Maryland lawmakers hold a hearing on a proposed bag tax.

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Maryland Bill Could Thwart D.C. Bag Tax Dodgers
Maryland lawmakers hold a hearing on a proposed bag tax.

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Maryland Bill Could Thwart D.C. Bag Tax Dodgers
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Investigators say undercover officers bought drugs at Tysons Galleria. They’ve arrested five men and charged them with conspiracy to distribute ecstasy and marijuana.
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Arrests Made in Tysons Ecstasy Bust
Researchers find the brain treats the sugar and sweeteners in processed foods like drugs.

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Brain Treats Sweets Like Drugs
Near the end of a bumpy first year in office, President Obama readied for a Christmas vacation in Hawaii, but before he left, he called on a group of five ministers for a spiritual recharge.

The center of Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to the Capitol soon may be reserved for just two uses: the president on Inauguration Day and people riding bicycles.

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Bicyclists to have dedicated lanes in middle of Pennsylvania Avenue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people, essentially overriding the state attorney general’s advice to colleges

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McDonnell counters Va. atty. gen.’s words on gays
Eight contemporary Irish writers come to D.C.

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Ireland’s Literati Come to Town for Festival
Unemployment rates rose in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, a shift that economists called a positive sign for the economy because it suggests that discouraged jobseekers are feeling more optimistic about their prospects and have resumed looking for work.

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Bump in unemployment rates seen as sign that jobseekers are back on market
Hundreds of couples applied for marriage licenses in Washington during the first week they were available to same-sex couples.
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D.C. courthouse busy with same-sex applications