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Save a tree: Lease it, then give it back

Getting a Christmas tree is an integral part of the season. But many worry about the waste at the end of each December when dried brown needles and withered branches of cut trees line neighborhood sidewalks.

Tags: Christmas tree , live trees , Christmas

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Gas prices near $3 a gallon

The price of gas has never exceeded $3 per gallon during the holidays, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. You are paying 33 cents more per gallon than you were a year ago.

Tags: gas prices , AAA , AAA Mid-Atlantic , John Townsend , Paul D. Shinkman ,

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Doting grandmother charged with child's murder

Police have not said what may have motivated a grandmother to allegedly toss her granddaughter off a mall walkway at Tysons Corner Center.

Tags: fairfax county , Tysons Corner , Carmela Dela Rosa , Fairfax County Police , Paul D. Shinkman , Angelyn Ogdoc , Hank Silverberg , granddaughter tossed , Diocese of Arlington , Kathlyn Ogdoc , James Ogdoc

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Traveler reaction: Reagan uses both full-body scanners

Reagan National Airport has activated both of its full-body scanners -- the imaging machines whose detailed depictions of the body of those getting the scans has garnered recent controversy -- as the airport prepares for the busiest travel day of the year.

Tags: body scanners , Reagan National Airport , Paul D. Shinkman , thanksgiving travel , Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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HP7 premiere: Faithful to the franchise?

Thousands of die-hard Harry Potter fans turned out early Friday for the first showings of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1." Were you there? How was it? Write your synopsis or your review and tweet it, #WTOPHP7.

Tags: Harry Potter , movie premier , quidditch , movies , Andrew Mollenbeck , Paul D. Shinkman , premiere

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High school gives cheaters a second chance

A public high school in northern Virginia is reevaluating its testing policy to allow those who cheat to get a second chance.

Tags: Cliff Hardison , West Potomac High School , Fairfax County Public Schools , cheating , Test , Real World, Real Grades , Paul D. Shinkman

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Walmart to donate $1M to feed needy

Which city should receive $1 million to feed the needy? Walmart is asking people to vote. D.C. and Baltimore are on the list of cities.

Tags: Walmart , Wal-Mart , food drive , Thanksgiving , food banks ,

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Holiday film tickles your senses in 4D

All of your senses are tickled as you watch this condensed version of "The Polar Express."

Tags: Polar Express , 4D , 4-D , 3D , movies , Baltimore Aquarium ,

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Comfort food and sex: the keys to lasting happiness

Whether it's eating good food or having sex, pleasure changes the way brain hormones work for at least seven days, University of Cincinnati researchers have found.

Tags: sex , happiness , pleasure , comfort food , University of Chicago , University of Cincinnati , marriage

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Survey: D.C. ranks high among least attractive cities

D.C. ranks as the sixth least attractive city in America, according to Travel + Leisure magazine readers.

Tags: Travel and Leisure magazine , Travel + Leisure , least attractive , Gary Emerling

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