Matthew Barakat

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Signs for candidates are seen in the snow outside of Town Hall in Herndon, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The special election will likely determine which party controls the state Senate. Election officials said they were pleasantly surprised that, despite the nasty weather, turnout could reach 20 percent in some precincts. (AP Photo/Matt Barakat)

Dems’ win puts party on cusp of Va. Senate control

Matthew Barakat · January 22, 2014 2:03 am

Virginia election to decide state Senate control

Matthew Barakat · January 18, 2014 3:01 pm

Clinton supporter gets 2 years for funneling cash

Matthew Barakat · May 31, 2013 5:39 pm

Oil giant Total to pay $245M in US bribery case

Matthew Barakat · May 29, 2013 5:36 pm

US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives

Matthew Barakat · May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Retired Texas vet challenges Internet restrictions

Matthew Barakat · April 9, 2013 10:01 am

Mother sues psychologist following toddler’s death

Matthew Barakat · February 20, 2013 2:09 am

IRS loses lawsuit in fight against tax preparers

Matthew Barakat · January 18, 2013 11:32 pm

Report: DC fails to investigate sexual assaults

Matthew Barakat · January 18, 2013 8:57 pm

This image released by ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8, shows Joe Allbritton, founder of Allbrittion Communications. Allbritton, who became one of Washington's most influential men by building media and banking empires, died at the age of 87, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at a hospital in Houston, where he lived. Allbritton's fortune was self-made, beginning with real estate trades and banking investments. By age 33, he was a millionaire.-His holdings include eight television stations, including WJLA, the ABC affiliate in Washington whose call letters bear his initials. He owned the Washington Star for several years and his son founded Politico. (AP Photo/ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8)

Joe Allbritton, 87, DC media, banking giant dies

Matthew Barakat · December 13, 2012 2:39 am

Former Nazi guard appeals to immigration board

Matthew Barakat · December 7, 2012 1:10 am

This undated photo provided by the family shows Prince McLeod Rams. Prince died Oct. 21, 2012, during a visit with his father in Virginia, prompting police to also investigate the suicide of the man's mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade. The boy's mother, Hera McLeod, said the unusual confluence of deaths is not easily explained. "Either he's the most unlucky bastard on this planet, or he's a killer," she says. (AP Photo/Family Photo)

Toddler’s death prompts review of 2 other deaths

Matthew Barakat · December 2, 2012 8:52 pm