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In the Wrong Hands
August 29, 2008 In May, three teenagers placed in secure detention at Oak Hill Youth Center by D.C. Superior Court judges were taken to a cookout at the Northwest Washington home of Vincent Schiraldi, director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
A Success Story With Uncertain New Chapters
August 29, 2008A hot yet breezy evening at McPherson Square. Vagrants spread over the park's neat grass as a business-casual crowd spills onto the sidewalk. Two threads of Washington begin to intersect. And Cedric Jennings sits in the middle, sipping a smoothie, at an outdoor table on K Street.
Africa and the International Criminal Court
August 29, 2008
Ruling Clears Way for November Vote on Transgender Measure
August 29, 2008A Montgomery County judge cleared the way yesterday for voters to decide in November whether to keep a new anti-discrimination law that provides broad protections for transgender individuals.
MARYLAND BRIEFING
August 29, 2008
State Executes Man Who Killed Co-Worker
August 29, 2008Christopher S. Emmett was executed by lethal injection last night in Virginia's death chamber, seven years after he fatally bludgeoned a co-worker with a brass lamp.
Potomac Confidential
August 29, 2008Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of the issues that define who we are and where we live.
VIRGINIA BRIEFING
August 29, 2008
Life Term Given to Leader of PCP Ring
August 29, 2008 A 32-year-old Maryland man convicted of running a drug distribution ring that smuggled PCP into the region by the gallon was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge in Washington to life in prison without the possibility of release.
Warner vs. Gilmore and a Pocketful of Blogs
August 29, 2008This week's Notebook is a compilation of items from The Washington Post's "Virginia Politics" blog. To get your fix of Virginia politics throughout the week, check out http://blog.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics or http://washingtonpost.com/vablog.
