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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 " '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 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 Santa Ride Returns To Benefit Children’s Inn 12/13/2013 12:20pm • Santa will be back in Woodmont Triangle on Wednesday, Dec. 18 before bringing gifts to patients at the Children’s Inn at NIH. The annual event puts Santa in a Montgomery County Police motorcade that travels throughout the county picking up donations before a lunch at Vince & Dominics (10474 Au Miracle on 23rd Street Returns Tonight 12/06/2013 02:00pm • An annual Aurora Highlands Christmas tradition will return tonight, with Santa Clause arriving on an Arlington County Fire Department truck. The Linden Resources “Miracle on 23rd Street Celebration” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Linden office at 750 23rd Street S. The event is free and Arlington Asks Residents to be ‘Secret Santa’ 11/14/2013 03:05pm • Arlington County is asking residents to donate gift cards to help needy families and children in foster care for the holidays. The gift cards, distributed by the county’s Department of Human Services, will help foster children, people with disability and low-income buy gifts or food for the ho Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 11/13/2013 08:27am • Kissing plays an important role in selecting relationships Download Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Read the Oxford University study: Kissing helps us find the right partner - and keep them 9:10 p.m. - Jessica Patel, personal finance analyst at Bankrate Download APS Considers Limiting Teacher Gifts 10/28/2013 10:00am • Apples for the teacher will be acceptable under a new gift policy for Arlington Public Schools, as long as it’s fruit and not electronics. APS is circulating a proposed change to its gift policy for employees that would limit the amount of gifts educators can receive to $50. The School Board w The big 'If': Can the Redskins rebound? 09/23/2013 04:04pm • Rob Woodfork, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- At least it wasn't a blowout, right? It's hard times in Redskins Nation these days. For the third straight week -- and the second time at home against an opponent that went 4-12 last season -- the Redskins were thoroughly outplayed and are reeling at 0-3, a mys Navy Yard shooting victims had long careers there 09/18/2013 11:05am • The Navy Yard Relief Fund will support the victims' families and those injured in the attack. Learn more here. The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A dozen people died in a shooting rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The shooter also was killed. It was the deadliest attack at a Embattled Va. gov. wraps up 7-day legacy tour in Leesburg 08/15/2013 07:11pm • LEESBURG, Va. - Under fire for the gift and loan scandal, Virginia's embattled governor has been touring the state touting the accomplishments of his administration over the last three and half years. His last day of the tour included stops in Alexandria and Fairfax where he talked about education The Right Note: You Can Ring My Bell 08/15/2013 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. Last week, my counterpart on the left wrote at length about Ken Cuccinelli (R) un-ringing a bell. As Peter Special session on ethics reform unlikely in Virginia 08/13/2013 03:34pm • WASHINGTON - The loans and gifts scandal that has engulfed Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, and has had a significant impact on the race to replace him, continues to produce calls for a special session of the General Assembly to address financial disclosure and ethics reforms. But a special session m Peter’s Take: Mr. Cuccinelli, Un-ring That Bell 08/08/2013 01:45pm • 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. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell belatedly has promised to return gifts he received from a wealthy Virginia businessman &mdash Va. gov says daughter returned $15K wedding gift 07/31/2013 01:41pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says one of his daughters has returned the $15,000 check given to her by a major campaign donor and businessman for her wedding two years ago. The governor is under federal and state investigations for the relationship Star Scientific chief execu