By Fox 5 Reporter, Tom Fitzgerald
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - 
With the bidding process off to a shaky start for five slots parlors in Maryland, a state delegate has introduced a bill to place slots inside BWI-Marshall Airport.
The bill would allow a slots parlor to be opened inside the airport terminal with up to 3,000 machines. Voters would [...]

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Michelle Obama in Vogue Magazine. Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
NEW YORK - It’s official: Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.
Every first lady since Lou Hoover — save Bess Truman — has been photographed for the high-fashion magazine. Mrs. Obama appears wearing a magenta [...]

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By MyFox National
LOS ANGELES - In these tough economic times, many are turning to the Internet for help. 
People who have lost their homes and/or jobs and are in need of economic stability are placing ads on Web sites such as Craigslist as a last resort.
Craigslist has gained the reputation as a barometer for the economy. [...]

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Traffic moves through the the intersection of 108th Street and 51st Avenue in the Queens section of New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, hours after an unidentified man was struck by a car at this intersection, then dragged by another vehicle.
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK - A van traveled for nearly an hour [...]

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WASHINGTON - The big economic stimulus package agreed to by House and Senate negotiators is on track for final action with a House vote possible Thursday or Friday.
The agreement on tax cuts and spending that started out at more than $800 billion has been pared to $789 billion.
President Barack Obama, who has campaigned energetically for [...]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The suggestion came from a third-grade boy: why not make it illegal to smoke in the car with a child?
The question appealed to Sen. Ralph Northam, a Norfolk pediatric neurologist who was describing the democratic process to elementary school students.
On Tuesday, the Senate passed Northam’s bill that would fine smokers $100 [...]

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LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — The Charles County Sheriff’s office is investigating a series of hate crimes in the La Plata area, including racial slurs that were spray-painted on a church.
Sheriff’s officers were notified Tuesday of the slurs on the church. They also discovered racially offensive graffiti on classroom trailers at a nearby elementary school [...]

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WASHINGTON - Dozens of students at the University of the District of Columbia are gathered overnight on campus to protest sweeping proposals from UDC President, Allen Sessoms.
The open-door policy for four-year students would end and their tuition would rise from the current $3,800 annually to $7,000.
President Sessoms wants to create a community college for students [...]

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President Barack Obama greets well wishers upon arriving at MacDill Air Force Base in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
By JENNIFER LOVEN, AP White House Correspondent
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Pressing for urgency, President Barack Obama ventured into another hard-hit, Republican-leaning area on Tuesday to prod Congress to stop debating an emergency [...]

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WASHINGTON - D.C.’s official tourism agency, Destination DC, says hotels in the Washington region collected nearly $95 million in room revenue from Jan. 17 through Jan. 20, the days leading up to and including President Barack Obama’s inauguration.
More than half of that revenue came from the 110 hotels within the District.
With hotel rooms in big [...]

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