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Obama in Kenya: 'Africa is on the move' - TheWashingtonPost

NAIROBI, Kenya — President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent “on the move” Saturday as he opened a U.S.-sponsored business summit in Kenya, ... >> view original

Cruz accuses McConnell of 'flat-out' lying |WashingtonExaminer

In a stunning floor speech Friday morning, Republican presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying to Senate ... >> view original

'Jillian was a force': Lafayette remembers...-WashingtonPost

To understand Jillian Johnson's mark on Lafayette, La., just look around, her friends say. They guess that just about everyone in town has a T-shirt featuring one ... >> view original

Max Scherzer struggles, Nationals fall to Pirates - TheWashington...

For much of the season, Scherzer has been a major force carrying the Washington Nationals, at times almost single-handedly. But on Friday, Scherzer simply ... >> view original

Cardinal William Baum, former archbishop ofWashington, dies at 88...

William W. Baum, who, as the Catholic archbishop of Washington, welcomed Pope John Paul II to the nation's capital in 1979 and who became the ... >> view original

Jonathan Pollard eligible for 'mandatory parole' in...-WashingtonPost

Jonathan Pollard, the U.S. intelligence analyst who spied for Israel and was sentenced to life in prison, could be released as early as November when he ... >> view original

Another day, another massacre — and it's hard to...-WashingtonPost

Another day, another massacre, and once again it's a gunman targeting strangers in a public place for no obvious reason. Each of these mass shootings, ... >> view original

Capitals sign former Canucks D Ryan Stanton - TheWashingtonPost

While the wait continues for the results of goaltender Braden Holtby's arbitration hearing, the Washington Capitals added some defensive depth to the ... >> view original