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Sledders take to the hills in Arlington, Va.
Snow days: Region, recovering from one storm, gets ready for another
by Jordan Helton
On the heels of a blizzard that buried Washington over the weekend, the metro area braces for another significant winter storm. The forecast calls for the snow to start falling by midday on Tuesday and continue through Wednesday evening. Check out our photo report from the snow so far.
McConnell: Obama has ‘ready, fire, aim approach’ to national security
by Jason Seher
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes President Barack Obama’s national security policies as putting “symbolism” ahead of “security.”
Group: Black community missing from Haiti relief efforts
by Jordan Helton
Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, said there is one important perspective missing from relief efforts in Haiti: that of the black community.
Leading GOP senator gives support to businesses lobbying for clean energy
by Corinne Lestch and Andrew Kaspar
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham rallied business leaders from 200 companies across the country gathered on Capitol Hill to pursue their main goal: lobbying lawmakers to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation.
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Gates defends 'massive' $700 billion defense budget
by Katie Glueck
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen highlighted security threats and emphasized the need for a budget of more than $700 billion.
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Mullen on Afghanistan's futureTop Pentagon officials support repealing 'don't ask, don't tell'
by Katie Glueck
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday that they are in favor of ending "don't ask, don't tell."
Geithner says the president’s budget proposal focuses on the ‘biggest bang for the buck’
by Ashley Lau
Treasury SecretaryTimothy Geithner testified Tuesday morning before the Senate Finance Committee that President Barack Obama's short-term budgetary measures are designed to "restore gravity" to the financial system.
Nation’s intelligence community: Another terror attack ‘highly likely’
by Katie Glueck
Leaders from the country’s five most-powerful intelligence agencies painted a grim picture of the threats facing the United States at a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Present food supply not enough to meet future needs
by Amy Cross
Experts say biotechnology is essential to meeting the increased demand for food worldwide, but public resistance to the science is slowing down progress and may contribute to a future food shortage.
NASA administrator argues new direction for space program is the right path
by Alexandra Pechman
NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Tuesday that the administration’s redirection of the program will not pull the plug on human spaceflight. “We are not abandoning human spaceflight by any stretch of the imagination,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club.
Hands-on science instruction found most effective from kindergarten to college
by Elizabeth Schiffman
National Science Foundation grant winners present their findings to a congressional committee, highlighting how math, science, technology and engineering education can be improved.
For dyslexic and blind, sounds help replace sight
by Deborah Kim
Audio book users talk about how they overcame their reading disabilities to become successful students, business leaders and parents.
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Nick Letendre picked up guitar as a way to express his feelings after his brother died.
Band plays to remember, pay tribute to those touched by wars
by Jordan Helton
One band's quest to keep alive the memories of those killed in Iraq.
Clarification: Abstinence-only programs might work—for some
by Samantha Michaels
A study released this week has gained recognition for its landmark evidence that abstinence-only programs can be effective for youths, but a closer look reveals that these conclusions should not be taken too far. Youths with previous sexual experience might fare better under a more comprehensive approach.
Thirty years later, young people in Iran are protesting again
by Katie Glueck
A look at the state of the pro-democracy movement in Iran -- and how proposed Congressional legislation might affect the dissidents.
VA Medical Center reaches out to homeless veterans
by Samantha Michaels
About 131,000 of the nation’s 24 million veterans are homeless on any given night. At the Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down, one Washington, D.C. medical center reached out to give them a helping hand.
NEA generally pleased with No Child Left Behind overhaul ideas
by Elizabeth Schiffman
The National Education Association, which has for years been lobbying and advocating for reforms to the program, is in agreement with many things in the proposal, the president of the NEA said on Monday.
