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Photo: Barack Obama

By | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Barack Obama, Illinois senator and rising political figure.

Photo: Takoma - Philly Steak Express

By Diana Frey | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Philly Steak Express, a restaurant within walking distance of the Takoma Metro Station

Photo: August Wilson

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August Wilson, playwright and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.

Photo: Red Embraced_Print

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Auerbach is embraced by one of his players. Moments from Auebach's coaching days with the Celtics.

Photos courtesy of ESPN and the NBA.

Photo: Josephine Baker

By | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Josephine Baker, singer, dancer, actress and comedian.

Photo: Auerbach in Office_Print

By Adam Schuyler | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Auerbach in his Washington D.C. office.

Photo: Reno Cast

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The cast of "Reno 911!" Courtesy of ComedyCentral.com

Photo: Brookland-CUA Station

By Diana Frey | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Floorhockey 2

By Diana Frey | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Adam Macleod rushes to the ball during an intense floor hockey game.

Photo: American Idol Graphic

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Spam

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Old Celtics Team_Print

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Celtics play opponents. Moments from Auebach's coaching days with the Celtics.

Photos courtesy of ESPN and the NBA.

Photo: Fan Dance

By June Hu | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Korean Fan Dance is a festive and colorful dance often performed to commemorate special occasions. The performers, who are from Dance One Institute, are dancing with embroidered fans with traditional garbs and headdress to celebrate the Chinese New Years.

In depth into Barack Obama

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Barack Obama, the recently elected senator from Illinois, is one of the most politically powerful blacks today. Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Kenyan father and a white American mother, Ann Dunham. Dunham is a descendant of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America in the 1860s. After graduating from high school, Obama moved to New York City and attended Columbia University.

Photo: Drum Dance

By June Hu | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Dancers performing the Korean Drum Harmony dance, directed by Dance One Institute and College and Prep Head Lisa Me Hee Seo, celebrate the Chinese New Year with brilliant swishes of cloths and colorfully-painted drums.

Photo: A. Philip Randolph

By | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Asa Philip Randolph, labor and civil rights leader.

Save yourself from swimming in spam

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Taking up space in millions of mailboxes around the country, stealing money from unsuspecting web users and advertising at an impossibly high rate, the presence of spam on the world wide web has dramatically increased globally in recent years.

Blair's BNC organization teaches students about professionalism

By Grace Harter | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Two professionally equipped studios. A row of editing stations outfitted with top of the line programs and a full staff of producers, executives, DJ and assistants. While this may seem like a description of a professional company, this is, in fact, the make-up of Blair Network Communications (BNC), Blair's very own production organization located within the building.

Photo: White Flint - Bloomingdale's

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Bloomingdale's in White Flint Mall.

Romance at its best at the Red Tomato

By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

There's nothing particularly special about the exterior of the Red Tomato Café, located near the corner of St. Elm Street in Bethesda. However, after entering the tiny, tucked-away restaurant and spotting the topping-laden pizzas as they are pushed into the crescent-shaped brick oven, it's clear why the Red Tomato was named a "best eat" by Washingtonian magazine.

A chance for peace in the Middle East

By | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Op/Ed »

The election of Mahmoud Abbas as President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has given both sides of the conflict an incentive to renew peace negotiations. To gain a better sense of the concerns Palestinians have for Abbas, I interviewed two Palestinians, Mike and Alex. (With current violence on the Israel-Palestine front, printing the full names of these sources may endanger their lives.) Mike is an administrator in Bethany, West Bank, and Alex is an accountant in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem.

Photo: Takoma - 7 Eleven

By Diana Frey | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

7-Eleven near the Takoma Metro station

Teacher's efforts recognized

By Sayoh Mansaray | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

English and Connections teacher Carole Tomayko has been nominated for the seventeenth annual Marian Greenblatt award, given to veteran teachers in Montgomery County who do an excellent job of motivating students to achieve.

Photo: White Flint - eatzi's

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

EatZi's near the White Flint Metro station.

Photo: Glenmont

By Diana Frey | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »