Boy, 6, suspended from Montgomery County school for pointing finger like a gun
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Family is appealing one-day suspension, saying he was playing and didn’t intend to hurt anyone.
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Kaine is sworn in as Virginia’s newest senator
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Day care in high school
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Same-sex couples marry in Maryland
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Mine debate divides town’s residents
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Kids read aloud to dogs
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Volunteer firefighters go back to work
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Wounded warriors bond at Walter Reed
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