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Body found at Anacostia Park Pavilion

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team performs stunts for the crowd during the open house and air show at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on Sunday, May 22, 2011. (The Washington Times)

Obama’s administration finds flexibility in sequesters; budget warnings overblown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Guns are offered during a buyback program on Jan. 26, 2013, in San Mateo, Calif. Authorities are offering up to $100 cash for a handgun, shotgun or rifle, or up to $200 for an assault rifle at the event at the San Mateo Event Center. (Associated Press)

‘Lackadaisical’ U.S. Park Police lose hundreds of guns, watchdog group says

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Marine One, the presidential helicopter, could complicate repairs to the Washington Monument during flyovers as a result of White House security measures, the National Park Service says. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Washington Monument fixes to be on hold for president’s trips

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Occupy D.C. protesters have their first day in court

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Park police officers arrest Occupy D.C. protester Dan Newell who refused to move away from a statue of Gen. James McPherson during an early morning, peaceful raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Tents and camping equipment were removed by park police and maintenance officials, some dressed in hazmat suits. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Police converge on Occupy site in D.C., inspect area

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Occupy D.C. plans challenge to police action

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Allison Marman of Silver Spring visits her boyfriend, who has been living in McPherson Square, on Nov. 22, the day after U.S. Park Police arrested a person on charges of sexual assault and theft. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Sexual assault, theft reported at Occupy camp

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

A Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad investigator in Indiana, Pa., examines personal belongings of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez on Nov. 16, 2011. Ortega-Hernandez was arrested in connection with shots fired at the White House. (Associated Press/The Indiana Gazette)

Details unfold in shots fired at White House

By Brett Zongker and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez

Bullet strikes White House window

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

People start to move about Freedom Plaza in Washington, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, among protest signs, as part of a protest against the war and corporate America. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

D.C. protesters allowed to stay

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Passerby performs CPR on bicyclist in D.C. park

Associated Press

Police ID victim of B-W Parkway crash

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times