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Va. dog trainer to appear on reality series 'Alpha Dogs'

Dog trainer Nick White, owner of Off-Leash K9 Training in Woodbridge, Va. was invited to train with Nat Geo Wild's new reality show "Alpha Dogs" next month.

Tags: dogs, training centers, marines, reality TV, National Geographic, military, Woodbridge, Va., Katy Nelson

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Media wants hearing on Levy closed proceedings

Tags: Ingmar Guandique, Chandra Levy, Gary Condit,

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Secret Service dog falls to its death while on Biden detail

A Secret Service dog fell to its death Saturday night while doing a security sweep of a New Orleans parking deck near a hotel where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking, according to multiple news reports.

Tags: dog, Joe Biden

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The Toughest Mile: Behind the security curtain for Inauguration Day

On Inauguration Day, security along the 1.2-mile stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, could present the greatest challenge to date for the Secret Service and its partners, say security experts.

Tags: inauguration day, J.J. Green

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The Toughest Mile: Hands in the crowd

In the run-up to President Barack Obama's second Inauguration Day, the president's security team worries most about the hands of people in the crowd and those typing hostile commands on computer keyboards and devices far from the National Mall.

Tags: Inauguration Parade, inauguration day, inauguration, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, jj green, Ralph Basham

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Canadian embassy evacuated for suspicious letter

Authorities in Washington evacuated the Canadian embassy and shut down nearby streets to investigate a letter that contained a suspicious substance.

Tags: Araz Alali, Metropolitan Police Department, Canadian Embassy,

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Cop accused of first lady threat won't be charged

Tags: Cathy Lanier, Gwendolyn Crump, D.C. police, Michelle Obama

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DC chief: Reports differ on officer's 'threats'

Tags: Cathy Lanier, Michelle Obama, D.C. police, Gwendolyn Crump

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High court protects Secret Service agents

The Supreme Court has ruled that Secret Service agents are shielded from a lawsuit filed by a man they arrested after a confrontation with then-Vice President Dick Cheney.

Tags: Vice President Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney, Supreme Court

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WTOP Beltway Poll: Half in region see widespread abuse in federal gov't

Fifty-five percent of respondents believe there is widespread abuse in the federal government, according to the poll conducted by Heart+Mind Strategies between May 11 and May 18. Two- thirds of those polled, however, say their view of federal workers hasn't been further dampened by Secret Service agents soliciting prostitutes while on duty in Colombia or lavish spending at a General Services Administration conference in Las Vegas.

Tags: WTOP Beltway Poll, federal workers,

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