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DISTRICT

Obama nominates new U.S. attorney

President Obama has nominated Ronald C. Machen to be U.S. attorney for the District. The nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation Wednesday.

Mr. Machen, a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, was assistant U.S. attorney in the District from 1997 to 2001 and was a law clerk for two years for U.S. Appeals Court Judge Damon Keith of the 6th Circuit.

According to Wilmer Hale’s Web site, Mr. Machen has handled civil litigation, white-collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations. He recently represented Boeing Co. in a dispute over the Air Force tanker contract.

Mr. Machen graduated from Stanford University in 1991 and Harvard Law School in 1994.

Channing D. Phillips has been acting U.S. attorney since Jeffrey A. Taylor resigned in May.

Police make arrest in 1993 homicide

Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced an arrest in a 16-year-old homicide.

Police said members of the departments warrant squad arrested Jobe Toby, 35, at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday in connection with the 1993 killing of LeCedric Gaino.

Police said Gaino was found fatally shot in the 3500 block of 11th Street in Northwest in June 1993.

Mr. Toby was charged with first-degree murder.

MARYLAND

WESTMINSTER

Man charged in 3 set fires

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