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After Michelle Obama crossed the threshold of her new home yesterday to meet with its outgoing occupants, she was briefed on what would convey: certain pieces of furniture, the carpeting and the drapes -- if these met her tastes -- and, of course, a tremendous...(more)
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A large long-term trial has found that vitamins C and E work no better than placebos at reducing a person’s risk of heart disease.
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To its critics, Thanksgiving is a darkly ironic holiday: Europeans showed up in North America, took advantage of the harvest, gave thanks, and then slaughtered the native inhabitants and took over their land. Kurt Michael Friese acknowledges the troubling history of the holiday but wants to...(more)
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The economic downturn has prompted the Newseum, the sprawling attraction on Pennsylvania Avenue NW that opened in April, to reduce its staff of 250 employees by 10 percent, the institution has announced. Museum administrators offered voluntary buyouts and 19 people accepted. In addition, two officers...(more)
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The school bake sale is becoming obsolete in California, as new standards restrict what foods can be sold to students.
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Living in LoCo is Erica Garman's blog devoted to Loudoun County. You can find it at http://www.loudounextra.com. This column of highlights appears every Sunday. The global economic crisis has many in our area worried about the future. Food prices are climbing, and our savings continue...(more)
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Mr. President-elect, we advise you to think carefully about the dog you promised to get when you move into the White House. Lots of world leaders have dogs. They tend to reflect their owners' personalities, their images. The queen of England has her imperious and...(more)
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SAPPORO, Japan -- Criminology is being stood on its head in fast-graying Japan. Here on the cold northern island of Hokkaido, history was made in 2006 when total arrests of elderly people exceeded arrests of teenagers. The elderly accounted for 880 arrests, mostly for shoplifting,...(more)
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The tamale vendors' recorded, robotic call is known citywide. Some may cover their ears, but this reporter is smitten. You hear it from a block away: an amplified, singsong call with an uncanny power to slice through the urban din. The tone is cheap and tinny...(more)
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During the political campaign, candidates repeatedly promised to tackle the challenge of enhancing America's infrastructure. After all, they reminded voters, much existing infrastructure is dysfunctional, and developing new infrastructure can produce jobs, help address energy needs and stimulate an increasingly dismal economy. But what should...(more)
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The packaging is pretty and the product sounds tasty, even a little wholesome. But inside the brightly colored wrappers that tout an assortment of flavors such as vanilla, strawberry and peach are cigars and cigarillos -- and, according to public health advocates, a not-so-subtle strategy...(more)
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