U-Va. placed ‘on warning’ over flubbed presidential ouster attempt
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President of accrediting body says it would be ‘very unusual’ for college to lose its accreditation.
Montgomery County to study starting high school later in the morning
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The opening bells of high school ring at 7:25 a.m. Many parents say teens need more sleep.
Police track suspect in Metrobus shooting to Long Island street
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Javon S. Foster was being sought in the death of the mother of his child.
Redskins prepared with Cousins pick
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He was a controversial draft choice, but with RGIII’s injured knee, perhaps Shanahan was prescient.
Mayor Gray’s plan for relocating buses in Ivy City amounts to ‘The Plan’
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A judge ruled Monday that Mayor Gray’s plan for Ivy City “deliberately disregarded” D.C. law.
Wizards turned down Harden trade
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Team refused trade with Thunder over high price of contract, people familiar with the proposal say.
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Holiday Guide 2012
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From holiday shopping to food to getting organized, we’ve got tips for the season.
Who was Harrison G. Dyer?
![**UNDATED FILE IMAGE** Portrait photograph of Harrison Gray Dyar (1866-1929), entomologist at the United States National Museum at the Smithsonian from 1897 until his death in 1929. For much of that time, Dyar was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and served as an Honorary Curator at the USNM. Dyar focused his work on limacodid moths and mosquitoes. He is perhaps best know for his hobby of digging tunnels behind his two homes and the fact that he was a bigamist. (Smithsonian Institution Archives.Ê Image SIA2009-0002)](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212052639/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/10/27/Web-Resampled/2012-10-27/SIA2009-00021351271641--90x60.jpg)
A series by columnist John Kelly on the mysterious life of the man who built secret tunnels in D.C. in 1924.
Washingtology quiz of the day: The IRS
The IRS used a special machine to calculate the excise tax on what commodity in 1937?
Washingtology quiz of the day: National Menorah lighting ceremony
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Who was the first president to attend the National Menorah lighting ceremony?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Pearl Harbor
![Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as it passes the USS Missouri and USS Arizona memorials in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in this June 28, 2010 handout photo released to Reuters on November 9, 2011. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hawaii might see fights over trade barriers. But the wealthy region has not seen serious armed conflict in decades and the U.S. Pacific Command aims to keep it that way, even as it copes with budget pressures and a surging Chin. REUTERS/ Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/U.S. Navy/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY BUSINESS POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212052639/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2011/12/02/Outlook/Images/2011-11-09T230415Z_01_HON-102_RTRIDSP_3_APEC-USA-SECURITY-840.jpg)
Why did FDR decline to attend a White House luncheon the day of the Pearl Harbor attack?
Washingtology quiz of the day: D.C. holiday traditions
![(FILES): This December 1, 2011 file photo shows the 2011 National Christmas Tree after being lit by US President Barack Obama and the First Family during a ceremony on The Ellipse near the White House (L) in Washington, DC. The Colorado blue spruce passed away 'due to complications resulting from transplant shock' just 14 months after it was planted in the Ellipse field outside the White House, the National Park Service said May 4, 2012. Born on a tree farm in New Jersey, it replaced a similar tree knocked down in a wind storm after 33 years. A successor tree -- also a Colorado blue spruce, from an undisclosed state adjacent to the US capital -- has been identified, and it will be planted in late October, the federal agency said. The ceremonial lighting of the National Christmas Tree is a Washington tradition that dates back to 1923 when then-president Calvin Coolidge flicked the switch on a fir tree festooned with 2,500 electric bulbs. Last Christmas, in a nod to 21st century energy efficiency, the tree featured 65 sets of programmable color-changing LED lights as well as 160 starburst ornaments in an heirloom topper design. AFP Photo / Files / Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212052639/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/05/06/Cops-Courts/Images/510702199.jpg)
What lasting D.C. holiday tradition did the Coolidges begin in 1923?
Washingtology quiz of the day: Prohibition
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Was the 18th Amendment responsible for closing D.C.’s breweries?
Amid firs, loyalty and heavy lifting
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INTERSECTIONS | Each year, Ray Foster heads to a corner lot in D.C. to tend to three things he loves: lifting heavy objects, gardening and Christmastime.
A family business, unchanged
![WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: Northeast resident, Deborah Martin, smiles as she leaves with her laundry carried by Willie Thomas Craft, Jr., at the Dean Ave. Cleaners on November 20, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Willie Craft, 82, bought the cleaners in 1978 which has pretty much remained the same ever since. He's got a steady stream of return customers and folks who just drop by to visit. Willie's son, Willie Thomas Craft, Jr. also works there at the cleaners preparing to take over the business from his father when he retires. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212052639/http://img.wpdigital.net/rf/image_90x60/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/11/21/Local/Images/intersection71353520930.jpg)
What does 21st-century redevelopment mean for business that’s already endured so much change in Deanwood?
In Southeast, a mission of love
![WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: 'I feel good about what I'm doing,' said William Clarke, right, as he volunteers for what he calls 'Operation Moses'. Working with The Mission of Love Charities, Inc., Clarke pass out free clothes in the parking lot of a shopping plaza at the intersection of Benning Road NE and East Capitol Street NE near the Benning Road Metro Station on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)](https://webharvest.gov/congress112th/20121212052639im_/http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/sites/twpweb/img/blogs/spacer.gif)
INTERSECTIONS | “Operation Moses” distributes clothes on Benning Road and East Capitol SE.
After Sandy, a flood of
relief in Bloomingdale
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People in the flood-prone Northwest neighborhood expected the worst. When they didn’t get it, they grabbed a drink instead.
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World War II vet Jack Faulconer of Gainesville is awarded Bronze Star
Sixty-eight years after he survived a wound fighting Germans in France, former infantryman is honored.
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Two minutes inside Md.’s ‘Star Wars’ museum
Linthicum Heights — of all places — is home to a ‘Star Wars’ shrine of more than 13,000 items, including a Darth Tater.
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Battle of Fredericksburg at 150
The crash of muskets echoes again on the site of the most lopsided defeat of the Civil War.
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Pearl Harbor remembered
Veterans joined others at the memorial on the Mall to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the attack on the U.S. naval base.
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National Christmas Tree lighting
The first family participates in the ceremony outside the White House.
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A jingle of cash for playing Kringle
For men of a certain stature and disposition, freelance work as Santa pays holiday dividends.
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Ruppell’s griffon vultures at the National Zoo
Zookeepers work to acclimate newcomers Natalie and Tuck to their habitat and neighbors.
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A sight for soaring eyes
The Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Md., is prime eagle-watching territory from Thanksgiving into January.
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Building bonds of friendship
Concierge Jean Kabre’s tenants have come to the aid of his village in Burkina Faso.
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