist attacks on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, talk that day and their thoughts about the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, at Fire Station 8 in Arlington, Va.
Obama, Romney campaigns make final push in Henrico, Va.
Go behind the scenes as campaign volunteers for both President Obama and Mitt Romney canvass, make phone calls and rally on the eve of election day in the critical area of Henrico County, Va. In 2008, Obama beat McCain here by a 56 percent to 44 percent margin, becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Henrico since Lyndon B. Johnson.
Journalists wait outside the home where Paula Broadwell is thought to be staying in the northwest Washington neighborhood of Mount Pleasant.
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