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The ManorGate Messenger
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other interested parties with topical information regarding the
administration and maintenance of Association property, and issues
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Local News
Local news for Fairfax County courtesy of
The Washington Post. For
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www.washingtonpost.com.
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First same-sex marriages celebrated in D.C.
Published on 03/09/2010 at 12:04 PM
There were yellow roses, champagne toasts and tiered white-frosted cakes to celebrate the District's first same-sex marriages Tuesday morning.
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D.C. gay couple caps a momentous first by tying the knot
Published on 03/09/2010 at 11:05 AM
They met in grad school. Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend were assigned to debate opposing sides of the same issue in a constitutional law class at the University of the District of Columbia, and both were so nerdily over-prepared -- typical Washingtonians -- that the other member of their gr...
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Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funerals
Published on 03/08/2010 at 10:00 PM
The Supreme Court will review whether anti-gay protests at funerals of American soldiers are protected by the First Amendment, taking up the appeal of a Maryland man who won and then had reversed a $10 million verdict against the small Kansas church that conducts the demonstrations.
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No panda embryo in sight, but zoo hopeful about pregnancy
Published on 03/08/2010 at 10:00 PM
Mei Xiang, the female giant panda, ambled into the narrow cage and, as trained, rolled onto her back. National Zoo biologist Laurie Thompson sat near her head, feeding her apple slices from a plastic bowl. Veterinarian Jessica Siegal-Willott knelt by the bear's hind legs, running an ultrasound sensor over her shaved abdomen.
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Officers who shot Pentagon gunman recall moments of mayhem
Published on 03/08/2010 at 10:00 PM
There was something about the man in the blazer that wasn't quite right -- an intensity, a nervousness -- that told Officer Marvin Carraway that "something was about to happen."