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Soaring generic drug prices draw scrutiny

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Some low-cost generic drugs that have helped restrain healthcare costs for decades are seeing unexpected price spikes of up to 8,000 percent, prompting a backlash from...

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What’s the outlook for small-cap stocks?

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2014 felt like a hangover for owners of small-cap stock funds. On several occasions, small-cap stocks dipped by more than 7 percent in just a matter of weeks.

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Play digs deep into human psychology

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Chances are, if you’re a fan of stage and screen, you’re acquainted with Ira Levin’s work. Levin, who died of a heart attack in 2007, penned Deathtrap, the longest...

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Good friends bring good health

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Valentine’s Day is the traditional celebration of sweethearts. But it might also be worth your while to lift a glass of bubbly in recognition of the friends in your life...

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George Mason Regional Library Writer's Group George Mason Regional Library Northern Virginia	Monday, January 26, 2015 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm All levels of experience and genres of writing are welcome to come join the George Mason Regional Library Writer's Group! The group provides support...
Turning 65? You Have Choices and Medicare is One of Them! East County Community Center DCs Maryland Suburbs	Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 10:15am - 12:15pm Turning 65? Here are important questions you need to think about: Do you need to sign up for Medicare now? Can I work and get Medicare? Do you know...
Brookings Book Event-Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Nixon White House Brookings Institution, Saul Room/Zilkha Lounge Washington, DC	Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 10:00am - 11:00am The Nixon administration may be best known for its scandal, yet the pre-Watergate years are an integral part of President Nixon’s legacy. In his new...
Laini Nemett: East of Sheridan (Art Exhibit) VisArts DCs Maryland Suburbs	Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 12:00pm - Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 4:00pm VisArts January 28 - March 1 Gibbs Street Gallery (1st Floor of VisArts) Laini Nemett’s recent paintings and constructions piece together fragments...
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