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Seattle Times, 20.03.10 01:53 UTC

Washington coach Lorenzo Romar wins his way

Washington coach Lorenzo Romar proves you don't have to cheat to win in college basketball. And you don't have to lie to recruit.

Lorenzo Romar NCAA Washington New Mexico California Quincy Pondexter +4 more

WashingtonPost Politics, 20.03.10 01:53 UTC

Experts wonder whether U.S. has a real Israel strategy or 'talking points'

The Obama administration signaled Friday that its 10-day spat with Israel may be nearing an end, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declaring to the BBC that the confrontation "is paying ...

President special envoy American Israel Public Affairs Committee Obama administration White House Hillary Rodham Clinton +14 more

guardian.co.uk, 20.03.10 00:46 UTC

Shank and the perils of shooting on location

Ahead of the release of Shank, which was met by protests from locals during filming, a look at some other location shoots that went bad

James Bond Terry Gilliam Mo Ali Kaya Scodelario Julia Roberts David Boice +22 more

CNN Top Stories, 20.03.10 00:46 UTC

Abortion again an issue in health care debate

Washington (CNN) -- The divisive issue of abortion is once again causing problems for House Democrats as they plan to move forward with the health care bill. Anti-abortion Rep. Bart Stupak, ...

Senate Bart Stupak Nancy Pelosi Diana DeGette Colorado Michigan +2 more

Seattle Times, 20.03.10 00:23 UTC

Hobson shakes off hurts, leads Lobos vs. Huskies

Although Darington Hobson's left wrist is sore and tender, he will play with the pain for New Mexico.

Lorenzo Romar Darington Hobson NCAA New Mexico coach hurts +2 more

Seattle Times, 20.03.10 00:22 UTC

Guilty plea possible in abortion doc threat case

An attorney for a Washington man accused of threatening a Colorado abortion doctor says his client is planning to plead guilty.

George Tiller Colorado Boulder Abortion Clinic abortion doc threat case An attorney Washington Wichita +3 more

Wired, 20.03.10 00:22 UTC

Artists Get Their Geek On to Celebrate Yuri's Night

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin embarked on the first manned voyage into outer space. The geek equivalent of St. Patrickâs Day takes place next month in more than 70 locations as ...

Todd Gardner Steve Strawn\xe2 Scott Brooks\xe2 Jared Davis Yuri Gagarin Virginia +3 more

The Independent, 20.03.10 00:22 UTC

Rupert Cornwell: Never have I witnessed a vote so dramatic

I have spent most of the last two decades in Washington. Never though, do I remember a Congressional vote in which interest has been as intense, the outcome as uncertain, and where there is so much ...

healthcare Washington Senate Barack Obama Bill Clinton Rupert Cornwell +3 more

Seattle Times, 19.03.10 22:02 UTC

Building trust from ground up

The United States is becoming a broken society. The public has contempt for the political class. Public debt is piling up at an astonishing and unrelenting pace. Middle-class wages have lagged. Unemployment will remain high. It will take years to fully recover from the financial crisis.

Liverpool London Washington town banker aide writer +6 more

WashingtonPost Top Stories, 19.03.10 22:01 UTC

Immigrant rights advocates reach out to African Americans

Organizers of a march for immigrants rights in Washington this Sunday are reaching out to African Americans, hoping to bring the two communities together around an issue that has been a wedge between ...

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Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C. , is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the Dist...

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