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He is the author of “Preventing Violent Conflicts: A Strategy for Preventive Diplomacy.” Her mother is the deputy director of congressional relations at the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Miller, 31, is of counsel to the law offices of Douglas R.... Full Article at The New York Times

May 19 (UPI) -- Adam Jones and Nick Markakis each bashed a two-run homer Saturday and the Baltimore Orioles hung on for a 6-5 interleague victory over Washington. Jones (3-for-4) delivered his homer in the third inning and Markakis followed with his... Full Article at United Press International

May 19, 2012 at 10:03 PM WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Dwayne De Rosario netted a pair of goals Saturday and D.C. United used his production to post a 3-1 victory over winless Toronto FC. De Rosario, a former Toronto FC member, put United in front early,... Full Article at United Press International

According to the activists who placed the initial calls, he was moving from place to place to avoid detection. He was pleading for shelter. The request hit the embassy like a rocket, setting off a flurry of secure calls among officials in Beijing and... Full Article at The Washington Post

Crozier scored in four events at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships on Saturday, punctuating one of the all-time great Gonzaga distance running careers after almost losing his entire senior season to injury. Crozier, who had a... Full Article at The Washington Post

Falcone’s street fighter instincts and penchant for ultra-risky investments helped catapult him into the gilded club of Wall Street’s elite. But his winning streak ended in Washington, where the founder of Harbinger Capital Partners and former... Full Article at The Washington Post

Despite the persistent gender gap in opinion polls and mounting criticism of their hostility to women’s rights, Republicans are not backing off their assault on women’s equality and well-being. New laws in some states could mean a death sentence for a... Full Article at The New York Times

Bloomberg’s “Political Capital” features Thomas G. Stemberg , the founder of Staples and a surrogate for the Mitt Romney campaign, and Lawrence K. Fish , retired chairman and chief executive of Citizens Financial Group, as well as a surrogate for Mr.... Full Article at The New York Times

“If only some slovenly man with Boog Powell barbecue-sauce stains on his schmedium white cotton tank top shouted, ‘ OH !’ during the “O, Say Does that Star-Spangled Banner Yet Wave. While Washington gradually proves to Peter Angelos that it can... Full Article at The Washington Post

I WAS born in Germany. My parents divorced when I was 5 and I moved to the United States with my white mother and the black American soldier who became my stepfather. From first through fourth grade I attended school in South Carolina and then Florida. ... Full Article at The New York Times

(One late-term doctor, George Tiller, was murdered by an anti-abortion activist in 2010). But Parker made himself available for an interview on Friday afternoon. Here’s a transcript of our conversation, edited for clarity and length: Sarah Kliff: What... Full Article at The Washington Post

Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has long promised that the Washington suburbs and Baltimore would each get a light-rail system and that the Purple Line and its counterpart in Charm City could be built at the same time. But state financial documents recently... Full Article at The Washington Post

1 p.m. — Cincinnati at New York Yankees » MLB Network 7 p.m. — Baltimore at Washington » WTTG (Channel 5), WBFF (Channel 45), WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM), WNEW (1580 AM), WTEM (980 AM) 10 p.m. — St. Louis at... Full Article at The Washington Post

In a 2-to-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a main provision of the Voting Rights Act on Friday, rejecting an Alabama county’s challenge to the landmark civil rights law. The provision requires... Full Article at The New York Times

Mr. Obama vows not to let it happen again. Both he and Speaker John A. Boehner put down their respective markers this week, suggesting a potential replay of their damaging showdown over the debt ceiling last summer. On Tuesday, the speaker reiterated... Full Article at The New York Times

(AP) – Former President George W. Bush plans to return to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait later this month, marking a rare visit by the two-term president who has largely shunned the spotlight since leaving office. Former... Full Article at USA Today

Obesity in the United States has increased to 2.4 million obese Americans since 2007, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). UPI/Alexis C. Glenn License photo OXFORD, England, May 18 (UPI) --... Full Article at United Press International

(Tracy A. Woodward - THE WASHINGTON POST) President Barack Obama might be having limited success moving the nationwide unemployment needle, but Mayor Vincent C. Gray is doing a little better in the District. The latest figures have city unemployment... Full Article at The Washington Post

In response, the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority pledged to tighten policies and practices, which were obviously lacking. It would have been reasonable to expect energetic follow-up from the airports authority, especially given... Full Article at The Washington Post