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Saturday deadline looms for 2011 charitable donations 12/28/2011 08:03pm • WASHINGTON -- As 2011 draws to a close, you may be able to use a few tax tips. If you're planning to make a charitable donation that you can deduct on your 2011 taxes, you have until Saturday to do it. Cash gifts that qualify for a 2011 deduction must be postmarked in 2011, although the donation Morning Poll: Will You Be Making Returns This Week? 12/27/2011 10:00am • Now that Christmas has come and gone, and all the presents have been unwrapped, another holiday tradition is upon us: the rush back to stores to return unwanted or ill-fitting gifts. The week after Christmas is traditionally a busy one for retailers as they start to take returns (and as shoppers w Brees sets passing mark, Saints top Falcons 45-16 12/27/2011 08:36am • By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS - Quite a night for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints - a record and a rout. Brees set the NFL mark for yards passing in a season, breaking a record that Dan Marino had held for nearly three decades, and New Orleans clinched the NFC South title wi New sweater doesn't fit? Simple ways to return unwanted gifts 12/25/2011 10:04am • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- That sweater doesn't fit? Or the toy broke the first time your child turned it on? Now that the presents are open, another annual ritual begins -- returning unwanted, un-needed or defective gifts. The first thing you need to do is find out where the item yo Part 3: Top 25 Christmas films and shows of all time 12/20/2011 04:04pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: Jason is WTOP's Morning Drive Writer and founder of The Film Spectrum, which The Washington Post hailed for its "lengthy, spirited reviews ... with the ethos of a true film aficionado." He also recently received his M.F.A in Film & Electronic Media from American University, whe Credit Card Skimming Investigation Began in Arlington 12/20/2011 09:30am • Last week, a Maryland man was convicted of running a credit card skimming ring that operated in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2011. Authorities say the ring victimized hundreds of people and businesses by stealing credit card numbers, using those numbers to buy gift cards and me Your Wine Guy: Gifts for the Wine Lover 12/16/2011 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Doug Rosen, owner of long-time Arlington wine store Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway). When searching for the perfect gift for the wine lover, we should really start at the most obvious: a truly special bottle of wine. If your recipient likes win Weekend entertainment guide: Top picks around town 12/09/2011 03:37pm • Alicia Lozano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - There is no shortage of ways to prepare for Christmas. Whether it's a market fair oozing with ornaments or an international take on how the holiday is celebrated abroad, the D.C. metro region is bursting with red and green cheer. The seventh annual Downtown H Arlington Resident a National Punctuation Day Winner 12/08/2011 10:40am • A local woman is has been named one of the big winners of a little-known contest. Yorktown resident Kathleen Summers is one of 10 winners of the 2011 National Punctuation Day paragraph contest. In case you missed it, Sept. 24th marked the annual celebration of National Punctuation Day — a da Which Christmas songs should get the 'Heave-Ho-Ho-Ho'? 11/18/2011 03:58pm • WASHINGTON -- It's Christmas Eve in Washington. Actually, it's not. But chances are, if you head into a department store or, dare we say, scan down your radio dial, you may hear that song, along with a whole host of treacly, schmaltzy Christmas songs pouring out of loudspeakers all across the area WTOP Saves You Money: Hassle-free holiday shopping 11/15/2011 01:10pm • Kristi King, wtop.com WASHINGTON -- New smartphone apps can help keep track of everything from receipts, prices and even bathrooms at the mall. Losing receipts for gifts that need to be returned can cost you big bucks. Luckily, there's an app for that. Lemon organizes pictures of receipts and