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Super Bowl is the most watched show ever
February 09, 2010Super Bowl XLIV is officially the most watched TV program in history! The game, held on Sunday (February 7) drew 106.5 million viewers, according to THR, with an 8% increase in viewership over last year’s game. The previous record for the most...
Washington struggles to recover from massive snowstorm (video, pics)
February 08, 2010Blizzard dumped more than half meter of snow, triggering emergency declarations by state officials throughout mid-Atlantic region Washington and surrounding areas are digging out after a paralyzing blizzard that dumped more than half a meter of snow...
Major snowstorm blankets US capital, nearby states
February 07, 2010Residents of the mid-Atlantic US are digging out from a record-setting blizzard that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and paralyzed Washington DC. Residents of the mid-Atlantic United States face the daunting task of digging out from...
Super Bowl commercials: CNN's review (video)
February 06, 2010Fifty-one percent of viewers surveyed by Nielsen say they enjoy the commercials more than the Super Bowl itself. CNN's Jeanne Moos looks at some humorous ads you'll see Sunday, and some that didn't make the cut. ...
Major snowstorm sweeps across Eastern US (photos of Washington)
February 06, 2010A major winter storm has pummeled parts of the U.S. Middle Atlantic region, dumping up to 50 centimeters of snow in some parts of the Washington area. The National Weather Service is predicting as much as 60 to 75 centimeters of snow for the Washington...
Record snowfall forecast in the Baltimore-Washington DC region (video updates)
February 05, 2010The U.S. National Weather Service warns that an extremely dangerous winter weather conditions developing Friday night, 5 to 6 February, in the Baltimire-Washington DC region. Gusty northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with visibilities frequently falling below...
Wife of U.S. Ambassador to Haiti recounts horrors of earthquake
February 05, 2010By Nicholas F. Benton Susan Merten, the wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, gave a spellbinding firsthand report of the horrors of the Jan. 16 earthquake in Haiti to a gathering of the Falls Church chapter of Rotary International in Virginia ...
Major snowstorm heads for Mid-Atlantic, including Washington DC
February 05, 2010A winter storm is expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C.. In Southeast heavy rain started on Thursday. Heavy, wet snow with gusting winds is going to make it a very tough storm. The Coast Guard...
Northern Virginia, Washington DC to be hit by winter storm, heavy snow
February 05, 2010With a winter storm warning for the Washington D.C. area beginning at 6 a.m. Friday and 16 to 24 inches of snow expected, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) urges drivers to exercise extreme caution this weekend. According to the National...
US Northeast hit with snow again
February 05, 2010The Northeastern United States was once again hit by snow adding to what many regions already consider record snowfall levels for the year. The Washintgon, DC area was hit by about 5-10 centimeters of snow (see photos here). While the government stayed...