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NEWS ABOUT: Bethesda, MD

Bethesda, MD stories: 4 news summaries

 School Day Includes 
 Obamas-Teacher Conference 

President makes surprise visit to Malia's, Sasha's classrooms

Oct 19, 09 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Third- and sixth-grade teachers at the private Sidwell Friends School knew Michelle Obama planned to attend today's scheduled parent-teacher conferences, but they weren't warned to expect her companion: President Obama. The first couple's trip to Sasha's Bethesda, Md., school and Malia's Washington classroom was low-key, for a presidential motorcade—... More »

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Michelle Obama • school • Bethesda, MD • first lady • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Sidwell Friends School • Diary of a Wimpy Kid

glossies

America's 20 Smartest
Small Towns

Where brains and high property values meet

Jan 10, 09 6:59 PM CST
(Newser) - America's brainiest small towns boast high property values and high culture. Forbes lists the nation's smartest:
  1. Bethesda, Md.: Nearby Georgetown and the National Institutes of Health draw brainy folk to Bethesda, which has a rate of advanced degrees five times higher than the nation's.
  2. Wellesley, Mass.: Home to
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college • Bethesda, MD • small towns • Wellesley • Palo Alto • educated • advanced degrees • Los Altos • McLean

 Huge Pipe Break 
 Traps DC-Area Drivers 

Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

Dec 23, 08 9:46 AM CST
(AP) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save... More »

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water • motorists • flood • Bethesda, MD • rescue • Washington, DC • drivers • pipelines

Choi Takes First AT&T National

South Korean finishes 9 under
in first run of Tiger's tournament

Jul 9, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Korean K.J. Choi shot a final-round 68 to win the first annual AT&T National tournament yesterday. Choi, fresh off his victory at the Jack Nicklaus Memorial five weeks ago, overcame Stuart Appleby's two-shot lead in the final round, capping his masterful play with a birdie from the... More »

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Tiger Woods • Jack Nicklaus • K.J. Choi • Bethesda, MD • ATandT National • Stuart Appleby • British Open • Congressional Country Club • Jack Nicklaus Memorial Tournament • Carnoustie Golf Links

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