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  • D.C. sniper: Others involved

    By Dena Potter

    Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo told actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and his accomplice killed one man for backing out, according to the program, which aired Thursday. Published 10:57 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

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A woman visits a grave in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday.

    Error estimate for Arlington graves soars

    By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

    The mismanagement and neglect at Arlington National Cemetery over records relating to veterans' grave sites now appears much more far-reaching than officials previously disclosed, according to a Senate hearing Thursday. Published 8:56 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

  • Army Spc. Matthew Burt, 25, of Titusville, Penn., with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as

    Panel: Arlington Cemetery errors could be iceberg's tip

    By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

    The mismanagement and neglect of Arlington National Cemetery that led to hundreds of veterans' graves being either mislabeled or lost now appears much more far-reaching than officials previously disclosed, according to a Senate hearing Thursday. Published 2:23 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

  • ** FILE ** In a Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, photo, convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo enters a courtroom in the Spotsylvania Circuit Court in Spotsylvania, Va. Malvo, convicted in the deadly sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area in 2002, says two others planned to participate in the attacks but backed out. (AP Photo/Mike Morones, File)

    D.C. sniper claims co-conspirators, more shootings

    By Dena Potter

    D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said he and partner John Allen Muhammed were supposed to have had help in carrying out their attacks, which terrorized the Washington area in 2002. Published 10:40 a.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments

  • Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Ehrlich announces former Maryland Secretary of State Mary Kane as his pick for his running mate Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

    Ehrlich touts flush tax in Baltimore visit

    By Alex Dominguez

    Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich talked up his political strategy at a campaign stop Wednesday. Published 3:04 p.m. July 28, 2010 - Comments

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