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What happened on August 05, 2011

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What happened on August 05, 2011

BUSINESS

S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time By Zachary A. Goldfarb

After 24 years, AIG lays Financial Products unit to rest By Brady Dennis

India fears impact of global economic crisis By Simon Denyer

At IPO-ready LivingSocial, you get the deals — and it gets the riches By Steven Overly and Thomas Heath

Obama’s senior ranks thin on economists as recovery falters By Zachary A. Goldfarb

Cautious relief amid modest job growth By Neil Irwin

Father, son plead guilty to insider trading By David S. Hilzenrath

Bank of America says mortgage-buyback costs may exceed previous forecast By Hugh Son and — Bloomberg News

Double dip, or just one big economic dive? By Ezra Klein

U.S. stocks fluctuate wildly despite positive jobs report By Cezary Podkul

Washington Post Co. earnings drop 50 percent By Debbi Wilgoren

OPINIONS

Five myths about Mormonism By Joanna Brooks

Your latest home rule issue: D.C.’s pest control law By Michael Markarian

Fewer dinners mean meaner politics By Lea Berman

A cop on curfews: How we can tell who’s a ‘bad’ kid By Robert Carter

Is fair-trade coffee worse than regular beans? By Justin Moyer

Bashar al-Assad must step down By Robert P. Casey Jr

Unemployment and the economy loom over the 2012 race By Darrell M. West and Ted Gayer

Who had the worst week in Washington? President Obama. By Chris Cillizza

Mitt Romney’s stealth donor By Editorial

Making hay at the Ames straw poll By George F. Will

Where the post office is the town By Liz Clarke

A welcome decision to release Nixon’s grand jury testimony By Editorial

Montgomery unions in retreat By Editorial

A city council member’s questionable honesty By Colbert I. King

A populist future for The Post By Patrick B. Pexton

Afghanistan laughs at itself By David Ignatius

School transformation: The ‘non-sexy’ next stage of reform By Katherine Bradley

This summer of the shark, it’s all about saving them By Juliet Eilperin

In Afghanistan, the rise and fall of ‘Little America’ By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

What Michele Bachmann learned from Sarah Palin — and Hillary Clinton By Nicolle Wallace

WORLD

Iran’s rich eat ice cream flecked with gold as poor struggle to survive By Thomas Erdbrink

U.N. reports widespread oil damage in Nigeria delta By Jon Gambrell

In a switch, Japan’s A-bomb survivors turn against nuclear energy By Chico Harlan

China seeks to silence dissent overseas By Andrew Higgins

Italy unveils plan to calm fears of escalating debt crisis By Anthony Faiola

Soldiers killed as Afghan violence flares By Mohammad Hamid and Paul Tait

Asian, European markets plunge, extending concerns about global economy By Chico Harlan and Anthony Faiola

Protests erupt across Syria in defiance of crackdown By Liz Sly

1991: Russia’s Communist chief quits over party’s image By Will Englund

Mexico keeps reputed drug lord on education payroll By Nick Miroff

Cuban court rejects appeal by U.S. contractor By Mary Beth Sheridan and Jason Ukman

NEWS

Paris: Films to See Before You Go By Steve Fallon | Lonely Planet

Ocwen Financial offers a lifeline to underwater borrowers By Kenneth R. Harney

Where We Live: Hayfield Farm, tucked between the fort and the woods By Susan Straight

Switzerland and Italy throw up barriers to nonresident homeownership By Harvey S. Jacobs

In August, divide flowers for continued enjoyment By Joel M. Lerner

Home builders need to look beyond the focus group to learn what buyers want By Katherine Salant

Tried-and-true methods for drywall repair By Tim Carter

Thank God for wives By Marc Johnson

The importance of community By Stephanie Dudgeon

Why is it so difficult to find a job? By Daniel Joyce

2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec: A first-class luxury sedan By Warren Brown

Investing in real estate on the rise By Cezary Podkul

LOCAL

College freshmen turn to Facebook to find roommates By Jenna Johnson

Pool wars: How long should swimming lanes be at D.C.’s aquatic centerpiece? By Annys Shin

Looking for the best Beltway dodges between Columbia and Bethesda, Md. By Robert Thomson

Kids R First has helped needy students get ready for school for 14 years By Holly Hobbs

Rainy August has hit a dry spell By Patterson Clark and Dan Keating

Group seeks help filling up book bags By Sara K. Taylor

Adelphi resident enjoys clowning around By Liz Skalski

Program teaches children how to be entrepreneurs By Alison Bryant

Three indicted in fencing of stolen iPhones By Del Quentin Wilber

Fountainhead Park: Mountain bikers’ paradise By Keith Loria

Montgomery Co. women bitten by camel at Frederick County zoo By Martin Weil

Stream project comes up dry for Upper Marlboro residents By Erich Wagner

MARC train, track officials to discuss safety with Gaithersburg commuters By Jen Bondeson

Welcome to the United States. Please, prepare to surrender your dead alligator. By Susan Svrluga

Keeping a close watch on Maryland’s only nuclear power plant By Meghan Russell

ENTERTAINMENT

Book review: “Millennium People,” by late British novelist J.G. Ballard By Troy Jollimore

Krazy Kat and the Art of George Herriman By Dennis Drabelle

‘Sex on Six Legs,’ by Marlene Zuk By Becky Krystal

TV: Animal Planet’s ‘Hillbilly Handfishin’,’ muckin’ around in matters of class By Hank Stuever