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NOVA Legal Beat: Furloughed Feds Could Lose Security Clearance Due to Debt 10/09/2013 03:15pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC. Q. I’m a federal employee, and between all the furloughs brought by sequestration and the shutdown, I’m starting to have trouble paying my bills. I know financial problems can lead Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 10/09/2013 04:23am • For interviews about the shutdown, visit WTOP.com's Shutdown Live Blog Nujood Ali stunned the world in 2008 by obtaining a divorce at age ten in Yemen, striking a blow against forced marriage. Photo by Stephanie Sinclair from the exhibition "Women of Vision: National Geographic Pho Obama, Boehner trade barbs, hints of compromise 10/08/2013 05:26pm • By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner offered hints of possible compromise but also traded heated rhetoric Tuesday, a frustratingly inconclusive combination that left the eight-day partial government shutdown firmly Va. delegate wants federal workers protected from debt collection 10/08/2013 10:05am • WASHINGTON - Virginia Del. Bob Marshall, R-Manassas, doesn't want to see federal workers who live in Virginia end up in court for debt collections because of the government shutdown, so he will propose legislation to give feds a break. Under his proposal, Marshall said, "No debt collections wil Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 10/07/2013 05:46pm • For live interviews about the shutdown, visit WTOP.com's Shutdown Live Blog 2:20 p.m. - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Download The greatness of exercise bands 10:20 p.m. - Alexander Burns, reporter for Politico Download What the new Virginia governor Families hoard cash 5 years after financial crisis 10/07/2013 01:43pm • BY BERNARD CONDON AP BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK (AP) -- They speak different languages, live in countries rich and poor, face horrible job markets and healthy ones. When it comes to money, though, they act as one: They're holding tight to their cash, driven more by a fear of losing what they have Supreme Court term begins amid government shutdown 10/07/2013 01:36pm • By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by turning away hundreds of appeals, including Virginia's bid to revive its anti-sodomy law. The justices took the bench just past 10 o'clock on the first Monday in October, even as much of the rest of New Prince George's hospital to cost $655M 10/06/2013 11:20pm • The proposed Prince George's County Regional Medical Center in Largo will contain just 231 beds and cost approximately $655 million to build and equip, according to operator Dimensions Healthcare Systems and its expert consultants. Dimensions disclosed the official cost and numerous other details o Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 10/06/2013 05:51am • Snack options turn healthier to satisfy cravings Download WTOP's Herma Percy 4:20 p.m. - Danielle Kurtzleben, business and economics reporter for U.S. News & World Report Download Treasury Department says the debt ceiling crisis could create a recession Government doors closed, but workers may get paid 10/05/2013 05:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare flash of bipartisanship Saturday served as a cruel tease to those hoping Congress is moving toward reopening the government and averting an unprecedented default on the federal debt in less than two weeks. Only two days after House Speaker John Boehner raised hopes by tel House votes to give furloughed workers back pay 10/05/2013 01:59pm • By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON - Their government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health care in austere times. Now Congress and President Barack Obama are sending this message to the Dems say it's time for GOP to unite, end shutdown 10/04/2013 01:08pm • By ANDREW TAYLOR and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama decided to stay home from economic summits in Asia as Democrats stepped up pressure Friday on congressional Republicans to rein in their tea party faction and reopen the government with no strings attached. The Right Note: Kudos to the Civic Federation 10/03/2013 02:00pm • The Right Note is a weekly opinion column published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. If you missed the story in the midst of all the federal government slowdown news, the Civic Federation pass Shutdown could wipe out region's economic growth 10/03/2013 12:13pm • WASHINGTON - The partial government shutdown could erase the entire year's projected economic growth for the Washington region, if it continues for three weeks, an expert in the region's economy says. "This is an iceberg, and this is the tip that we've seen so far," said Stephen Fuller, directo Budget, debt unresolved on shutdown's 3rd day 10/03/2013 05:27am • By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, while the bitter budget dispute moved closer to a more critical showdown over the nation