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			<title><![CDATA[ Value Added: A small niche in collectible coins grows into a $5 million mini-empire ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Jeffery Morin's memorabilia business in Stafford probably isn't the next Google or eBay, but I love the 27-year-old's story because it's about a regular guy who saw an online opportunity and went for it.
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			<dc:creator>Thomas Heath</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Deal for schizophrenia drug Fanapt 13 years in making for Vanda Pharmaceuticals ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Early next year, if all goes according to plan, doctors will be able to prescribe a new antipsychotic drug for patients with schizophrenia. When that happens, investors in a local pharmaceutical firm will surely breathe a sigh of relief.
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			<dc:creator>Mike Musgrove</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Post Co. profit jumps 68% as newspaper stems loss ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Third-quarter profit at The Washington Post Co. rose 68 percent compared with the same period last year, as the flagship newspaper trimmed losses and the company's education and cable businesses kept growing.
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			<dc:creator>Frank Ahrens</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Halt in Gulfstream production hurts General Dynamics' earnings ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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General Dynamics, a major defense contractor headquartered in Falls Church, reported Wednesday that third-quarter profit dropped nearly 10 percent, due in part to a five-week halt in production of its luxury Gulfstream business jets this summer.
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			<dc:creator>Dana Hedgpeth</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:48:22 EST</pubDate>
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Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks grow NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Comments from Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>, the world's...
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:59:25 EST</pubDate>
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Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks swell NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Comments from Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>, the world's...
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			<title><![CDATA[ John Kelly: Finding where, oh where Nipper has gone ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Has anyone asked about the large RCA dog that used to be on Route 29 in Fairfax? I don't think it's been there for 10 years. My wife suggested I ask The Washington Post. It was visible from the road and big enough for a parade float. I wish I'd taken a picture back in the day.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Virginia would be well served by privatizing state-run liquor stores ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Newly elected Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has proposed privatizing the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores to fund transportation improvements statewide. It wouldn't be an enormous revenue producer, but the idea has merit. After all, we don't buy gas, groceries or jeans from the...
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			<dc:creator>Garrett Peck</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Investigators are trying to track down two men who held up a pizza deliveryman Tuesday night in Sterling. Police said the deliveryman was returning to his vehicle on Railway Terrace about 8:30 when two men approached him and one drew a gun to demand money. After a fight, the robbers fled without...
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			<title><![CDATA[ After months of preparation, Wegmans to open in Leesburg ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A much-anticipated Wegmans supermarket opens for business Sunday on Route 7 in Leesburg.
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			<dc:creator>James Hohmann</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Letters to the editor ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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At a recent forum on health care reform at St. Mary's College, presenters disagreed on the best way to fix our failed system. One big question: whether to have more government involvement in funding health insurance. Comments included "that would likely be a mistake" to "make health care a human...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Constellation Energy, EDF complete deal for Calvert reactor ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The boards of Constellation Energy and EDF on Friday completed a $4.5 billion transaction, securing a future for the proposed third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant.
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			<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Southern Maryland Notebook ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Congress has passed the Interior-Environment Appropriations Conference Report containing $1 million for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and $500,000 for the Star-Spangled Banner Trail.
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			<dc:creator>Christy Goodman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Digest: Goldman blocked from buying Fannie Mae assets ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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MORTGAGE FINANCE The Obama administration on Friday denied Goldman Sachs's offer to buy millions of dollars in assets from struggling mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Freddie Mac earnings hurt by loan delinquencies ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac reported a third-quarter loss of $5 billion, but the federally controlled company said it did not need an additional infusion of government cash.
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			<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Loudoun tops the nation in 25-to-34-year-olds with hefty incomes ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Kunal Shah is just 28 and already living large. He jets monthly to such fun places as Vegas or Montreal. He owns the D.C. nightclub Eyebar, a Mercedes-Benz and a Denali SUV.
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			<dc:creator>Annie Gowen</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ After bad fall, Democrats looking to bounce back ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Still smarting from Tuesday's crushing defeat, Democrats in Virginia are charting a new path as Richmond's minority party.
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			<dc:creator>Rosalind S. Helderman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Development to expand retail in Prince George's, Md. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Lucenia Dunn loves her tony neighborhood in Prince George's, the wealthiest majority-black county in the nation, despite having to trek around the Washington region to buy some of the things she needs and wants.
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			<dc:creator>Ovetta Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Recession roommates ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A one-bedroom apartment is not a lot of space for Julie Beers, her 2-year-old daughter, a golden retriever and a black Lab.
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			<dc:creator>Mara Lee</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Basement condo? Busy road? It's a tough sell. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Gus Drakakis's single-family brick colonial didn't seem like it would be an easy sell. Yes, it was in good condition. And yes, it was remodeled.
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			<title><![CDATA[ 30-year rates fall back below 5 percent ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mortgage rates for 30-year, fixed-rate home loans fell for the first time in a month this week as the Federal Reserve pledged to keep its benchmark rate near zero.
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			<title><![CDATA[ US-BUSINESS Summary ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:20 EST</pubDate>
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Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks swell NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Comments from Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>, the world's...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Freddie Mac loses $6.3B in 3Q ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:17 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion.
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Freddie Mac posts $5 billion loss ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac <FRE.N> <FRE.P>, the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing.
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			<dc:creator>Al Yoon</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of watermen make Virginia an offer ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:19 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND, Va. -- One-third of Virginia's watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab.
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			<dc:creator>STEVE SZKOTAK</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Virginia Supreme Court upholds power line plan ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:47:27 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Supreme Court upheld permits for construction of a multistate power line Thursday, rejecting a claim by the project's opponents that state regulators ceded too much authority to the federal government.
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			<dc:creator>LARRY O'DELL</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:42:08 EST</pubDate>
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Asia stocks, oil advance before U.S. job numbers HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose ahead of the latest U.S. payrolls report on Friday, expected to show the fewest job losses since August 2008, while oil prices recovered to $80 a barrel after a sharp drop on high U.S. fuel inventories. Stock...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hit by huge loss, Fannie Mae seeks more federal aid ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Fannie Mae, the federally controlled mortgage finance giant, said Thursday it lost $19 billion in the third quarter and had submitted a request to the Treasury Department for $15 billion in more aid to stay afloat.
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			<dc:creator>Zachary A. Goldfarb</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Allied Capital posts 7th straight quarterly loss ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Allied Capital reported a third-quarter loss of $140.7 million (79 cents a share) as the publicly traded investment firm took a $117 million expense to restructure its debt in a tight borrowing climate.
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			<dc:creator>Thomas Heath</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Local Business Digest: Dominion Virginia Power to refund $400 million to customers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia's largest electric utility agreed to a proposed settlement Thursday to return nearly $400 million to customers and reduce monthly electric bills.
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			<title><![CDATA[ VRE plan to oust Amtrak up for vote ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Two Virginia transportation commissions voted Thursday night to approve Virginia Railway Express's plan to end its 17-year relationship with Amtrak and give an international company a start in the U.S. transportation industry.
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Buske</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. purchasing chief faults process used to award contract ]]></title>
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Banneker Ventures, a firm owned by a friend of District Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, was awarded a $4.2 million contract to oversee construction of several recreational facilities in a bidding process amended to speed up the projects -- one that the city's chief procurement officer said Thursday that he...
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			<dc:creator>Nikita Stewart</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. Metro appeals ruling that guarantees 3 raises in a row ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Metro will appeal an arbitration award that gives its front-line workers three consecutive 3 percent annual pay raises, part of a package that would cost the transit agency an additional $104.5 million over four years, officials said.
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			<dc:creator>Lena H. Sun</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fannie Mae seeks $15 bln in US aid after 3Q loss ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:33:26 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae is asking for an additional $15 billion in government aid after posting another big loss in the third quarter as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps rising.
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fannie Mae posts $18.9 billion Q3 loss, taps Treasury ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:32:31 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. home loans, said on Thursday bad mortgages and a federal foreclosure prevention program left it with a $18.9 billion loss, forcing it to tap the Treasury again to plug a hole in its net worth.
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			<dc:creator>Al Yoon</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:25:04 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:44 EST</pubDate>
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-- October sales offer relief to merchants NEW YORK (AP) - Stores are heading into the period with slashed inventories, determined not to have the fire sales that characterized last Christmas. But shoppers are still facing tight credit and a weak job market and might wait for fat discounts or not...
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			<title><![CDATA[ 14 charged with illegal buys of 77 million cigs ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:57 EST</pubDate>
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77 million contraband cigarettes from undercover agents in Virginia and smuggling the cigarettes to New York.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Banks borrow more from emergency Fed program ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:43 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Banks borrowed slightly more from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week, while reducing their use of other credit programs designed to ease the financial crisis.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rates on 30-year loans fall below 5 percent ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:24 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Rates for 30-year home loans dipped below 5 percent this week after rising for three straight weeks.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Va. Supreme Court upholds power line ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:26:13 EST</pubDate>
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RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Supreme Court upheld permits for construction of a multistate power line Thursday, rejecting a claim by the project's opponents that state regulators ceded too much authority to the federal government.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mortgage rates drop below 5 percent: Freddie Mac ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:18:42 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage rates fell below 5 percent for the first time in three weeks, a key level that may boost home loan demand and help the hard-hit housing market recover, a closely watched mortgage survey showed Thursday.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:59:55 EST</pubDate>
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Asian shares dip on Fed outlook HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Thursday, while the dollar recovered most losses made after the U.S. Federal Reserve vowed to keep rates near zero for "an extended period" and saw a sluggish recovery in the world's biggest economy. European shares were set...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed stands by rock-bottom interest rates for near future ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Federal Reserve leaders are sticking with their policy of very low interest rates for some time to come, they indicated Wednesday, but gave new details of the factors they will use to decide when to change course.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Local Digest: AOL income fell 50 percent in quarter ]]></title>
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AOL's operating income fell 50 percent in the third quarter, as the Time Warner unit continued to face declines in the number of subscribers and revenue.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Obesity, poor education big obstacles to military recruiting ]]></title>
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It's tough enough selling military service to teenagers who might not be so keen on getting their heads shaved or buy the whole "we do more by 9 a.m." line. And the fact that enlisting today could very well mean a visit to the front lines doesn't help, either.
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			<dc:creator>Christian Davenport and Emma Brown</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ John Kelly: Inventor banks on device to dunk cookies in milk ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Does the world really need a device for safely lowering an Oreo cookie into a glass of milk, a ritual that has been ably performed for centuries by what scientists call "fingers"?
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			<dc:creator>John Kelly</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Airport board raises rates for Dulles Toll Road ]]></title>
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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board voted Wednesday to double rates on the Dulles Toll Road by 2012, setting aside objections from commuters.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Va. commuter rail operation rejects contract challenge ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia Railway Express officials have denied Amtrak's challenge to a plan to have an international company operate the commuter rail service's trains.
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Buske</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Md. couple sue church, saying it reneged on $887,000 loan ]]></title>
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Two former churchgoers say they were swindled out of a small fortune by the leaders of the Soul Factory, a large African American church in Prince George's County -- accusations the church denies.
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. Notebook ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D), still fuming over last Thursday's confrontation with Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee , has called for the head of school system Chief Financial Officer Noah Wepman , who did not report a $12 million to $13 million deficit in the 2010 budget.
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			<dc:creator>Bill Turque and Nikita Stewart</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Montgomery County home sales ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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These sales were recorded in Montgomery County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates, the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Montgomery and other Washington areas, visit...
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Dentists from Gaithersburg are preparing to travel to Kenya in February to set up dental-care programs for children and families in the Nyumbani Children's Home and Nyumbani Village.
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			<title><![CDATA[ New coats brighten businesses in Wheaton ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Business turnover is nothing new in downtown Wheaton, but a turnover of paint jobs has been a pleasant surprise to landlords and planners alike.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Montgomery County religion notes ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Congregation B'nai Tzedek , 10621 South Glen Rd., Potomac, will hold a family Italian dinner at 5:15 Friday followed at 6 p.m. by a special Shabbat service aimed at preschool-age children.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Montgomery Crime Watch for Nov. 5, 2009 ]]></title>
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These were among incidents reported by Montgomery County police. For information, call 240-773-5030.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Leesburg officials cautiously optimistic on projected budget ]]></title>
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Leesburg officials released fairly rosy budget projections last week that count on revenues rising and costs staying flat next year. The preliminary forecast, if it pans out, will mean a local government that is in stronger financial shape than the county and state.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home furnishing sales in Rockville, Olney and beyond ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sales at Rockville Interiors haven't been as robust as in the past, says manager Ilan Fulop. To attract shoppers, the store is offering holiday discounts, marking down window treatment fabrics 20 and 25 percent off retail prices.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Prince George's Home Sales for Nov. 5, 2009 ]]></title>
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These sales were recorded in Prince George's County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates, the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Prince George's and other Washington areas,...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gyms, exercisers adopt eco-friendly habits ]]></title>
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Adrienne Spahr smelled something funny every time she worked out at Vida Fitness, a swanky health club at Verizon Center. But the founder of Green Living Consulting wasn't laughing. She knew that the offending odor came from noxious chemicals in the cleaning products. "And that was not okay," she...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mount Rainier plans parking lot in formerly troubled spot ]]></title>
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Plans to open a commuter parking lot in Mount Rainier within six months are rekindling concerns that the vacant parcel, now fenced off, could attract crime.
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			<dc:creator>Elahe Izadi</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Center to train workers proposed for Woodbridge ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A new tool for the business community could be on the way as Prince William officials and Northern Virginia Community College look to open a workforce development center in the eastern end of the county.
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer Buske</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Southern Md. Home Sales for Nov. 5, 2009 ]]></title>
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These sales were recorded in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates, the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Department of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Southern...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Growers and vintners start tasting success ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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When Todd Connick's family stopped growing tobacco on their farm at Zacharia's Crossing, he turned to grapes.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Southern Md. Community Calendar Nov. 5-11, 2009 ]]></title>
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SOLOMONS FARMERS MARKET, produce, bedding plants, hanging baskets, cut flowers and baked goods. All county markets accept WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Riverwalk, north of Solomons pavilion. 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 and 19....
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			<title><![CDATA[ Anne Arundel County home sales ]]></title>
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These were among sales recorded recently in Anne Anne Arundel County and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates Inc., the Maryland Office of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Anne Arundel and...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fairfax County home sales ]]></title>
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These were among sales recorded recently for Fairfax County and supplied to The Washington Post by the Real Estate Division of the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Fairfax and elsewhere in the Washington area, visit...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Dairy farmers want prices up; critics challenge milk's value ]]></title>
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Mankind has been drinking the milk of fellow mammals for millennia. Milk has long been regarded as a nutritional mainstay, vital to building strong bones, particularly among Western cultures. But in recent years a rising chorus of critics has come to argue that cow's milk, far from doing a body g...
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			<dc:creator>Jennifer LaRue Huget</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ For a Merrifield company, vinyl records are still hot ]]></title>
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For one Merrifield company, vinyl records never lost their groove.
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			<dc:creator>Gregg MacDonald</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ What's Going Where in Fairfax County ]]></title>
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1. Cottage Farms, Leesburg. Subdivision plan for 11 townhouses on 3.93 acres zoned R-3 (residential, three units per acre) at 6246 and 6250 Lincolnia Rd. (SD-04160-001-4)
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fairfax religion notes ]]></title>
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St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church, 8750 Pohick Rd., Springfield, will hold its annual craft bazaar from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, featuring holiday and seasonal crafts, baked goods, a silent auction and a cafe. 703-440-0535.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cox customers lose TV signal in Va. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:44:01 EST</pubDate>
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During a crucial World Series game, Cox Cable customers from Fairfax County to Fredericksburg lost their television signal for hours Wednesday night due to a disruption in the digital cable service, company officials said.
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			<title><![CDATA[ As Black &amp; Decker chief steps aside, he declines golden parachuteNo golden parachute as Black &amp; Decker chief takes next step ]]></title>
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As head of Black &amp; Decker for 24 years, Nolan D. Archibald was due a little parachute in case of severance. When the Maryland power-tool maker decided to merge with its rival Stanley Works this week, Archibald was entitled to open it and float away with $20.5 million.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Stocks give up gains in last hour, finish mixed ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:16 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wednesday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed again pledges to hold rates at record-lows ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:10:58 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," signaling that the weak economy remains dependent on government help to grow.
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			<title><![CDATA[ PATH developer willing to delay line consideration ]]></title>
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The developers of a multistate power line project said Wednesday they are willing to delay a regulatory decision on their $1.9 billion project until January 2011 to make the three-state review process more efficient.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed likely to keep key interest rate at record low ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:58:29 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Faced with lurking dangers to the budding recovery, Federal Reserve policymakers are sure to leave a key interest rate at a record low to entice Americans to spend more and help the economic turnaround gain traction.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:39:26 EST</pubDate>
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Asian stocks edge higher ahead of Fed decision TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar steadied below a one-month high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, while Asian stocks edged higher in muted trade ahead of a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve that kept investors wary. Oil fell for the...
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			<title><![CDATA[ McDonnell handily sweeps Virginia GOP back to power ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Virginians elected Republican Robert F. McDonnell the commonwealth's 71st governor Tuesday, sweeping the GOP to power and emphatically halting a decade of Democratic advances in the critical swing state.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bolling wins reelection in race for lieutenant governor ]]></title>
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Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) cruised to reelection Tuesday in Virginia, proving the wisdom of an early decision to step aside for Robert F. McDonnell's bid for governor and run a campaign that moved the GOP closer to the middle of the ideological spectrum.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Maryland might boost child support amounts ]]></title>
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Maryland officials are proposing what would be the first increase in 20 years in the recommended amount for child support payments.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Speed cameras, pawnshop limits, tax break in Prince George's ]]></title>
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Laws to install speed cameras near schools, limit pawnshop sales and give some property owners a tax break were approved Tuesday by the Prince George's County Council as it heads toward the end of its legislative session.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Buffett joins Goldman bid for Fannie Mae tax credits ]]></title>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc <BRKa.N> has joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> in a bid to buy $3 billion in tax credits from mortgage giant Fannie Mae, the Wall Street Journal's website reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Goldman seeks to buy Fannie Mae assets ]]></title>
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Goldman Sachs is proposing to buy millions of dollars in assets from struggling mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, an offer a recent Treasury Department analysis found would not be advantageous for taxpayers, people familiar with the matter said.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Lupus drug headed to FDA ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences announced Monday that its experimental lupus drug has completed its final round of testing at a higher dose and will be headed to the Food and Drug Administration for approval.
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			<dc:creator>Mike Musgrove</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Metro finds $36 million to fill this year's budget gap ]]></title>
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Metro officials say they can patch together as much as $36 million in stimulus funds, inaugural reimbursements and insurance money to plug a growing budget gap for this fiscal year.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Airlines ratchet up holiday surcharges ]]></title>
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DALLAS -- If you plan to travel around the upcoming holidays, prepare to pay a little more - again.
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			<dc:creator>DAVID KOENIG</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Questions emerge over W.Va. gamecock group ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:46 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ever since a man in a chicken costume showed up in front of West Virginia's state Capitol last week, questions have arisen about the stunt's alleged purpose: to legalize cockfighting in the state.
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			<dc:creator>LAWRENCE MESSINA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed to hold rates at record-low, but cracks emerge ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Even with the Federal Reserve widely expected to leave interest rates at a record low this week to nurture the fragile recovery, fissures are growing among policymakers about when to start boosting rates to head off inflation.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Constellation, EDF agree on nuclear venture terms ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:32:13 EST</pubDate>
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Constellation Energy Group and France's EDF agreed Monday with conditions set by Maryland regulators to move forward with a $4.5 billion joint nuclear venture.
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			<dc:creator>BRIAN WITTE</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ W.Va. stimulus spending credited for 2,400 jobs ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:04:05 EST</pubDate>
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than 2,400 jobs have been saved or created in West Virginia because of federal stimulus funding, according to those who have been spending the money.
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			<dc:creator>LAWRENCE MESSINA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Report: Goldman Sachs looks to buy tax credits ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:50 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy tax credits from Fannie Mae, a government-controlled mortgage financier.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bankruptcies ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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These firms recently filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's local court clerk's offices.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Scrutiny scant as D.C. paid felon millions in AIDS contract ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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In 2005, Robin Beale was convicted in federal court of taking part in a local mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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			<title><![CDATA[ County looks to push contractors to cover workers' partners ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Want to do business with Montgomery County? Then give your gay employees the same benefits as your married ones.
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C.'s streetcar plan is really making tracks now ]]></title>
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The District is developing a new transit network based on a mode of transportation that disappeared from Washington half a century ago. So the city government decided it needed to get people reacquainted with the concept. Eight open houses -- one for each ward -- are being held to explain what th...
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			<title><![CDATA[ SmarTrip procedure changing, and it could cost you ]]></title>
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If you are among the 200,000 who participate in the SmartBenefits program, talk to your boss. Metro is about to change the system under which transit riders download the benefits administered by employers.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Where Va. candidates for governor stand on issues ]]></title>
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Deeds wants to raise Virginia teacher salaries to the national average. He would expand early education, offering pre-kindergarten classes to more low-income students. He would put more emphasis on math and science and expand a program that allows students to get college credit while in high school....
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			<title><![CDATA[ Independents flocking to Republican in race for Va. governor ]]></title>
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If Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell wins Tuesday, it will almost certainly be with the help of legions of independent voters whose support of Virginia Democrats in recent elections has been integral to their success.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Service cuts would match tax hike in Arlington buck-for-buck ]]></title>
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Arlington County residents and employees should prepare for significant changes in services and programs as well as a tax increase as the county tries to close a potential budget gap caused by the economy, officials say.
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			<title><![CDATA[ NOVEC gets stimulus grant for to upgrade electric grid ]]></title>
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The Manassas-based Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has received $5 million in federal stimulus funds to deploy new technology that will improve the efficiency and reliability of its distribution system, company officials said.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Prince William County news in brief ]]></title>
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The U.S. Census Bureau has opened a Manassas office and selected managers to support the 2010 Census operations.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Md. legislators cool to Calvert County agenda ]]></title>
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Some of the legislative requests made by the Calvert County commissioners last week did not receive full or automatic backing from state representatives.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Southern Md. Notebook: Charles on the rebound ]]></title>
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Several speakers at Charles County's annual Economic Development Summit said the county is well positioned to bounce back from the recession before other areas.
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			<title><![CDATA[ D.C. area congressional votes ]]></title>
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Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how local congressional members voted, as provided by Thomas Voting Reports. The District's congressional delegate is not permitted to vote on final passage of legislation. "NV" means "not voting."
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			<title><![CDATA[ Scrutiny scant as D.C. paid felon millions in AIDS contract ]]></title>
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In 2005, Robin Beale was convicted in federal court for taking part in a local mortgage fraud scheme that bilked lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Independents flocking to Republican in race for Va. governor ]]></title>
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If Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell wins Tuesday, it will almost certainly be with the help of legions of independent voters whose support of Virginia Democrats in recent elections has been integral to their success.
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Arlington County residents and employees should prepare for significant changes in services and programs as well as a tax increase as the county tries to close a potential budget gap caused by the economy, officials say.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Md. tentatively backs Constellation deal with French firm ]]></title>
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Regulators appointed by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Friday that they have offered conditional approval to let Constellation Energy Group sell nearly half its nuclear assets, including those in Calvert County, to French energy giant EDF in a move designed to lead to construction of the...
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A firm owned by a friend of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's that was selected in a controversial arrangement with the D.C. Housing Authority to oversee a dozen recreation construction projects gave work to other companies with ties to the mayor, according to testimony and documents revealed at a D.C....
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