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Lucky dog needs his third charm and a new home

He was hit by a car and survived, and lucked out further when a good Samaritan plucked him from a West Virginia roadside and got him medical attention.

Tags: buster the dog, Washington Animal Rescue League

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Area high schools make the grade

Schools in Fairfax County and Montgomery County rank high on the newest U.S. News & World Report list.

Tags: us news and world report, Winston Churchill, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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Bodacious back-alley booties can have deadly consequences

Kim Kardashian has one. Nikki Minaj does too. And women who want their own bodacious backsides are heading to clandestine "pumping parties" to get them.

Tags: plastic surgery, silicone injections, meka onyewu, pumping parties

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Gas debt worsens Montgomery County's budget woes

Montgomery County is taking a hard look at its vehicle fleet in its upcoming budget after it received a whopping bill for gasoline.

Tags: ike leggett, Montgomery County, gas prices, Maryland budget, Montgomery County Council

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Chesapeake Bay crabs making a comeback

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says there's good news on the health of the Chesapeake Bay: "The blue crab is coming back and you see more of them."

Tags: blue crab, Chesapeake Bay, Riva, dredge survey,

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'Cost of doing business' up if Md. credit downgraded

Maryland's counties have been put on notice: Moody's Investor Service is concerned about their ability to balance their budgets thanks to a change in the state's forumla for education funding as well as state cuts in education aid.

Tags: Zippos Fancy Dancer, Martin OMalley, Maryland General Assembly, Moody

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Prom Night and Limos: What parents need to know

Parents of Maryland teens who want to take a limo on prom night can take heart in state rules that ensure the big night will be a safe one.

Tags: limo, prom, limo rules, psc

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Lawmakers meet to hash out budget differences

Lawmakers did not get far Monday in their opening deliberations on resolving differences in budget proposals passed by state Senate and House of Delegates.

Tags: annapolis, budget, Maryland lawmakers, Maryland General Assembly,

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Police: Scanners could have saved victims of the Beltway snipers

License plate technology now in use could have made a life-or-death difference for the victims of the Beltway snipers in 2002.

Tags: sniper, John Allen Muhammad, Russ Hamill, Montgomery County Police, Lee Boyd Malvo

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Bills to restrict smoking nearly snuffed out in Md.

Proposed smoking restrictions aren't catching fire in Annapolis as the Maryland General Assembly reaches the final weeks of a 90-day session.

Tags: smoking, Hans Riemer, annapolis, Maryland General Assembly

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