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• Head of CPSC Opposes Measure

  Published: October 5, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Head, Cpsc, Opposes, Measure, Nancy Nord, Joseph Mcguire, Mark Pryor, Nike Inc, Ann Brown, Bill Clinton, Dick Durbin, Gaithersburg, Association Of Home Appliance Manufacturers, Consumer Federation Of America, National Association Of Manufacturers, U S Consumer Produc

  The acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday sided with business groups in opposing a Senate proposal that would make it easier for the agency to disclose potential product hazards.

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• New Burmese Refugee Group Finds a Home In Md. Suburbs

  Published: October 13, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: New, Burmese, Refugee, Group, Finds, Home, Suburbs, Myanmar, Malaysia, United States, India, Toyota Corolla, Maryland, Office Depot Inc, The Home Depot Inc, Frederick Maryland, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring, Yangon, Bangladesh, Howard County, Thailand, U S Depart

  As the military rulers of Burma yesterday rejected international criticism of their brutal suppression of pro-democracy protesters last month, those who fled the repressive regime to come to the Washington region continued to fear for the safety of those left behind.

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• GAO Report Cites Waste In Anthrax Vaccine Cache

  Published: October 23, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Gao, Report, Cites, Waste, Anthrax, Vaccine, Cache, Vaxgen Inc, Biothrax, U S Department Of Defense, California, Emergent Biosolutions Inc, Gaithersburg, Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins, The Pentagon, Food Drug Administration, U S Department Of Health Human Services

  Federal health officials are potentially wasting a stockpile of anthrax vaccine worth more than $100 million, according to a government report to be released today.

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• HUD Defeated on Down-Payment Assistance

  Published: November 1, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Hud, Defeated, Down Payment, Assistance, Federal Housing Administration, U S Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Nehemiah Corporation, Brian Sullivan, Gaithersburg, Sacramento, Scott Syphax, Internal Revenue Service, U S District Court, U S Government Acco

  A judge issued a temporary order yesterday stopping the Department of Housing and Urban Development from enacting a rule prohibiting seller-financed mortgage down-payment assistance programs.

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• U.S. Plans Tougher Inspection Of Imports

  Published: November 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: U S, Plans, Tougher, Inspection, Imports, The White House, United States, Food And Drug Administration, Edmund Mierzwinski, George W Bush, U S Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cal Dooley, Chris Waldrop, Diana Degette, Gaithersburg, Mark Pryor, Michael Leavitt, Rober

  Following recent recalls of Chinese-made tires, toothpaste and toys, the Bush administration yesterday announced a plan to improve the safety of what Americans buy and eat by intervening before imports reach the United States.

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• Read Them, Or Weep

  Published: November 17, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Read, Them, Weep, Dave Rivera, Andrea Evers, Lisa Franklin, Peggy Ferris, Brandon Green, Melanie Zamborsky, Pia Trigiani, Robert Segan, Keller Williams Realty Inc, Annandale, Dupont Circle, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Temple Hills, Washington Dc

  Perhaps someone should have highlighted the word "estimate" for Dave Rivera as he reviewed the budget for a new 30-unit condominium in the District's Chinatown.

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• Rock Study

  Published: November 19, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rock, Study, Barclay Saul, David C Levy, Drummer Andrew Cohn, Paul Green, Steve Kilgallon, Big Dan, Gaithersburg, Jeffrey Levin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neil Peart, Silver Spring, Tom Sawyer, Vienna, Paul Green S School, Silver Spring School Of Rock, Virginia, Afi Silver

  In a rundown walk-up in Silver Spring, class begins to rock.

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• When Every Day Feels Like Black Friday

  Published: November 21, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: When, Every, Day, Feels, Like, Black, Friday, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Best Buy Co Inc, Gaithersburg, Nintendo Wii, Karl Bejo, Martin Rees, Shop Org, Steve Brown, United States, Discover Financial Services Inc, Samsung Corporation, Barbara Tulipane, Bonnie Carlson, Cambridge, Mel

  For two hours, Steve Brown stood in line outside of the Best Buy in Gaithersburg with a single objective: to score the 46-inch Samsung flat-panel TV at a blockbuster $700 discount.

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• Montgomery Bracing for A Record Shortfall

  Published: November 28, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Montgomery, Bracing, For, Record, Shortfall, Isiah Leggett, Brian Edwards, Annapolis Maryland, Bethesda, Duchy Trachtenberg, Gaithersburg, Jerry Weast, Marc Elrich, Phil Andrews, Roger Berliner, Steve Farber, Management And Fiscal Policy Committee, Montgomery College

  In sobering terms, Montgomery County's elected leaders began to confront the government's deepest-ever projected budget shortfall yesterday, warning residents of possible tax increases and tempering expectations for what the county can afford as they try to close a $401 million gap.

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• Del. Lawton Dies After Speech at Symposium

  Published: November 30, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Del, Lawton, Dies, After, Speech, Symposium, Jane Lawton, Chevy Chase, Oklahoma, Chris Van Hollen, Montgomery County Maryland, Nissan Maxima, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Mercedes Benz International Inc, Alexandria, Carl Albert, Chesapeake Bay, Gaithersburg, Jamin B Raskin

  Montgomery County Del. Jane Lawton, 63, died of an apparent heart attack yesterday, collapsing after giving a speech in downtown Washington, her family said.

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• Barve Charged With Drunken Driving

  Published: December 1, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Barve, Charged, With, Drunken, Driving, Kumar P Barve, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Charles E Barkley, Montgomery, Shane Eastman, Acura Integra, Jane E Lawton, Luiz R S Simmons, Mark Plotkin, Miranda S Spivack, Rockville, Rudy Wagner, Georgetown University, Maryland Municipal Le

  Maryland House Majority Leader Kumar P. Barve was arrested Thursday night in Gaithersburg and charged with driving while impaired by alcohol, Gaithersburg police said.

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• Foreigners Invest Greenbacks in Return for Green Cards

  Published: December 8, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Foreigners, Invest, Greenbacks, Return, For, Green, Cards, New Orleans, China, United Kingdom, Florida, Morrie Berez, Suzette Williams, Timothy Milbrath, United States, Duc Duong, Martin Scherer, Rockville, South Korea, Dubai, New Jersey, South Dakota, Texas, Gaithersburg

  At a recent conference in Rockville, where Chinese business owners mingled with local entrepreneurs, Timothy Milbrath stood out.

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• Guatemala Moves to Tighten Adoption Rules

  Published: December 12, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Guatemala, Moves, Tighten, Adoption, Rules, Francisco Rolando Morales, United States, Erin Stoy, Terry Lewis, China, Gaithersburg, Guatemala City, Memphis, Oscar Berger, Antigua And Barbuda, Guatemala S Congress, Guatemala S Supreme Court, Hague Convention On Intercoun

  MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11 -- Guatemala's Congress overwhelmingly approved stricter adoption regulations Tuesday following months of hotly debated allegations that lawyers stole babies or paid mothers to give birth, then handed over their children for adoption.

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• Goodbye to Bob

  Published: January 5, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Goodbye, Bob, Robert L Hundemer, United States, Julie Vallese, Nancy Nord, Fisher Price Inc, Dick Durbin, Cbs Corporation, The New York Times Company, Gaithersburg, Springfield, U S Consumer Product Safety Commission

  Bob has dropped his last toy. Robert L. Hundemer, the man who unwittingly became a symbol of the nation's underfunded product safety system, retired Thursday after more than 25 years of government service. In the midst of last year's toy recalls, Hundemer, an engineering technician with the Consu...

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• Starting the Clock Again

  Published: February 23, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Starting, The, Clock, Again, Kim Bradley, Bethesda, Debra Leafty, Ilissa Flamm, Mary Jo Powell, Gaithersburg, Stephen Israel, Washington Dc

  When home shoppers see that a house has been on the market for months, they will probably conclude that it's priced too high -- and that there could be room to negotiate a lower offer.

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