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Clinton urges patience, leadership as Mideast peace talks begin
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agr...
U.S. military adopts new role in Iraq
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military's war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49,...
After Iraq war, uncertainty and seemingly mixed messages
BAGHDAD - As President Obama declared Tuesday that it was "time to turn the page" in Iraq, Mahmoud Othman - tuning in to the Oval Office address here at 3 a.m. - listened in shock.
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A veteran rock-and-roll manager returns - in South America
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - He was once one of London's best-known '60s-era rogues, dressed flamboyantly, spinning around town in a Mini Cooper and using a bodyguard known as "the butcher" to threaten his ...
Karzai's brother calls for U.S. to shore up Kabul Bank as withdrawals accelerate
DUBAI - As depositors thronged branches of Afghanistan's biggest bank, Mahmoud Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a major shareholder in beleaguered Kabul Bank called on Thursday for ...
Nervous Afghans pull money from Kabul Bank, raising fears
KABUL - With Afghans clamoring to pull their cash from their nation's biggest bank, the United States risks a politically perilous decision: whether to step in to help shore up a wobbly bank criti...
Army supervisor was worried about leak suspect's mental health, attorney says
The sergeant who supervised Bradley E. Manning, the Army private accused of leaking classified material to the online site WikiLeaks, was so concerned about the soldier's mental health that he disa...
Japan's prime minister faces showdown with chief party rival
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, on the job for just 85 days, could soon be knocked from power by his chief rival, Ichiro Ozawa, who is seeking to regain political prestige that Kan had helped to...
U.S. charges Pakistani Taliban leader with killing Americans
The U.S. government designated the Pakistani Taliban a terrorist group Wednesday and accused its leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, of involvement in a December suicide bombing that killed seven Americans ...
Iranian threat may be boon for Mideast peace talks
As President Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes this round any more hope...
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James J. Lee, environmental militant, slain at Discovery building after takin...
Police say James J. Lee had four makeshift explosive devices strapped to his body, and was wielding a gun when he entered Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring.
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Army supervisor was worried about leak suspect's mental health, attorney says
The sergeant who supervised Bradley E. Manning, the Army private accused of leaking classified material to the online site WikiLeaks, was so concerned about the soldier's mental health that he disa...
Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3 as winds decrease to 125 mph
Hurricane Earl weakened slightly Thursday as it continued barrelling toward the North Carolina coast, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a f...
NAACP watches for 'tea party' racism, stirs controversy
NAACP leaders have a message for the members of the tea party movement: We're watching you.
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Fire forces evacuation of Mariner oil platform in Gulf of Mexico
An offshore oil production platform caught fire Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, forcing 13 workers into the water and triggering an emergency response to rescue them, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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Clinton urges patience, leadership as Mideast peace talks begin
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton officially inaugurated a new Middle East peace process Thursday urging patience and leadership from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, who soon after agr...
Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey shows
Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.
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Hurricane Earl approaches: Some dig in, others flee coast
Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurr...
Hurricane Earl upgraded as winds reach 140 mph
Hurricane Earl swirled toward the East Coast on Thursday with treacherous winds and driving rain, forcing thousands of vacationers to evacuate parts of the Outer Banks and setting in motion a flurr...
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There were no immediate reports of a crude oil leak such as the one that resulted from the April explosion of BP's Macondo well.
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Hurricane Earl swirls toward N.C.
Storm weakens as it approaches; thousands of vacationers evacuate parts of Outer Banks.
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Obama considers more tax cuts
White House advisors are mulling another dose of business tax breaks ahead of November elections.
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Re-employed but less satisfied
Those who were unemployed during recession are more likely to see selves as overqualified for jobs.
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'Important step' in Mideast talks
Israeli, Palestinian leaders agree to meet within two weeks for second round of peace negotiations.
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Wash Post Politics
Longtime Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie, one of the most powerful and popular figures in the General Assembly, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he took more than $245,000 in bribes to use his p...
Lawmaker says mistakes used to distort her image
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the Texas Democrat who broke scholarship eligibility rules set by a black lawmakers group by awarding about $31,000 to her relatives and an aide's children...
Mixed reaction to new FEC rules on candidates, interest groups working together
The FEC has issued rules on when interest groups can cooperate with political candidates, but it's not clear if either side likes the policy.
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Women's groups call out political sexism
The list includes the talk radio host who called a female senator a "prostitute" for cutting a deal to benefit her state, the male challenger who referred to his female rival "attractive" and "prob...
Was Obama's speech 'Mission Accomplished'?
At critical turns in his political career, President Obama has used his substantial rhetorical skills to enhance his political standing or deflect problems. That's why the tension inherent in his O...
Ex-Ill. Gov. Ryan wants part of conviction tossed
CHICAGO -- Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is seeking to have elements of his conviction thrown out based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sharply curtailed an anti-fraud law employe...
Obama's mission: Pivoting from the war
The president's first problem was that the timing was off.
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Illegal immigration to U.S. down almost 67% since 2000, report says
The number of illegal immigrants entering the United States has plunged by almost two-thirds in the past decade, a dramatic shift after years of growth in the population, according to a new report ...
Obama's speech on August 31 declares combat in Iraq over
Saying it is "time to turn the page" on one of the most divisive chapters in American history, President Obama declared the U.S. war in Iraq over Tuesday night, telling the nation that he was fulfi...
Wash Post Business
In Midtown Manhattan two years ago, the billboard-size clock that keeps track of the U.S. national debt ran out of digits when the figure ballooned to $10 trillion.
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25 percent of employed were jobless during recession, study says
Just over a quarter of the nation's 139 million currently employed workers endured a bout of unemployment during the Great Recession, according to results of a Pew Research Center survey released o...
Political Economy: First-time claims for jobless benefits down slightly
The number of U.S. workers filing for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week and productivity at businesses dropped for the first time in eight quarters, according to government statist...
Political Economy: U.S. regulators fell short before financial crisis, Bernan...
U.S. regulators fell short in using their powers "forcefully or effectively" to stop risky practices by banks and were "slow to identify and address abuses" in subprime mortgage lending before the ...
U.S. government charges Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in CIA attack
The U.S. government designated the Pakistani Taliban a terrorist group Wednesday and charged its leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, with involvement in a December suicide bombing that killed seven American...
Former Lehman Brothers CEO Fuld: U.S. regulators acted on 'flawed information'
U.S. regulators acting on "flawed information" denied Lehman Brothers the bailout assistance that its Wall Street competitors received, dooming the investment bank to collapse, former company chief...
SAIC reports 54 percent growth in second-quarter profit
Government contractor Science Applications International Corp. says its second-quarter profit grew nearly 54 percent as it refocused its business on key growth areas, such as cybersecurity, energy ...
Pennsylvania capital, Harrisburg, skips payment, may move closer to bankruptcy
The city of Harrisburg has said that it will not make a $3.3 million municipal bond payment due in two weeks, a decision that could move the Pennsylvania capital closer to bankruptcy.
Harri...
Manufacturing rebound spurs biggest stock rally in months
After their worst August in nine years, stocks kicked off September with a big snap-back rally, following the release Wednesday of surprisingly good news about the U.S. manufacturing sector.
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Wash Post Technology
RICHMOND -- The data storage unit that failed in a warehouse outside of Richmond last week, wreaking havoc in the computer networks of a number of Virginia agencies for more than a week, is a ubiqu...
Apple event streaming live
Apple made the unusual move this week of saying it would post a live video stream of its 1 p.m. media event. Usually you have to be in the audience with Steve Jobs to hear the announcements live.
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Cyber-bullying defies traditional school bully stereotype
The advent of social networking sites and text messaging has allowed young girls the opportunity to take on a role traditionally reserved for boys, experts say.
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Fairfax County crime report
The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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No timetable set for return of Va. DMV licensing service
A computer outage that has wreaked havoc on Virginia state agencies entered its seventh day Wednesday, and officials acknowledged that the failure was more complicated than they originally thought....
Judge rejects Ken Cuccinelli's probe of U-Va. global warming records
RICHMOND -- A Virginia judge on Monday dismissed a civil subpoena issued by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II to the University of Virginia that had sought documents related to the work of a globa...
Virginia DMV licensing services will be stalled until at least Wednesday
An unprecedented statewide computer outage that has kept the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing new or replacement driver's licenses will continue through Tuesday, prompting Gov. Ro...
Why the FCC can't do its job on broadband access
The Aug. 26 editorial " An open, innovative Internet " wrongly stated that a court decided the Federal Communications Commission has no authority over Internet service providers. What the D.C. Circ...
Obama to loosen rules on technology exports
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Troves of lithium, valuable for batteries, boost mood in Bolivia and Afghanistan
In June, the Department of Defense announced that the mineral wealth of Afghanistan -- including iron, copper, gold and lithium -- might be worth more than $900 billion. Despite the historic import...
Wash Post Health
Amid high unemployment and a weak economy, employers have been shifting health care costs to workers, according to a study released Thursday.
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Inspectors find unsanitary conditions at egg farms
Federal investigators found piles of manure up to eight feet tall, live mice, pigeons and other birds inside the hen houses at two egg farms suspected of causing a nationwide outbreak of salmonella...
New workout programs show that pools can attract exercisers of all ages
Sean Stephens hasn't told his friends he does water aerobics. "I guess until now," the 36-year-old joked last week as we wiggled into the pool at LivingWell, the health club at the Washington Hilto...
Physicians use photos from patients' cellphones to deliver 'mobile health'
In May, an emergency physician at George Washington University Hospital began a six-month study examining how accurately emergency doctors and physician assistants could diagnose wounds from patien...
Be skeptical of health-care credit cards
These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that...
Even with malpractice insurance, doctors opt for expensive, defensive medicine
Some months ago, the receptionist in my clinic handed me a registered letter. The name of the sender seemed familiar. "Dear Sir," the letter read. "Please be advised that this letter serves as offi...
First tests for stem cell therapy are near
Even as supporters of human embryonic stem cell research are reeling from last week's sudden cutoff of federal funding, another portentous landmark is quietly approaching: the world's first attempt...
Egg farmer in current recall battled Maryland over facilities
The Iowa egg farmer at the center of a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness tangled in the past with the state of Maryland, where he once ran two massive facilities and was charged with violat...
Study links poverty to depression among mothers
More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a n...
Walter Reed patients, staff may have been exposed to radiation in May
Two packages of radioactive material sat under a counter in the main lobby of Walter Reed Army Medical Center for 44 hours, possibly exposing patients and staff to elevated radiation, according to ...
Wash Post Sports
BALTIMORE -- Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is bracing for the possibility of having season-ending surgery on his broken left foot.
Health - Medicine - Podiatry - Medical Specia...
U.S. pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia
ISTANBUL -- With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play.
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Sharks sign G Antti Niemi
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi.
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Woods looks to keep going at FedEx Cup
NORTON, Mass. -- A chart of FedEx Cup standings at the Deutsche Bank Championship showed Tiger Woods at the top, not unusual considering he was won the cup and its $10 million prize every year he h...
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Alabama RB Richardson takes center stage
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Trent Richardson isn't new to the spotlight.
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Top Missouri basketball recruit will miss start of season
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A highly regarded basketball recruit will not start the season for the Missouri Tigers.
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FIFA hails Spain, overlooks referee errors at World Cup
ZURICH -- FIFA offered high praise for World Cup winner Spain in its official analysis of the event Thursday, and indicated African countries harmed their chances on home soil by employing foreign ...
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