Investigations
ATF agents’ tactics apparently violate agency pursuit guidelines
Federal agents involved in a high-speed chase, ultimately resulting in the suicide of a Washington man, appear to have violated federal training guidelines...
Metro gives staff free ride to retirement
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority employees' handsome pensions are funded entirely by Metro riders and taxpayers...
Local
Crystal City buildings a teardown target
A task force created by Arlington County to deal with the upcoming military base realignment’s impact on Crystal City will recommend next month that office buildings be torn down as part of an effort to redevelop the area, Arlington officials said...
Politics
Jim Webb sworn in as senator
From political novice to Virginia Senator, Webb takes the oath of office in the Senate chamber...
Webb vs. Allen: A study of contrasts
On the campaign trail, Democratic Senate challenger Jim Webb often recounts a 2003 meeting with incumbent Sen. George Allen, R-Va., in which Webb...
Business
Stock market down again after more foreign losses
Major U.S. stock markets entered a second week of uncertainty, with more losses in Asian and European markets...
Books
A History of Women in the United States: State-By-State Reference
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International
NATO summit highlights U.S.-Europe divide on Russia
BERLIN - Europe's strong opposition to admitting the ex-Soviet states, led by Berlin, was widely seen as an effort to preserve ties with Russia...
Mexican drug cartels move into human smuggling
AGUA PRIETA, Mexico - At the Center to Aid Migrants in Exodus shelter, would-be immigrants to the United States shared stories of violence at the hands of human smugglers working for drug cartels.
Dependece on Russian gas worries some - but not all - European countries
BRUSSELS - A month after Russia cut off gas supplies to the Ukraine for the first time in 2006, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the European Union...
As violence grows along border, Congress debates funding for fighting Mexican drug cartels
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico - Despite a number of significant steps to increase security along the U.S.-Mexican border in recent years, violence along the frontier...
Life at the U.S.-Mexican border
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