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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 WTOP Answer Desk: How a shutdown could affect you 09/30/2013 04:33pm • WASHINGTON - How does the federal shutdown affect you? The WTOP Answer Desk is getting answers to your questions. Have a question? Submit it using this form. How is the crisis hurting contractors differently than federal employees? What about back pay and unemployment benefits? Some federal c Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 09/25/2013 05:04am • 10:10 a.m. - Mike DeSenne, Kiplinger Download What are the best college majors for a lucrative career? 10 Best Majors for Your Career Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Computer Science Civil Engineering Information Systems Management N Government shutdown grows more likely; how bad would that be? 09/24/2013 08:05pm • How much economic damage would a government shutdown cause? That's an increasingly less hypothetical question given the slow pace at which the Senate is considering a bill to fund the government beyond Monday, when current funding expires. Fortunately, some prominent economists gave the Senate Budge Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 09/23/2013 03:05am • 8:10 p.m. - Dan Deevy, WTOP's Guy in L.A. Download Previewing 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2' and 'Don Jon.' This film image released by Sony Pictures Animation shows characters, from left, Manny, voiced by Benjamin Bratt, Steve the Monkey, voiced by Neil Pa Food banks brace for federal cuts 09/20/2013 06:57pm • WASHINGTON - "It's a blessing" - that's how one Manna Food Center visitor describes the monthly allotment that helps supplement her SNAP program benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). After the House of Representatives voted to cut the bu ACPD Warns of Utility Scam 09/11/2013 03:00pm • The Arlington County Police Department warns that scam artists have been targeting residents around the county, claiming to be employees of Dominion Power. Scam artists have been calling Arlington residents, claiming to be utility bill collectors, according to police. They often become aggressive on NOVA Legal Beat: Dividing Federal Retirement Benefits in a Divorce 09/11/2013 02:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC. Q. I am in the process of getting divorced and my husband worked for the federal government during the entire course of our marriage. I know he has some retirement. Can you explain what I should loo Denny's tweaks gold iPhone with tweet 09/11/2013 10:13am • WASHINGTON - Denny's Restaurants scored a Twitter hit with its poke at the just-announced gold-colored iPhone 5S. Shortly after Apple announced its newest iPhone would feature a gold model, Denny's social media ad showed a stack of pancakes and the word Pancakes with an Apple-styled box around Startup Monday: LiveSafe Aims For a Safer School Year 09/09/2013 03:00pm • Editor’s Note: This weekly column on Arlington-based startup companies is sponsored by Monday Properties. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a 5,000-square-foot common area that includes a kitchen, lou More Internet users take precautions to avoid surveillance 09/04/2013 08:02pm • WASHINGTON - Many think it's not possible to remain anonymous online, and many others are working to block their information from getting out. These findings are in a new survey from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project. Director Lee Rainie says their latest research shows about 55 perc Arlington Pet of the Week: Willie 09/04/2013 01:30pm • Our first Arlington Pet of the Week for September is Willie, who has gone from abandoned country pup to full-grown Arlington dog. Here’s what owner Josh had to say about him: In 2009 a crack commando puppy was sent to prison by a military court for a crime he didn’t commit. Thi Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 09/04/2013 04:51am • Dr. Drew, One-Minute Clinic Download Millennials are more likely than those aged 55-plus to forget daily patterns and schedules. 8:10 p.m. - Eric Adams, Men's Health Magazine Download The problem with bad medical advice online and how to avoid it. Warner to Entrepreneurs: ‘Make a Whole Lot of Money and Stay in Virginia’ 08/29/2013 04:40pm • Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called the Orange Line corridor in Arlington “the core of startups in Washington” during a Q&A with entrepreneurs in Rosslyn today (Thursday). Warner spoke to several dozen attendees at ÜberOffices (1400 Key Blvd) as part of “St App enables 1-touch purchase from catalogs, circulars 08/29/2013 03:20pm • ��� The Pounce app lets users quickly buy what they like in catalogues and circulars without having to go online. (Courtesy of Pounce) WASHINGTON - See. Love. Scan. Buy. A new iPhone app lets users quickly purchase what they see in printed catalogs, c