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Frank Ramirez, a manager at Don Lobo's Mexican Grill, describes the scene where a young man was shot in the head from a passing car on Halloween night in front of the restaurant in the 2800 block of M St. NW in Georgetown, seen in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 1, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Elizabeth Dole, who served as the Transportation Secretary under President Ronald Reagan, greets guests Nov. 1, 2011, at the unveiling of a statue of Reagan at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. (Associated Press
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**FILE** Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) and her mother Dorothy Rodham are shown in their New York hotel room on July 14, 1992. (Associated Press)
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A Boeing 767 of LOT Polish Airlines makes an emergency landing at the Warsaw airport on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011, after experiencing landing-gear trouble. The plane was en route from Newark, N.J., with 231 people on board. (AP Photo)
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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) FILE
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A mass of runners crosses the 14th Street Bridge during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Stephanie Walker, of Fairfax, Va., at center, makes her way up a hill in to Rosslyn, Va. during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Kayleigh Dolieslager, of Bristow, Va., from right, and Shelly Kagigebi, of Black River Falls, Wis. near the finish of the 10K race during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Spectators line a hill to watch the start of the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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Runners cross the 14th Street Bridge during the 36th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Oct. 30, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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A pedestrian walks in a burst of moderate snow in front of the town hall in Vernon, Conn., on Oct. 27, 2011, during the first snowfall of the season. (Associated Press/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud)
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Artist Douwe Blumberg wears fire-retardant gear as he welds a "boonie cap" to the top of the horse soldier statue's head at a foundry in Norman, Okla. (DOUWE BLUMBERG/SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
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Assuming the Occupy D.C. crowd hasn't packed it in yet, zombie fans don't have to go far to find unwashed hordes mulling about.
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If your neighborhood isn't down with trick-or-treating, you might as well kill two birds with one stone and take your kids someplace where both of you will have a nice time.
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Nearly every bar in D.C. that decides to recognize Halloween does so by offering $50--sometimes more, sometimes less--for the best costume. In most cases, this is enough to provoke half the city's women to walk around in the October chill wearing only their underwear.
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The owners of the home at 4424 25th St. N. in Arlington's Lee Heights neighborhood worked with a landscape architect to create stone terraces and walls and garden beds out of the hilly backyard.
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The O'Keefe model has three finished levels and includes an open floor plan on the main level with a great room, a central kitchen with a center island and a separate dining room.
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The Saxony's dining room opens into the living room, which has a corner fireplace. Also on the main level is a master-bedroom suite.
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Photo courtesy of Bob Narod Robert Shields, owner of Robert Shields Interiors, says dark, rich and neutral tones work well for a serenity room.
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Photo courtesy of Angie Seckinger A serenity room can be large or small, dark or light. What makes a space ideal is the combination of soft fabrics, coordinated colors and lack of clutter. Kelley Proxmire, owner of Kelley Interior Design, said the most important feature of the serenity room in her home is that the sofa is long enough to lie down on.
