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Opinion: Can Michelle Rhee Save Public Schools?

If school reformer Michelle Rhee hasn't yet parachuted into your hometown, chances are she soon will. You'll recognize her immediately -- she's the blunt-talking, young Korean-American woman praised by governors, scolded by teachers unions and pursued by the press. Alex Wong, Getty Images Former Washington,...

Feds: Va. Man Makes DC Subway Bomb Threat Online

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 14) -- Federal authorities say an Arlington man is accused of making a threat on Facebook to blow up the D.C. subway system. A judge ordered a mental evaluation for Awais Younis on Tuesday. He was arrested last week on charges of communicating threats across state lines. A sworn statement from an...

FBI: DC Sting Ended Before Suspect Could Flee US

WASHINGTON (Oct. 28) -- The FBI decided to end its sting and arrest a Northern Virginia man now charged with plotting to blow up D.C. -area subway stations because it was concerned he was about to leave the country to go on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, according to a court document and law enforcement sources. FBI agents...

Dead Sea Scrolls to Hit the Web: 4 More Ancient Texts Google Should Digitize

(Oct. 19) -- Google announced today that, in a combined effort with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the search engine will soon be offering digital versions of the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, an artifact widely considered to be among the greatest archaeological findings of the past century. Why stop there? Knowing...

Md. Police Kill Discovery Gunman, 3 Hostages Safe

SILVER SPRING, Md. (Sept. 1) -- Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely. Police spent several hours negotiating with the gunman, who...

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DC Comics, Inc. (founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications) is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media.

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