| | | | NATION Fiscal bill extends a Medicare lifeline to small, rural hospitals A program helps hospitals deal with financial challenges that larger, more urban facilities don't face. ( by Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News , The Washington Post) More National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington Post LOCAL Sex assault follows New Year's Eve party in D.C.; arrests reported Two men arrested in case of woman's sexual assault near Scott Circle in NW D.C. ( by Clarence Williams and Martin Weil , The Washington Post) U-Md. professor has been awarded National Medal of Science Sylvester James Gates directs the College Park campus's Center for String and Particle Theory ( by Martin Weil , The Washington Post) 2013 slightly warmer than normal so far The average temperature in Washington's first five days of the year was 1.2 degrees above normal. 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