Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/top-stories en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:15:14 -0500 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:15:14 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/music/Wynton-To-Be-Awarded-Legion-of-Honor-69372882.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:25 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/wyntongalI.jpg
Wynton Marsalis, one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of his generation, received the French insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor Friday night in New York.

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What military bases are doing on the aftermath of the Ft. Hood shootings.

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Swine Flu having a major effect on employees calling out sick.

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A Virginia man was among the victims of Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood.

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At least D.C. leads the nation in something.

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The creative juices were flowing at a health care bill protest on Capitol Hill.

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Like to speed? If you do, chances are you hate these cameras.

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Defending Danny Snyder is apparently the only thing that will get Greg Blache to open his mouth.

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In the wake of this week's elections, the White House needs to ask if it it has overextended its political operation as much as it has its policy agenda in Congress.

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Ike Leggett announced a breakthrough in repairs to the traffic signal computer.

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Michelle Rhee and KJ are officially more than just good friends.

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Never mind strikes and runs -- here come the sexy people!

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Neighbors stunned after arrest of ?good kid? for series of sexual assaults.

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D.C.'s delegate to Congress says Republicans interfere with the city's fight against AIDS.

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A grand jury has indicted two volunteer firefighters with arson. Jerome Engle, 46, of Bowie and James Martinez, 24, of Damascus are accused of setting a Riverdale house on fire in March 2008.

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The latest area school to close because of flu isn't closing because sick students or even because of sick faculty and staff.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Too-Hot-To-Handle-69253682.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:49:28 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/miu+miu+lingerie+windows.jpg
Alexandria cracks down on a proliferation of sex shops…all two of them.

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Thanks, Doc! Now we know what an anus was designed for.

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It might be time to go Office Space on this thing.

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The Caps will do whatever it takes to get Ovie back on the ice.

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Hell hath no fury like an old running back scorned.

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In the wake of the off-year election, the Republican Party and its conservative base try setting rules on how they can work together.

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A tractor-trailer full of potato chips and a truck carrying concrete collide on the Inner Loop of the Beltway in Temple Hills.

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A letter signed by C. Everett Koop mysteriously made its way in to a senator's office.

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The gay marriage hearing wasn't the first time 250 people testified before the D.C. Council, but ...

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Maybe eating those mushrooms wasn't such a good idea.

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A pedestrian died after being struck by a Montgomery County police officer's cruiser.

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The parents of a Virginia Tech student who went missing in Charlottesville last month are asking the community to help search for her this weekend.

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