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Unabomber fights auction plans
"Unabomber" Ted Kacynski is fighting federal plans to auction his belongings. He's threatening to write a letter to his congressman.
Blago to appear in satire about him
Rod Blagojevich is going to appear in the Second City satire "Rod Blagojevich Superstar." Why? Because he's Rod Blagojevich, and this is what he does.
'Jon & Kate' losing viewers
Who wants to watch a show about a family with eight kids? Besides the OctoMom, that is.
Qatar wants massive K-12 changes, at expensive of Arab identity?
A new Qatari mandate requiring all K-12 schools to be charter schools with instructors teaching in English is ruffling some feathers.
Georgia pitcher wraps up the day
The Nationals took Georgia pitcher Trevor Holder with the 81st overall pick, wrapping up Day 1 of the MLB draft with four players in their overall haul.
Complete Body of Civil War Soldier Unearthed at Construction Site
Workers and historians amazed at condition of remains in Franklin, TN
Nats take 2B with second-round pick
Washington selects Jeff Kobernus, the third straight college player from California drafted tonight.
Strasburg circus could have been worse
Be thankful that Jim Bowden is not the ringmaster of the Nationals-Strasburg circus.
Rain delay update
The tarp is currently coming off the infield and the rain is subsiding, so we should have baseball soon.
Nats take Storen with 10th pick
The Nats' second pick in the top 10 is right-hander Drew Storen, a closer from Stanford.
Nats draft Strasburg No. 1
We've known this would be happening for months, but it's now official: Stephen Strasburg is the top selection in the 2009 draft, and he's now property of the Nationals.
Less than an hour to go
Just heard from a source close to Chad Jenkins that the Kennesaw State right hander will not be the Nationals' pick at No. 10.
Fence-jumper immediately apprehended at White House
A person jumping the fence at the White House causes the compound to go into lockdown, and prompts a false alarm from a security officer about a bomb on the premises.
Zimmermann won't start tonight
Rookie right-hander scratched. Ross Detwiler will start instead against the Reds.
Vanity Fair takes shot at Obama press shop
Vanity Fair writer Michael Wolff didn't get the interview he was promised with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. So he took out his frustration on Gibbs and his deputy Bill Burton.
FedEx Field Lands Army-Navy game
Redskins home field will host revered game for first time.
DUIN: Alveda King takes on LeRoy Carhart
Alveda King, niece of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, criticizes comparisons of the death of a noted late-term abortion doctor with her uncle's assassination.
