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Best and worst return policies this gift-giving season 12/22/2013 11:19pm • WASHINGTON - December is the month for giving and receiving. After that? It's time for returning. And as much love and thought as went into your gifts, something will, in all likelihood, be returned. Business and planning site Kiplinger put together a great list of the places with the best and w Owners hand in guns, get gift cards 12/21/2013 05:02pm • LANDOVER, Md. - Gun owners who wanted to get rid of their pistols, rifles, and semi-automatic weapons handed them over to Prince George's County Police Saturday, and in return were given gift cards. The event, held at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Landover, was part of the department's " ‘Soberman’ Tries to Save Clarendon Bar-Goers from DUI 12/20/2013 10:00am • It started on Thursday night with numerous police vehicles zooming into Clarendon with sirens blaring. Drivers pulled over and pedestrians stopped in their tracks. Suddenly, revelers were met with a most unusual sight — a superhero in a cape and leotard emerging from the Ch Suburban Hospital ‘Adopts’ Families With Holiday Donations 12/19/2013 02:40pm •   The last of 15 adopted families came to Suburban Hospital on Thursday to pick up boxes of toys, food and other holiday goodies the family would otherwise not have had this holiday season. Each year for the last 20 years, Suburban Hospital has reached out to school guidance counselors to find 'American Hustle' is a modern pop masterpiece 12/19/2013 01:52pm • WASHINGTON - Three years ago, David O. Russell directed Christian Bale to an Oscar with Amy Adams in "The Fighter." Last year, he directed Jennifer Lawrence to an Oscar across Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Today, he combines all four stars for his greatest achievement yet, "Amer When is it acceptable to regift? 12/19/2013 10:27am • WASHINGTON - Is it acceptable to regift? The etiquette site Emily Post says it's really not an acceptable practice. But since people do do it, and because Thursday, Dec. 19 is National Regifting Day (as pronounced by Regiftable.com), it seemed appropriate to offer some guidelines. The Emily Pos What to give your favorite business traveler this holiday season 12/19/2013 10:22am • After plowing through dozens of "travel" gift guides, I've come to an inescapable conclusion: Nobody understands business travelers except those of us who do it. To be charitable, business travelers are creatures of habit. We're not comfortable with optional changes and we're very protective of the Arlington Pet of the Week: Max 12/18/2013 12:00pm • Our latest Arlington Pet of the Week is Max, a cat who doesn’t have a tail. The 14-year-old feline is happily retired, but still has the disposition of a younger cat, or, as his owner says, perhaps a dog. Here’s what owner Jennifer had to say about him: Max is a 14 year old, black a Freebies: Gift card deals and bonuses 12/18/2013 03:11am • WASHINGTON - With Christmas just one week away, many people will finish their holiday shopping by buying gift cards. In fact, the National Retail Federation predicts 81 percent of holiday shoppers will buy at least one gift card this year. With so many stores and restaurants offering holiday Shopping for a stargazer? Here's your gift guide 12/17/2013 01:16pm • WASHINGTON -- Ho, ho, ho, happy holidays! Got a stargazer on your gift list and stuggling with what to get them? You've come to the right place. Monthly magazine subscription As a first step for someone new to astronomy, I recommend getting them a magazine subscription to either -- or both -- As Turn in your gun and get a gift card this Saturday 12/16/2013 12:54pm • WASHINGTON -- Prince George's County police will be accepting unwanted guns in exchange for gift cards this holiday season. Participants will receive up to $150 in gift cards. "It is important we continue to be proactive in getting guns off our streets," says Prince George's County State's A Gift cards bigger than many national economies 12/16/2013 11:49am • Sales of gift cards in the U.S. will top $118 billion this year, an amount that's larger than the GDP of 136 countries. Arlington-based Corporate Executive Board's annual CEB TowerGroup research says total gift card giving this year will be almost 8 percent higher than last year, and is poised to to Morning Notes 12/12/2013 09:25am • Prosecutors Drop Georgetown Prep Gun Charge — Montgomery County prosecutors this week dropped a gun charge against a former Georgetown Prep employee who brought a Smith & Wesson revolver to his office with the intention of having work done to it after school. Police charged the man, 51-y Arlington Pet of the Week: Pooh 12/11/2013 12:00pm • This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Pooh, a cat who’s lived with his Arlington family for 17 years. Once a scrawny, skittish, flea-bitten shelter kitten, Pooh’s improbable path to adoption and a loving home all started on a Friday the 13th during the Clinton administrati Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 12/09/2013 01:45am • 2:20 p.m. - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Download What to know about meal replacements 8:50 p.m. - Redskins Round Table Part Two Download WTOP's George Wallace, USA Today Sports' Chris Chase and Politico's Ben White 8:10 p.m. - Seth Rose