Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam’s IOUs

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Man, 19, stabbed at Rockville Metro station

A 19-year-old man was stabbed Saturday at the Rockville Metro station after a dispute that began several miles away turned violent at the busy transit hub, Rockville police said.

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Fairfax likely to cut mentoring program for foster children

A Fairfax County mentoring program for foster children gave Estefany Amaya a shoulder to cry on.

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Pearl Coalition wants to boost awareness of escape attempt

The Pearl Coalition, which hopes to educate people about a 160-year-old D.C. story — the largest recorded slave escape attempt in American history — thinks it has found the perfect learning tool: a schooner the same size as the slaves’ original getaway boat. The only problem: The vessel is stuck in El Salvador awaiting $300,000 in repairs before it can sail to its new home in the District

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Virginia lawmakers reach agreement on budget

RICHMOND — After days of tense negotiations, House and Senate budget writers reached an agreement Saturday on a two-year state spending plan that includes deep cuts to education, health care and public safety.

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For Metro’s strapped budget, a wealth of ideas but not cash

In “The Paradox of Choice,” author Barry Schwartz makes the case that more can be less. Sometimes, he writes, we have too many options for our own good. Rather than being thrilled with the range of possibilities before us, we become anxious about sorting through them all and making the right choice

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Some victories, much pain in Va. General Assembly session

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Gay marriage announcement puts Gansler back into spotlight

The old guard in Annapolis greeted the election result with a measure of dread. Replacing J.

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Stalled D.C. merchants look with optimistic eyes toward blossoming of H Street

In a city renowned for its grandiose boulevards — some with names such as Pennsylvania Avenue and K Street that resonate beyond their reach — the wide swath of H Street northeast of the Capitol hasn’t captured the limelight much since the four tiger cubs were born there.

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Suspicions about FBI analysts growing

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