US inauguration: 'security threats'

Seeded on Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:14 PM EST (IOL)

U.S. intelligence and homeland security investigating potential terror threat from Somali group al-Shabab against the Obama presidential inauguration.

homeland-security, us-news, inauguration, al-shabab

Office of Manila newspaper raided

Seeded on Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:05 PM EST (-)

Police raided The Daily Tribune office in Manila and confiscated several copies of the newspaper. The administration of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo warned media outlets earlier Friday against aiding "coup plotters."

philippines, world-news, manila, daily-tribune

George Mason bracket busts Wichita State

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:59 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Tony Skinn hit the game winning three-point shot with 10 seconds left to propel George Mason to a 70-67 upset win at Wichita State. The game was scheduled as part of ESPN's BracketBuster weekend for mid-major schools.

sports, wichita-state, college-basketball, george-mason, dc-area, caa, bracketbuster, bracket-buster, mvc

Md. Comptroller Makes Sexually Provocative Comments

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:20 PM EST (The Washington Post)

Maryland State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer triggered an uproar after making sexually provocative comments at a public meeting to a female aide of Governor Robert Ehrlich.

politics, schaefer, maryland-politics, robert-ehrlich, bob-ehrlich, md-politics, comptroller, william-donald-schaefer

'Babylon 5' Actor Katsulas Dies

Seeded on Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:53 PM EST (SCI FI Wire)

Andreas Katsulas, best known for his role as Narn ambassador G'Kar from the 'Babylon 5' television series and subsequent telemovies, died Feb. 13 of lung cancer at age 59.

entertainment, tv, obituary, andreas-katsulas, gkar, babylon-5, g-kar, katsulas

DirecTV Drops Former PAX Stations

Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:27 PM EST (DirecTV)

DirecTV dropped programming from the former PAX (now "i") network and its individual affiliates, citing the renamed network's move away from family-friendly shows to a largely informercial format.

entertainment, tv, satellite, satellite-tv, i, directv, itv, pax

Heavy Snow Expected for Mid-Atlantic

Seeded on Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:22 PM EST (The Weather Channel)

A Heavy Snow Warning is in effect across much of the Mid-Atlantic with a major coastal storm expected to dump heavy snow overnight. Most residents can expect at least six inches of snow with higher amounts to the NE.

weather, snow, snowstorm, mid-atlantic, dc-area

Court Upholds Eminent Domain for D.C. Baseball

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:20 PM EST (WTOP)

The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the city's attempt to acquire land via eminent domain for a new baseball stadium. The Siegel Group attempted unsuccessfully to gain an injunction against the effort.

stadium, development, nationals, washington-nationals, eminent-domain, district-of-columbia, dc-area, siegel-group

New Abortion Clinic Regulation Passes Va. House

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:19 PM EST (Associated Press)

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure that would require abortion clinics to meet the same medical standards as outpatient surgery centers. Opponents charged the bill was meant to stop most state abortions.

abortion, politics, virginia, abortion-clinic, virginia-politics

Md. Teens Abducted, Forced to Rob Banks

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:19 PM EST (The Washington Post)

At least two teens were reportedly abducted at gunpoint in Prince George's County, Md. and were forced by their abductors to rob banks. A similar incident in Montgomery County may be connected.

maryland, crime, robbery, montgomery-county, kidnapping, us-news, dc-area, prince-georges-county, armed-robbery

'Borf' Graffiti Vandal Jailed

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:18 PM EST (WUSA/9)

John Tsombikos, noted for spraypainting the word 'Borf' on property across Washington, D.C., was sentenced to serve one month in jail plus a $12,000 fine and 80 hrs. of community service. 17 months of jail time were suspended.

crime, us-news, vandalism, district-of-columbia, dc-area, borf, john-tsombikos, tsombikos

NFL Edits Out Super Bowl Controversy

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:15 PM EST (Engadget)

The NFL has edited out the controversial calls and plays from the condensed version of the Super Bowl now airing on Comcast Video On Demand service.

nfl, seahawks, sports, super-bowl, seattle-seahawks, comcast, super-bowl-xl

Fox Planning Alt. Network for Ex-UPN Affiliates

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 7:37 PM EST (Broadcasting and Cable)

Fox is planning an new alternate television service for Fox-owned UPN stations that were left out of The CW. Rotating English-language telenovelas under the Desire title will likely be part of the service.

entertainment, tv, upn, cw, the-cw, fox-television, desire

D.C. Snowstorm Potential for Saturday

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 10:27 AM EST (The Weather Channel)

There is an increased potential for a major Mid-Atlantic snowstorm on Saturday, according to the latest forecast computer models.

weather, snow, snowstorm, dc-area, dc-area-snow

Voice of America Funding Decimated in Budget Proposal

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 10:00 AM EST (Scripps Howard News Service)

A Scripps-Howard analysis arguing against the new Bush budget proposal to eliminate nearly all English-language programming and telecasting for the Voice of America service.

politics, opinion, voa, voice-of-america, radio-budget

Kornheiser Reacts to New MNF Gig

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:41 AM EST (The Washington Post)

The Washington Post's Tony Kornheiser reflects on his need to stay up later, arrange for non-flight travel and adjust his other employment gigs in light of his hiring as a Monday Night Football commentator.

sports, tv, washington-post, monday-night-football, dc-area, tony-kornheiser, kornheiser, the-washington-post, wtem

Va. Rejects Bill Barring Anti-Gay Discrimination

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 8:48 AM EST (Associated Press)

By an 8-6 vote, a Virginia Senate committee voted down a bill that would have barred the Virginia state and local governments by law from discriminating against gays in employment.

discrimination, gay, politics, virginia, gay-rights, virignia-politics, virginia-state

Minuteman Rallies at Capitol Against Guest Workers

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 8:40 AM EST (The Washington Post)

The Minuteman group rallied at the U.S. Capitol to tighten the borders and protest proposals for guest workers and and amnesty for illegal immigrants. Minuteman was briefly met by counter-protestors.

immigration, politics, capitol, us-capitol, minuteman, minuteman-project, illegal-immigration, guest-worker

Md. High School Can't Afford Title Rings

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 8:35 AM EST (WRC/4)

Players from Potomac High School, the 2005 Maryland 2A state football champions, have been told that the school can not afford the title rings and team photos to acknowledge the accomplishment.

football, sports, maryland, high-school, dc-area, high-school-football, potomac-high-school, prince-geroges-county

Suspect arrested after falling asleep during burglary

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 11:00 PM EST (WUSA/9)

A home burglary suspect in Alexandria, Va. was not difficult for police to catch after the home owners discovered him asleep on the fifth floor couch.

burglar, virginia, burglary, odd-news, crime, alexandria, evan-reese

BET opted out of King funeral coverage

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 11:42 AM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Black Entertainment Television declined to carry live coverage of the Coretta Scott King funeral on its cable channel, opting for music video programming instead. BET placed live funeral coverage on a Web stream.

entertainment, tv, king, cable-tv, bet, tv-news, coretta-scott-king, black-entertainment-television

Two arrested for on-site murder of construction worker

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 5:25 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Two teens were arrested and charged with the Monday murder of a construction worker who was working as part of a crew renovating a house in Forestville, Md.

maryland, murder, crime, homicide, dc-area, prince-georges-county, alphonso-jones, walter-pierce-jr, avel-monroy, forestville

WWE Raw summary (Feb. 6)

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 5:25 AM EST (Wrestling Observer)

An analysis/review of the WWE Raw program for February 6, 2006 with the John Cena/Edge feud continued in a mixed tag and the start of a tournament for the WWE title shot at WrestleMania.

edge, wwe, pro-wrestling, maria, john-cena, wwe-raw, raw, lita

Terps win gives Williams the career school record

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2006 4:49 AM EST (The Washington Times)

Maryland came back from a 14-point deficit to defeat Virginia, 76-65, giving head coach Gary Williams the all-time Terrapins career victory record over Lefty Driesell.

sports, virginia, maryland, college-basketball, gary-williams, dc-area, maryland-terrapins

Sabotage seeding

Wed Feb 8, 2006 4:02 AM EST

I noticed tonight that even a deleted seed still can not be reseeded except as a private clipping. This could result in a potential sabotage problem where a person can decide to seed an article, then quickly delete said seed.

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