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You could be a wrap star Oct 25th 2012, 12:00 Here at Weekend and the Going Out Guide we're all about crafty kids. Case in point: our annual Holiday Wrapping Paper Contest. We're asking Washington area kids age 12 and younger to design their own holiday gift wrap and send it to us here at The Post. Read full article >> Monitoring the Thursday morning commute Oct 25th 2012, 09:51 Good morning, commuters! We'll be keeping an eye on the roads and rails this morning, reporting any delays or issues — and we will need your help. If you see or hear about any congestion, delays or problems, tell us in the comments section below or by tweeting @drgridlock. Read full article >> D.C. area forecast: A warm, sunny Thursday but all attention focuses on Sandy's weekend approach Oct 25th 2012, 09:00 The next two days are close to perfection. I just hope we don't have to pay the price for this. Several models are projecting a track for hurricane Sandy up the coast close enough to at least give us some very strong winds Sunday night and Monday. Some runs hit us with some hefty rains as well. However, there are still some respected hurricane models that take it far enough northeast to spare us. Justin Verlander is rocked by Pablo Sandoval in shocking start to 2012 World Series Oct 25th 2012, 04:16 SAN FRANCISCO — The World Series is supposed to shock and stun us, instantly reverse our expectations and bring almost inconceivable possibilities onto center stage. Sometimes, that happens instantly in Game 1. But the 2012 World Series, after the underdog Giants stomped Detroit, 8-3, looks like it wants to top 'em all. Read full article >> Washington area draws the young, older residents leave Oct 25th 2012, 04:01 Even as the Washington region's stable economy has drawn record numbers of young adults, many older residents are leaving the area, an analysis of new census data shows. In the past three years alone, the two conflicting migrations of young and old have pushed down the median age of the metropolitan area's 5.6 million residents by six full months — to barely 36 years. Read full article >> 2012 World Series: Pablo Sandoval hits 3 homers, Giants rout Tigers in Game 1 Oct 25th 2012, 03:43 SAN FRANCISCO — He is perhaps the happiest of a jovial bunch of San Francisco Giants. That Pablo Sandoval pumped his right arm in the air and grinned on each of his treks around the base paths Wednesday night delighted all and surprised none. Smile, the man whom all of San Francisco calls "Panda" seems to say, because baseball is a fun, crazy game, and playing it this deep into October is to be celebrated and cherished, particularly if you make history. Read full article >> TV and radio listings: October 25 Oct 25th 2012, 02:57 WORLD SERIES 8 p.m. Game 2: Detroit at San Francisco » WTTG (Channel 5), WBFF (Channel 45), WTEM (980 AM) NFL 8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota » NFL Network, WSPZ (570 AM) COLLEGE FOOTBALL Read full article >> A promise between friends ends in a murder-suicide Oct 25th 2012, 02:20 The two men were close friends, dancing at nightclubs, listening to reggae music, talking about their aspirations and, sometimes, their worst fears. If one suffered a life-threatening injury, they promised each other, the other would make sure to disconnect him from any machine keeping him alive. Read full article >> Falls Church will enter mediation to sell its water utility to Fairfax County, where most customers are Oct 25th 2012, 01:48 The City of Falls Church announced Wednesday afternoon that it had agreed with Fairfax County to enter mediation with a federal magistrate judge to try to sell Falls Church's controversial water utility to Fairfax. This is large news for the approximately 100,000 Fairfax County residents who get their water from Falls Church, but who pay about 60 percent more than if they got it from Fairfax Water. Read full article >> Robert Griffin III feels no added pressure as defensive woes, offensive injuries mount Oct 25th 2012, 01:23 When they formulated their plans for this season, Washington Redskins brass aimed to ease the pressure on rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III by surrounding him with weapons on offense and a formidable defense. Read full article >> Tim Lincecum will be a starter next season, Giants GM says Oct 25th 2012, 01:07 SAN FRANCISCO — Though two-time Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum will be used out of the bullpen in the World Series, San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean said Wednesday he does not envision that being the case in 2013, the second year of his two-year, $40 million contract. Read full article >> Glitch with Maryland's new online voter registration system will affect hundred; others are mailed incomplete ballots Oct 25th 2012, 00:29 Nearly 300 Maryland residents who thought they had successfully registered to vote using the state's new online system actually had not, and the glitch will force them to file provisional ballots on Election Day. Read full article >> Jim Moran's son resigns from campaign amid video furor Oct 24th 2012, 23:55 The son of 11-term Rep. James P. Moran Jr. resigned from his father's campaign Wednesday hours after an undercover video showed him discussing possible voter fraud with an activist posing as a campaign worker. Read full article >> Pr. George's teachers get 2 percent pay raise Oct 24th 2012, 23:37 Prince George's County teachers will receive a one-time 2 percent salary increase — the first pay hike some have received in three years — after the Prince George's County Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract with the teachers union. Read full article >>

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