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The half taxi, half police cruiser "Chooser Cruiser." Photo from the Washington Regional Alcohol Program.

Law enforcement agencies kick off DUI prevention efforts

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Thanksgiving travelers line up at security at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

For Thanksgiving travelers, a smooth trip home

By Phuong Le - Associated Press

Skilled computer hackers love Cyber Monday, and sneaky business spikes on this day. (Denver Post via Associated Press)

Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

Linda Robinson (left) runs the register for shoppers Maxine Rocquemore (center) and Romona Rocquemore during early shopping on Nov. 22, 2012, at the Bealls Department Store in Nacogdoches, Texas. (Associated Press/The Daily Sentinel, Andrew D. Brosig)

Stocks soar on Black Friday; tech leads the way

By Daniel Wagner - Associated Press

GameStop employee Lani Girran hands over a Wii U system to Kevin Owande, 51, of Renton, Wash., on a busy Black Friday at the GameStop Southcenter store in Seattle on Nov. 23, 2012. Owande was up early on Black Friday to purchase Wii U, one of the hottest products this holiday season. (Stephen Brashear/Invision for Nintendo/Associated Press)

Early start to Black Friday doesn’t appeal to all

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

VERSACE: ‘Cliff,’ layoffs make for a not-so-merry Christmas

By Chris Versace

Shoppers wait in line outside of a Best Buy store in Colma, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. While stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday, openings have crept earlier and earlier over the past few years. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Earlier Black Friday kicks off shopping season

By Anne D'Innocenzio and Mae Anderson - Associated Press

Washington’s Aldrick Robinson (11) celebrates his second-quarter touchdown that gave the Redskins the lead for good in a 38-31 victory over Dallas on Sunday. (Associated Press)

DALY: Redskins rising from the ashes in two wins, five days

By Dan Daly - The Washington Times

Indiana Senate President David Long, seen here with fellow GOP Sen. Brandt Hershman, wants to protect Indiana casinos from those in neighboring states. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: Obama urges nation to come together for holiday

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Cooking turkey in smoker on deck leads to P.G. fire

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Crowds of shoppers were ready to storm stores across the country last year as Black Friday began at the stroke of midnight. (Associated Press)

Holiday specials abound in out-of-the-way places

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Illustration Giving Thanks by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

WEST: Counting blessings despite election bruises

By Rep. Allen B. West

** FILE ** Shoes on sale are displayed at a store as the busy holiday shopping season begins in Chicago, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Stores try to make holiday shopping cheap and easy

By Mae Anderson - Associated Press

Suh’s left cleat hits QB Schaub below the belt

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

The Spider-Man balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off in New York on Thursday, putting a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

Thanksgiving parade brings cheer to storm-hit NYC

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

Backhoe operator Keith Henry levels a storm-damaged home in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Sandy victims prepare for subdued Thanksgiving

By Meghan Barr - Associated Press

Two people embrace on the concourse at Reagan Airport as they join the throngs of others heading home for the holiday on Wednesday. Thanksgiving travel this year was expected to be up only slightly, 0.7 percent, from last year, according to AAA’s yearly Thanksgiving travel analysis. 43.6 million are expected to journey 50 miles or more. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Bad economy forces holiday travelers to make tough decisions

By Jason Keyser - Associated Press

Consumer Eva Cevallos with her eleven-month daughter, Quinn, shop for Thanksgiving celebrations at the Pre-Black Friday event at the Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Neither Sandy nor ‘cliff’ will steal Christmas from shoppers

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

"It was in an avalanche," Andrew said of the donations left at the door of the Audas family’s Bethesda home. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

For Bethesda siblings, the true spirit of giving to Sandy victims

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Washington Redskins inside linebacker London Fletcher (59) celebrates after sacking Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) in the third quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, November 20, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

SIMMONS: Redskins-Cowboys rivalry adds to Turkey Day tradition

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times