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High Court Weighs D.C. Gun Ban (18 March 09:50) |
| Justices appear to lean toward individual right to own guns, rather than linking right to militias.
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Sen. Obama Confronts Racial Division in U.S. (18 March 09:32) |
| Presidential candidate tries to stem damage from divisive comments delivered by his pastor, while addressing anger between blacks and whites. |
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Fed Plan May Signal Turbulence (18 March 09:30) |
| Arrangement whereby Fed offered Bear Stearns a financial lifeline signals that investment banks may be more vulnerable than previously known. |
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Fed's Rescue Plan May Signal Turbulence Ahead (18 March 09:30) |
| Arrangement whereby Fed offered Bear Stearns a financial lifeline signals that investment banks may be more vulnerable than previously known. |
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Obama's Ex-Pastor Is Defended (18 March 09:30) |
| In simmering controversy, congregants say Wright, theology he preaches, are misunderstood. |
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Budget Proposals Reflect Deficits (18 March 09:30) |
| Montgomery and Pr. George's counties propose tax increases, spending cuts to balance budgets.
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D.C. Plans to Push 'Slumlords' (18 March 09:30) |
| Interim D.C. attorney general will request officer able to seek penalties against problem landlords. |
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River Absorbs Chemical Runoff (18 March 09:30) |
| Potomac contains array of compounds that may impact animals' hormone systems, findings show. |
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Watch Lists Lack Uniformity (18 March 09:30) |
| Agencies are struggling to streamline procedures for managing terrorist watch list, findings show. |
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U-Conn. vs. Rutgers Looms (18 March 09:30) |
| WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | To reach the Final Four, Huskies must now get past Big East rival Rutgers. |
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Dow Gains Before Fed Decision (18 March 07:45) |
| Upbeat Lehman Bros., Goldman Sachs earnings, coupled with expected Fed rate cut drive markets. |
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Asian, European Markets Tumble (18 March 05:25) |
| Wall Street poised to follow suit after emergency steps by the Federal Reserve, Bear Stearns news. |
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Top Seeds Are Ready for Action (18 March 05:23) |
| UCLA, Kansas, Memphis and UNC are the teams to beat in this year's NCAA tournament. |
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Marine One Fleet Faces Delays (18 March 05:23) |
| Cost of safer, faster, more reliable helicopters for the White House has nearly doubled in six years. |
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Fighting Gun Traffickers in D.C. (18 March 05:23) |
| With a lot of legwork and a little luck, police track underground network of illegal gun dealers. |
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Conn. Women Get Top Seed (18 March 04:56) |
| The Huskies get top overall seed in NCAA women's tourney; North Carolina also gets No. 1 seed. |
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Dept. Seeks Smaller Federal Role (18 March 02:53) |
| Transportation officials believe tolls paid by motorists, not tax dollars, should fund projects. |
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Case of 'Arsenic and Old Lace' (18 March 12:13) |
| Two elderly women are accused of taking out life insurance on homeless men, then killing them. |
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Let the Hoops Insanity Begin (18 March 12:13) |
| College Basketball | Overall, the selection committee did well; the real issue was seeding. |
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White Male Vote Could Be Key (17 March 11:12) |
| In a battle dominated by race and gender, white men have emerged as a major swing constituency. |
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Bomb Kills at Least 32 in Iraqi City of Karbala (17 March 10:47) |
| Bodies are removed from site of suicide attack. At least 50 people were wounded in blast. (Getty Images)
Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to IraqBaghdad Briefing Podcast |
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High Court to Review Indecency (17 March 10:43) |
| For the first time in 30 years, the Supreme Court considers the FCC's ban on profanity.
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Panel: Beijing Air 'Possible Risk' (17 March 10:36) |
| International Olympic Committee says air quality could be harmful for athletes at summer games. |
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Stock Markets Stabilize Following Early Tumble (17 March 10:23) |
| Jittery investors dumped financial shares on news of a government-backed buyout of venerable investment bank Bear Stearns. |
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Leggett Unveils $4.3B Budget (17 March 09:00) |
| Blueprint would raise property taxes, cut 225 government jobs and trim spending for police. |
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Counties Expect Revenue Drop (17 March 09:00) |
| Facing fragile economy, two Washington suburbs propose raising taxes and trimming spending. |
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Beyond the Border of War (17 March 07:47) |
| In Canada, deserters find an uncertain haven, and aid from an earlier generation that fled. |
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Police Vow Crackdown in Tibet (17 March 04:54) |
| Deadly outburst of anti-Chinese violence leads to large-scale arrests, promises of tough reprisals. |
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Bomb Kills at Least 39 in Iraqi City of Karbala (17 March 09:30) |
| Bodies are removed from site of suicide attack. At least 54 people were wounded in blast. (Getty Images)
Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to IraqBaghdad Briefing PodcastProtests in D.C. to Mar... |
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Fed Takes Broad Action To Avert Financial Crisis (17 March 07:59) |
| Central bank backs the acquisition of wounded investment firm Bear Stearns and increases the flow of money to other banks squeezed for credit. |
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Helicopter Costs Nearly Double (17 March 06:03) |
| Designed to keep the president safe and mobile, fleet design expands beyond initial parameters. |
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J.P. Morgan to Buy Bear Stearns for $2 a Share (17 March 05:28) |
| Backed by special financing from the Fed, deal is a huge discount on stock that was trading at $30 a share when markets closed Friday. |
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Business Is Par for the Course (17 March 05:24) |
| New private Va. club promises serious executive hobnobbing without hassle of weekend hackers. |
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New Beat-the-Market Gamble (17 March 05:23) |
| COLUMN | SEC seems close to approving four actively-managed exchange traded funds. |
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Suffering Foreclosure in Silence (17 March 05:23) |
| Mirroring a national trend, minority homeowners in Md. enclave risk losing their American dreams. |
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Party Resurgence in Germany (17 March 04:52) |
| Nineteen years after fall of Berlin Wall, the East German Communist Party is making a comeback. |
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NCAA Names Tournament Seeds (17 March 04:31) |
| North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas and UCLA get top seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tourney. |
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Farewell to Items Once Common (17 March 02:53) |
| As the cassette tape goes obsolete, so too does the mix tape, phone booths and truly blind dates. |
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UNC Wins ACC Championship (17 March 02:33) |
| Top-ranked Tar Heels defeat Clemson, 86-81; team likely locks up top seed in NCAA tournament. |
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Chinese Police Tighten Hold (17 March 02:04) |
| Tibetan riots were the worst outbreak of violence in the remote mountainous region in years. |
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Chinese Back Tibet Crackdown (17 March 02:04) |
| Due to government propaganda and ethnic pride, public supports use of force to maintain control. |
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Chinese Police Tighten Hold on Tibetan Capital (17 March 02:04) |
| Dalai Lama calls for probe into deadly riots, saying Chinese are committing "cultural genocide"; protests against Chinese rule spread outside Lhasa. |
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Scores Die in Pakistan Blasts (17 March 01:56) |
| Witnesses and officials say at least 18 people killed in missile strike in Waziristan; probe underway. |
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Georgetown Misses Its Chance (17 March 01:44) |
| COLUMN | Hoyas had shown discipline and meticulous execution, but it all fell apart in final. |
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Surprises Found on Cats' Trail (17 March 01:44) |
| Scientists have begun to pull back the feline veil, using the latest tools to get peek at their origins.
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Hoyas Fall to Panthers, 74-65 (17 March 01:44) |
| In rematch of last year's final, Georgetown bears little resemblance to its former winning self. |
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Pa. Could Be Tricky for Obama (16 March 11:47) |
| THE TRAIL | If Illinois senator campaigns hard and Clinton still wins, a loss could be tougher to spin. |
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GOP Sees Tough Times Ahead (16 March 11:12) |
| Republicans suffering run of bad news that could hold dire implications for 2008 campaign season. |
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Not the Time for Snap Decisions (16 March 11:12) |
| As Clinton's ad suggests, presidents do get 3 a.m. calls; but they rarely make critical choices then. |
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Mexican Drug Cartels' Reign of Tyranny Grows (16 March 09:30) |
| The bloodshed along Mexico's border is up dramatically and spilling over into the U.S. (Sarah L. Voisin/Post)
In Mexico, a Fight Against Drugs and Fear |
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