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Key security agencies lack permanent leaders
- Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year.
- Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year.
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Vehicle safety inspections fade into DC history
- The District of Columbia has done away with vehicle safety checks, but car owners still must pay $35 and wait in long lines for federally mandated emissions tests.
Zoning rule would benefit Zipcar
- D.C.'s Zoning Commission has given preliminary approval to a new rule that would let the car-sharing service Zipcar legally park its cars in lots and alleyways.
Better airport scanners delayed by privacy fears
- High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the way the machines see through clothing.
Lawmaker wants military trial for alleged bomber
- The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee says the Nigerian man accused of attacking an airliner as it approached Detroit should be tried by a military tribunal rather than a civilian court.
CAPITAL CULTURE: Big first year leaves Obama tired
- After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired.
- After a sleepless, overnight flight to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, President Barack Obama made a not altogether surprising admission. He was tired.
Congressman wants military trial for plane bomber
- The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee says the Nigerian man accused of attacking an airliner as it approached Detroit should be tried by a military tribunal rather than a civilian court.
GOP lawmaker: Threat from terrorism not going away
- The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the government needs to do a better job of telling Americans about the threat from terrorism.
Metro: Md. man hit by train in DC is blind
- Metro officials say a 48-year-old Rockville man critically injured after he fell to the tracks and was struck by a train is blind.
RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million for lead in toys
- An Illinois firm agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement for importing and selling Thomas & Friends children's toys that contained lead levels above legal limits and risked sickening children.
Staal's 5 points help Carolina top Caps
- When the top team in the Eastern Conference and the worst one got together, the result was, unsurprisingly, a high-scoring blowout.
- When the top team in the Eastern Conference and the worst one got together, the result was, unsurprisingly, a high-scoring blowout.
DC Lottery
- These Dist. of Columbia lotteries were drawn on Monday:
Anti-terror officials let terror suspect keep visa
- The State Department says counterterrorism agencies were warned that the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up an airliner Christmas Day may be under extremists' influence.
- The State Department says counterterrorism agencies were warned that the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up an airliner Christmas Day may be under extremists' influence.
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