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Big Chair Coffee Reopens In Anacostia

Big Chair coffee reopens its doors in Anacostia, hoping to win back the neighborhood sorely lacking in sit-down restaurants.

Local News

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D.C. Leaders Review School's Security Policies After Alleged Sexual Assault

As police continue their investigation of an alleged sexual assault at a D.C. elementary school, city leaders are calling for a wide-ranging review of the school system's security policies.

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Transgender Woman Dead In D.C. After Attack

A transgender woman has died in the District today, after being attacked earlier this week.

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Second Arrest Made In Death Of Lenny Harris

Police have arrested a Maryland man in connection with the shooting death of Alexandria civic activist Lenny Harris, the second suspect apprehended this week.

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Activists Urge D.C. Leaders To Spend Surplus

Activists in the District are calling for city leaders to use the $240 million surplus on programs for struggling members of the community instead of stashing it away in a rainy-day fund.

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The Past, Present And Future Of A School Founded By African Americans

A school founded by free blacks and former slaves in 1858 is continuing to thrive, even as other Catholic schools in the District close.

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CETUSA Banned From Bringing In Foreign Students

Foreign students hoping to work in Ocean City this summer may have to find a new sponsor company, as the U.S. State Department has banned one of the country's leading work and travel companies from bringing students in to work.

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Montgomery County Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student

A 47-year-old teacher and coach in Montgomery County is being accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student.

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Study: D.C. Ranks Fifth Amongst Terrorism Hotspots In U.S.

Accoring to a study, D.C. ranks as the fifth most active terrorist hotspot in the United States, behind other major metropolitan areas like New York and San Francisco.

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Arlingtonians Still Concerned About VDOT's I-66 Plans

Residents of Arlington have not seen eye to eye with VDOT over their plans to address I-66 congestion by expanding the number of lanes on the road.

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Embassies Go Green In Partnership With D.C.

Embassies in D.C. are pledging to work with the District government on environmental sustainability measures.

National

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Controversial Voter ID Laws Proposed Across The U.S.

More than two dozens states this year are considering new laws to require voters to show ID at the polls, despite the controversy around similar bills enacted last year. Efforts are under way to impose the requirements before the 2012 elections, although opponents are waging legal challenges and looking toward the U.S. Justice Department to bar implementation.
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As Komen Defends Itself, Planned Parenthood Rakes In Substitute Funds

A top official reportedly quits to protest the decision of the breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to yank funding from Planned Parenthood. The women's health organization says it's already collected most of the $680,000 it lost.
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Families Suffer Through Chicago Morgue Backlog

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office was so far behind in burials for the poor that bodies have been stacking up, making it difficult for some to find or view their deceased loved ones. "It's an unimaginable pain, what these families have gone through," says one local pastor.
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FAA Funding Bill Reaches Finish Line

After four years of wrangling and one shutdown, the beleaguered Federal Aviation Administration will soon get a bill of its own. The bill would give it long-term funding for airport construction, expansion and NextGen — or modernization of the air traffic control system from one based on radar to one based on GPS satellites. Congress has resolved long-simmering issues about unionization, not to mention landing slots and rural subsidies.

International

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Iran Warns That Major Currency Speculators Could Face Death Penalty

The new punishment is a sign that international economic sanctions are squeezing the country.
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Arab League's Credibility Tested By Violence

The ongoing violence in Syria is testing the power — and credibility — of the Arab League. Host Audie Cornish speaks with Shibley Telhami, a professor at the University of Maryland and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, for some context on the Arab League.
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Kazuo Hirai Succeeds Howard Stringer At Sony

Sony has announced it's getting a new CEO. Welsh-born Howard Stringer, Sony's first non-Japanese leader, will be replaced by Japanese-born Kazuo Hirai. Stringer has long urged the company to have Hirai succeed him. Sony is struggling with falling sales, especially in its TV division, and a rising Yen.
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Protesters Take To Streets After Egypt Soccer Deaths

Angry demonstrators converged on Cairo's Tahrir Square Thursday to protest yesterday's melee after a soccer match in northern Egypt that left more than 70 dead. Many of the demonstrators are blaming the ruling military council for the bloodshed, saying the generals have not done enough to restore security in the country.

Arts & Culture

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'Best Practices': Learning To Live With Asperger's

David Finch was 30-years-old when he discovered that he was on the autism spectrum. In Journal of Best Practices, he describes how he learned to manage the disorder — and become a better husband and father in the process.

Politics

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Nevada A Safe Bet For Romney And Start Of Likely Bad Month For Rivals

Nevada is, in part, such friendly territory for Romney because of its place in the Mormon Corridor, a group of states fanning out from Utah which, besides Nevada, include Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho and southern California with significant populations of Romney's fellow Mormons.

Food

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The Surprising Story Of A Super Bowl Snack

From Cheetos to Doritos, fried corn snacks have become a fixture at Super Bowl parties. But the original American corn chip, the Frito, was first meant to be a healthy side dish and ingredient for cooking.

Technology

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Facebook's IPO And The Average Investor

The social network filed to go public earlier this week and is hoping to raise $5 billion in a huge IPO. The markets are buzzing, but what might it mean for an individual investor? Melissa Block gets the story on how high profile IPOs work from Dennis Berman, Marketplace editor at The Wall Street Journal.