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Extremely rare transit of Venus to occur on June 5, 2012
Phys.Org
2012 residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area will have a chance to witness one of the rarest celestial phenomena known: a “Transit of Venus”. Such an event occurs when the planet Venus passes almost exactly between the Earth and the Sun,

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Montana Attorney General Race Rocked By Out-Of-State Corporate Donations In
Huffington Post
In contrast with its 2008 campaign disclosures, which were studded with small-money donors, this year its state-level PAC is drawing money from some of the country's most well-connected firms. The Washington, DC, law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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5 Western states shielding part of executions
KTVN
The study released Tuesday by the Washington, DC-based Violence Policy Center saysMore >> Kellene Stockwell Channel 2 News Police are investigating a deadly shooting in downtown Reno. The shooting happened right before 3:15pm on Friday just west of

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Egyptian Elections: There Is No Clear Frontrunner in a Crowded Field
Daily Beast
When I was in Washington, DC, last week, the talk among the pundits from the think tanks and newspapers was all about whether the next president of Egypt will be either Amr Moussa or Abdel Moneim Abou el-Fotouh. In the absence of any real data or a

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US Gas Prices Will Increase if Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Is Built
Kansas City infoZine
Washington, DC - infoZine - American drivers will face higher gasoline prices if the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico were built, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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