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Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

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FILE - Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry listens to speeches at the awards luncheon of the National Conference of Black Mayors, in this April 26, 2002 file photo taken in Jackson, Miss. Barry, whose four terms were overshadowed by his 1990 arrest after being caught on videotape smoking crack cocaine, died Sunday morning Nov. 23, 2014. He was 78. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis, File) (AP)

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

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FILE - In this July 6, 2009 file photo, former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry attends a news conference in Washington. Barry, who staged comeback after a 1990 crack cocaine arrest, died early Sunday morning Nov. 23, 2014. He was 78. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (AP)

Former DC Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

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13-year-old Arvind Mahankali wins National Spelling Bee

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Feds investigating Maryland train explosion

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Nellie Gray dies

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MacFarlane gives Sagan papers

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National Public Radio headquarters in Washington DC (Picasa 2.7)

NPR general counsel serving as interim CEO

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Washington, DC, February 4, 2009 -- DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano visits FEMA Headquarters and meets with FEMA staff. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Parcel addressed to Napolitano ignites in D.C.

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Feds probe O’Donnell’s spending

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In this 1977 file photo originally released by Paramount Pictures, John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney, left, are shown in a scene from, "Saturday Night Fever." The Library of Congress announced early Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010 that the film will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

“Empire Strikes Back” headed to Library of Congress

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Lawyer: FBI entrapped Baltimore bomb plot suspect

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BP doing 1st cut in effort to contain Gulf oil

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“Top kill” effort fails to plug Gulf oil leak

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Malia, front, and Sasha walk off Air Force One after arriving at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, May 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) (AP)

Obama arrives in Gulf as BP tries to stop oil leak

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A group of workers clean the beach of oil residue from the Deepwater oil rig spill near Grand Isle, La., Thursday, May 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

BP pauses effort to stop Gulf oil leak

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This early Thursday morning, May 27, 2010 image made from video released by British Petroleum (BP PLC) shows equipment being used to try and plug a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well Wednesday and said everything was going as planned in the company's boldest attempt yet to plug the gusher that has spewed millions of gallons of oil over the last five weeks. (AP Photo/BP PLC) NO SALES (AP)

Obama freezes oil drilling permits

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Mistakenly released inmate caught in West Virginia

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Gloomy nevermore? Portrait shows cheerful Poe

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