http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~3/286605495/AR2008050900062.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050900062.html?nav=rss_metro Fri, 09 May 2008 08:39:59 EDTPunishing thunderstorms and a possible tornado shredded residences in a Stafford County subdivison late last night and left area roadways clogged with debris and standing water as today's morning commute approached. <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?a=IolREn"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?i=IolREn" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~4/286605495" height="1" width="1"/>Howard Schneider, Raymond McCaffrey and Clarence Williamshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050900062.html?nav=rss_metro http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~3/286257888/AR2008050801926.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050801926.html?nav=rss_metro Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDTThe Bethesda naval hospital's multimillion-dollar expansion will get underway in the next two weeks as the military moves to consolidate medical operations in the area and create a world-class trauma center. <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?a=tlA2It"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?i=tlA2It" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~4/286257888" height="1" width="1"/>Miranda S. Spivackhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050801926.html?nav=rss_metro http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~3/286569404/AR2008050803124.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803124.html?nav=rss_metro Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDTBy day, NASA aerospace engineer Mark Branch supervises electromagnetic compatibility and susceptibility tests on instruments for the Hubble Space Telescope. <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?a=zpTVIH"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?i=zpTVIH" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~4/286569404" height="1" width="1"/>Avis Thomas-Lesterhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803124.html?nav=rss_metro http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~3/286486324/AR2008050803006.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803006.html?nav=rss_metro Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDTThe budget for Montgomery County's public schools has doubled in 10 years, a massive investment in smaller classes, better-paid teachers and specialized programs to serve growing ranks of low-income and immigrant children.<br clear="all"><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/metro;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=1999939994" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/metro;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=1999939994" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?a=NJwVZi"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?i=NJwVZi" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~4/286486324" height="1" width="1"/>Daniel de Visehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803006.html?nav=rss_metro http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~3/286486329/AR2008050803001.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803001.html?nav=rss_metro Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 EDTResidents of Prince George's and Montgomery counties will see their rates for water use jump by 8 percent starting July 1, raising the average customer's quarterly bill by $11.25. <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?a=2Rnkv7"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml?i=2Rnkv7" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/index_xml/~4/286486329" height="1" width="1"/>Rosalind S. Heldermanhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803001.html?nav=rss_metro