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b2e89334-33f9-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Danny Coale, Jarrett Boykin are a perfect 1-2 punch for Virginia Tech | NEW ORLEANS — Whenever a Virginia Tech offensive coach is asked how the most prolific receiving duo in school history came to be, inevitably the first road game in 2008 against North Carolina comes up. Midway through the first quarter, Virginia Tech had to call two timeouts in a row because then-freshmen Jarrett Boykin... |
749ec5b2-32f5-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Bubbly planet Venus starts off New Year | Set down your champagne and gaze west, as the bubbly planet **Venus** kicks off Sunday night’s first evening of the New Year. See this splendid planet about 23 degrees above southwestern horizon at sunset. You can’t miss this ultrabright beacon — about negative fourth magnitude — skimming over the treetops. By mid-Janu... |
69654742-33d7-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Iowa caucuses: GOP presidential hopefuls making final push before Tuesday vote | DES MOINES — Two days before the voting begins in the wildest Republican race anyone can remember, the GOP candidates for president were engaged in a frenzy of old-school retail politicking acutely aware that a poor finish in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses would probably end some of their prospects. On Saturday evening, the D... |
d5966ad2-33f9-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | John Wall, Wizards seek to pick up their spirits | Towel draped over his head and shoulders, staring at the ground as he mouthed lyrics to the music blaring from his headphones, John Wall appeared flustered, angry and distant as he sat in the visiting locker room at Bradley Center. Wall had his worst game of the season — and arguably one of the worst of his young caree... |
f2c10c06-2c0c-11e1-9952-55d90a4e2d6d | Developer of Maryland housing office in Prince George’s has financial troubles | A developer who stands to gain millions by building headquarters for the state Department of Housing and Community Development in Prince George’s County owes Maryland more than $124,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest, according to state records. The Maryland comptroller’s office has filed several tax liens over ... |
4db820a0-3251-11e1-8c61-c365ccf404c5 | Militants create haven in southern Yemen | In this remote, sun-blasted corner of southern Yemen, there’s a battle raging that is as important to the United States as it is to this nation’s beleaguered government. Each day, American-backed Yemeni forces engage in a grueling struggle to retake territory from militant Islamists — a conventional army pitted against... |
2ee2b1ca-33d9-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | Many Iowans still don’t know who they will caucus for | Early last week, a postcard advertising a rally for Mitt Romney arrived at the home of Pam Arnold Powers and her husband, Kelly. As undecided voters, the couple had grown accustomed to such invites. They regularly received mail from Rick Perry and Ron Paul, and Romney himself called several times a week, clogging up th... |
a9552634-2c06-11e1-9952-55d90a4e2d6d | As homicides fall in D.C., rise in Prince George’s, numbers meet in the middle | The District and Prince George’s County had nearly the same number of homicides in 2011, a major departure from a high 20 years ago, when the city saw 325 more slayings than the county. It is a shift that reflects a double-digit drop in killings in the District from 2010 to 2011, with an especially noticeable downward ... |
7cecbc12-33de-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | Mike Shanahan says Redskins are pointed in the right direction despite the results | Mike Shanahan will close his 28th season as a coach in the NFL on Sunday, when his Washington Redskins play what is essentially a meaningless game in Philadelphia. And though he has seen almost everything in pro football — he has been hired and fired, made and missed the playoffs, won and lost the Super Bowl — he has n... |
153127ee-341e-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Capitals vs. Blue Jackets: Alex Ovechkin scores twice as Washington wins | COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the Washington Capitals headed to their dressing room after 40 minutes of play on Saturday night, some players slammed their sticks in the tunnel while others threw their heads back and stared at the ceiling. It looked as though the team’s 2011 might end with a whimper against the worst team in the... |
8d0035ac-340b-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | Wrapping up an unseasonably warm December | The last day of a warm December was one of the month’s warmest. Washington’s high temperature Saturday was 62, just a degree short of the 63-degree top reading for the entire month. Saturday’s soaring mercury helped cement the month’s place as one of the most meteorologically benign Decembers here since National Weathe... |
a0fb5cda-340b-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | NFL playoff picture: A breakdown of scenarios | _Packers already clinched North and home-field,Lions and Falcons already clinched playoff spots_ **San Francisco 49ers:** _Already clinched West _ **Clinch first-round bye:** W _OR_ T and Saints T/L _OR_ Saints L **New Orleans Saints:** _Already clinched South_ **Clinch a first-round bye:** W and a 49ers T/L _OR_ T... |
69f1a5e2-342d-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia football falls to Auburn after injuries on defense, special teams miscues | ATLANTA — The Virginia football team gained entry into the Chick-fil-a-A Bowl on Saturday night in large part because it spent the fall listening to all the things it hadn’t accomplished in a long time and then accomplishing those very things. Next item on the list: The Cavaliers had not concluded a season with a victo... |
6033cbfe-21e8-11e1-a34e-71d4bf6b8d0a | Dave Barry’s Year in Review: The 2011 Festival of Sleaze | It was the kind of year that made a person look back fondly on the gulf oil spill. Granted, the oil spill was bad. But it did not result in a high-decibel, weeks-long national conversation about a bulge in a congressman’s underpants. Which is exactly what we had in the Festival of Sleaze that was 2011. Remember? There ... |
dbe17e88-331b-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Some Anglicans apply to join the Catholic Church | The Vatican is set to launch a structure Monday that will allow Anglican parishes in the United States — and their married priests — to join the Catholic Church in a small but symbolically potent effort to reunite Protestants and Catholics, who split almost 500 years ago. More than 1,300 Anglicans, including 100 Angli... |
92c0a656-3448-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Strong earthquake strikes Japan, but initial reports cite no damage or injuries | BEIJING — A forceful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of southeastern Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings in Tokyo and jolting a nation still recovering from last year’s mega-disaster. But the earthquake caused little apparent damage, with no initial reports of damaged buildings or injuries. It prompted no ts... |
2ebf4e80-346d-11e1-88f9-9084fc48c348 | North Korea promises prosperity, demands loyalty to new leader | BEIJING — North Korea vowed an “all-out drive” Sunday toward economic prosperity, setting a vision for a nation with fewer food shortages, a stronger military and a people who defend their new supreme leader with their lives. “The whole Party, the entire army and all the people should possess a firm conviction that the... |
95195e84-32fe-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | GOP’s battle plan against Obama: Use his own words against him | With Republican voters in Iowa set to finally begin picking a nominee to challenge President Obama, GOP officials in Washington are quietly and methodically finishing what operatives are calling “the book” — 500 pages of Obama quotes and video links that will form the backbone of the party’s attack strategy against the... |
b0172374-349d-11e1-88f9-9084fc48c348 | As Redskins’ struggles drag on, so does court challenge to name | Back in 1992, Washington reigned as Super Bowl champs with high hopes for two in a row under coach Joe Gibbs. That year, a Native American resident of the District, Suzan Harjo, became the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking to change the team’s disparaging name: Redskins. As the legal battle over the name enters its 2... |
fdce25a8-30c0-11e1-b034-d347de95dcfe | The year ahead for D.C. region’s commuters | It’s never enough, unless it’s too much. In 2012, commuters in the D.C. region will renew their love-hate relationship with transportation projects and programs, including some scheduled for completion and others just getting started. Here are 10 efforts likely to get attention. The high-occupancy toll lanes on the wes... |
4f255be8-30ac-11e1-8c61-c365ccf404c5 | Argentine sports obsession spawns sports journalism schools | BUENOS AIRES — Some make the mistake of calling Juan Carlos Rennis’s school an academy, a word he associates with elitist institutions, blue blazers and snooty attitudes. “We’re a technical school,” Rennis, rector for 17 years, said with conviction. “We take people and teach them to do a job.” Rennis, a wiry man with a... |
cc64bb44-3336-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | Iran seeking to expand influence in Latin America | Iran is quietly seeking to expand its ties with Latin America in what U.S. officials and regional experts say is an effort to circumvent economic sanctions and gain access to much-needed markets and raw materials. The new diplomatic offensive, which comes amid rising tensions with Washington and European powers, includ... |
81c54a46-326d-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Gyms evolve | Gyms have been the answer to a tricky question for commercial real estate owners and developers in downtown Washington: Who wants to rent space in the basement? Typically there are few stores willing to rent space underground. Even with sidewalk-level signage, a lack of display windows is less than ideal for retailers ... |
a2a3858a-326c-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Sweat couture | It used to be that a T-shirt and pair of sweats was the outfit de jour at the gym. These days fitness apparel, much like workouts, have become more sophisticated. There are shirts with ventilation panels, pants with thermal lining and they all can be found in the Washington area. Dozens of speciality stores, including ... |
0e1df3bc-326e-11e1-825f-dabc29fd7071 | Bend & stretch | The popularity of yoga has prompted some studios to devise unique business models to differentiate themselves in this crowded field. After months of management changes, Stroga, the nearly 2-year-old hybrid yoga studio in Adams Morgan, is starting to catch on. “When I came on [in June 2011], Stroga wasn’t really that we... |
c2b2e87c-3170-11e1-b034-d347de95dcfe | Chantilly-based firm aims to take a bite out of cybersecurity concerns | _Thomas Heath is away, but we still found some things of interest to pass on until he returns._ When Jeremy Farber launched his company 10 years ago under the name Miami Computers, the moniker was a bit of a misnomer. After all, its headquarters was actually in upstate New York. Today, the Chantilly-based firm is calle... |
92f648ce-31b9-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | Two restaurants chosen for District office building | The District government has selected two restaurant operators to open locations in a city office building in the Benning neighborhood of Northeast Washington, in what could serve as a test-run for bringing new food options to the area around St. Elizabeths Hospital. The D.C. Department of General Services chose the two... |
0f507be2-30de-11e1-a274-61fcdeecc5f5 | CoStar: Renters willing to pay more to avoid region’s traffic congestion | As any new resident to our region can attest, apartments within walking distance of a Metro station charge a premium in monthly rent, one that renters appear willing to pay. And no wonder, according to a recent report, Washingtonians suffered through the worst traffic congestion in the nation in 2010, losing an average... |
ef241d24-3218-11e1-b692-796029298414 | At District-based Audax Health, a young CEO, a seasoned board and a tricky market | A black punching bag hovers alongside the desk in Grant Verstandig’s office. A pair of worn sneakers rest on the arm of a white, modular sofa. Overhead, a photo of a hulking Muhammad Ali hangs from the wall. If it weren’t for the panoramic view of the Georgetown waterfront, this space could be mistaken for a college do... |
c2e30376-3162-11e1-b034-d347de95dcfe | Local banks selling fewer troubled loans | Washington area banks sold fewer troubled loans in the first nine months of the year, despite a continued inflow of distressed assets, according to data from Charlottesville-based research firm SNL Financial. The 43 local banks the firm reviewed disposed of a total of $228 million in nonaccrual loans — those 90 days pa... |
2f3ee892-2d89-11e1-8af5-ec9a452f0164 | Deltek: For government contracts, here’s what on the cards for the second quarter | ****The first quarter of fiscal 2012 got off to an all-too-familiar start, with federal agencies operating under a series of short-term continuing resolutions, instead of year-long budgets. Still, that didn’t stop agencies from awarding contracts worth more than $45 billion. With budgets now in place, that pace likely ... |
e251666c-2bef-11e1-9952-55d90a4e2d6d | Some contractors look to team on radio program | Contractors are lining up for a rare opportunity to win a spot on a military radio program as the Army seeks to replace its cancelled ground mobile radio initiative. In the competitive and crowded field of military electronics, some companies are looking to partnerships to bolster their credentials. The Army late last ... |
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