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Putting a price tag on bad habits 10/30/2013 01:42am • WASHINGTON - How much do your bad habits cost you? Bankrate crunched the numbers and found they could cost thousands of dollars every year. Cigarettes run $5 to $12 a pack, for example. If a smoker spends $7 a day to light up, it adds up to $2,555 a year. The cost of smoking also drives insura Ask Andrew: Rent Or Sell? 10/29/2013 11:15am • This sponsored, biweekly Q&A column is written by Andrew Goodman, Associate Broker and top producing agent with Gallagher & Co. Real Estate, Inc. Based in Bethesda, Andrew serves clients in Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Please submit comments, questions, and opinions in the comments s Peter’s Take: New Spending Needed to Increase High School Capacity 10/24/2013 01:00pm • Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. As reported by ARLnow.com and the Sun Gazette, the Arlington Public School staff recently made a  presentation on h Inside the Looking Glass: The staggering pace of change 10/24/2013 01:27am • WTOP's J.J. Green recently was granted an exclusive look at the Defense Intelligence Agency's situation center. In this three-part series, he talks with DIA Director Michael T. Flynn about the agency's global monitoring capabilities, the threats facing the United States and the future of intellig Figures on government spending and debt 10/22/2013 04:40pm • Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Oct 21 17,027,225 Statutory debt limit suspended Total public debt outstanding Oct 21 17,075,231 Operating balance Oc Winter promises to bring more snow for D.C. 10/22/2013 02:49pm • WASHINGTON -- Certain words put the nation's capital on edge. Shutdown, debt ceiling and even Redskins have had their moments. But few frightful words can compare with snow. It's a word we may be hearing more of this winter. Meteorologists expect more powder compared with last year. "We're ex How gov't shutdown squeezed corners of US economy 10/17/2013 05:18pm • By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The full economic effect of the 16-day partial government shutdown will take months to tally. But it's already clear it left its footprints in key areas of the economy. Spending at chain retail stores fell 0.7 percent last week Glen Echo Park Reopens 10/17/2013 02:55pm • Glen Echo Park is open on Thursday, the day after Congress moved a resolution to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling for three months. The park, on National Park Service property, became the most visible effect of the government shutdown in the area. Earlier this week, Montgomery County o Moran: Shutdown was ‘Purposeless’ 10/17/2013 10:00am • Federal workers affected by the 16-day government shutdown began heading back to work today, thanks to an agreement Congress passed on Wednesday night. The agreement funds federal agencies through mid-January and raises the debt limit. Congressman Jim Moran (D) blasted the shutdown, calling it ̶ Tortilla Coast: D.C. restaurant hosts late-night meeting for Cruz, conservatives 10/17/2013 08:45am • WASHINGTON - Could it have been Tex-Mex cuisine, margaritas and a south-of-the-border ambiance that helped put an end to the partial government shutdown? Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, met with about 15 House Republicans in a late-night and potentially heartburn-inducing meeting at a Capitol Hill rest Government reopens, default averted 10/16/2013 12:53pm • By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - The government reopened its doors Thursday after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possibility of an economy-jarring default on U.S. obligations. Early Thursday, Pres Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 10/16/2013 09:04am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON - If a teenage boy suddenly develops an "I don't care" attitude, it might not be Mom or Dad's fault. New research shows girls have an increasing ability to recognize and understand what other people are feeling, called cognitive empathy, starting at age 13. Shutdown An Opportunity For Some To Boost Business 10/15/2013 09:30am • Over the last two weeks, Arlet Koseian has seen a few new faces and a few she hadn’t seen in a while at her North Bethesda yoga studio. Koseian, owner of extendYoga, was one of many area business owners to introduce deals to furloughed federal workers with a federal ID. In her case, it has le Around world, threat of US default induces shrugs 10/14/2013 01:38pm • By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Warren Buffett likens it to a nuclear attack. Economists warn that government spending on programs like Social Security would plunge. The Treasury says the economy would slide into a recession worse than the last. Yet you wouldn't know that a Obama cites progress in talks; warns of default 10/14/2013 01:14pm • By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is sounding an optimistic note saying there has been progress in the Senate toward resolving a standoff over the nation's debt and the partial government shutdown. But he cautions that if Republicans don't cooperate, "we s