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Playwright Terrence McNally's love of opera takes center stage at Kennedy Center

March 13, 2010

From his aisle seat in the Kennedy Center, dressed in a comfy sweater and corduroy slacks, Terrence McNally is gazing serenely at the Opera House stage.

Local Digest

March 13, 2010

States scramble after high court election ruling

March 13, 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of decades-old campaign spending limits gives states scant time to face an election-year dilemma: brace for a flood of new money in politics, or find new ways to rein it in.

Man convicted of murder in Fairfax cabbie killing

March 13, 2010

A Fairfax County jury Friday convicted Evan Gargiulo of second-degree murder in the 2008 slaying of cab driver Mazhar Nazir, rejecting his claims of self-defense and insanity at the time of the shooting.

Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge

March 13, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO -- An appellate court has upheld references to God on U.S. currency and in the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting arguments they violate the constitutional separation of church and state.

'Little Billy' punks VIPs in wide-eyed letters

March 13, 2010

WASHINGTON -- "Little Billy" was in a jam: His parents blamed him for dismembering his sister's doll, but the dog did it. How could he clear his name?

Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge

March 13, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.