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Leesburg Accountant to Be Sentenced on Friday
Leesburg Patch
Feb 07Leesburg Accountant James C. Cilenti, 47, will be sentenced this Friday after he and Leesburg attorney Christopher Agresto scammed an insurance company into payout of $507,000 for his deceased wife’s life insurance policy. Last November, Patch reported... »
Do You Know These Hall of Honor Inductees?
Bowie Patch
Feb 07In March, the city of Bowie will move the Hall of Honor to the new City Hall building and will hold a dedication ceremony and reception. According to release, the city is searching for how to contact a family member or friend of the following inductees... »
DSW signs on for D.C. USA project
Washington Business Journal
Feb 07D.C. USA has another large retail tenant. Shoe discount store DSW has signed a lease for 23,000 square feet at the Columbia Heights, Target-anchored development. The retailer has been rumored for the location for some time, but things are now official.... »
Dimension Data acquires Xigo
Washington Business Journal
Feb 07Dimension Data has acquired Manassas-based software maker Xigo for an undisclosed sum. U.K.-based Dimension Data, which has local operations in Fairfax County, says it completed the acquisition Jan. 18. The acquisition adds Xigo’s telecommunications ex... »
In Search of a Geek-Mate by Valentine's Day?
Rockville Patch
Feb 07This time of year, many single people cringe at the commercial attention given to Valentine's Day. As media outlets are consumed by ads for floral and jewelry shops, Hallmark cards and cozy, romantic restaurants, some singles just want to crawl into th... »
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Intern day in the White House press corps
Politico Top 10 Blogs
Feb 07(John Shinkle/POLITICO Photo) The line stretched down the sidewalk and into the street outside the White House this morning, reporters, photographers and videographers, all waiting to get through a Secret Service checkpoint to cover the science fair. W... »
Romney swats Santorum, Newt in Minn. mail
Politico Top 10 Blogs
Feb 07Mitt Romney’s team is playing down the significance of tonight’s non-binding caucuses in Minnesota, but his campaign spent money sending mail pieces into the state targeting other Republican candidates in only the last few days. Former Minnesota Republ... »
Santorum: Romney contraceptive decision 'trumped employees' religious consciences'
Politico Top 10 Blogs
Feb 07Rick Santorum has written an op-ed that firmly tethers Mitt Romney to President Obama on the issue of contraception, using a quote he attributes to the former governor from December 2005 about a requirement that the state's hospitals, "including Cathol... »
The Dollar Store Belt?
City Desk
Feb 07Richard Florida explores the geography of dollar stores—they're proliferating, particularly in the south, and even more affluent people are taking advantage of them. But, he contends, they tend to be concentrated in areas of high rates of smoking, pove... »
Arts Roundup: Consider the Wonk Band Edition
Arts Desk
Feb 07Country Life: The novelist Wendell Berry will give the 41st Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Kennedy Center on April 23, reports The New York Times. Berry, whose many novels, stories, and nonfiction writings center on the American rural South... »