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Region rushes to prepare for another shot of winter weather

Ashley Halsey III — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Snowplow crews were ordered to continue working round-the-clock to open thousands of untouched neighborhood streets before turning to meet an ominous new winter storm on Tuesday.

State Farm says it first warned safety agency about Toyota accelerators in 2007

Peter Whoriskey — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

The nation's largest auto insurer alerted federal safety regulators on numerous occasions starting in 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyotas, according to the insurer, State Farm.

John Murtha dies; longtime congressman was master of pork-barrel politics

Carol D. Leonnig and Martin Weil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), a Vietnam War veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died Monday at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from complications of gallbladder surgery. He was 77.

Federal Reserve hopes clear exit strategy will boost market confidence

Neil Irwin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

When you've flooded the economy with trillions of dollars, mopping up is no easy task.

After D.C. snowstorm, sidewalk-clearing rules and etiquette fall short

Ian Shapira and Aaron C. Davis — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

Mo Fogarty and her boyfriend, Michael Ronquillo, delirious about a casual Monday, suddenly stepped onto a gnarly patch of snow and ice along Adams Morgan's busiest walkway. Fogarty went down.