Dates of Publication in the Washington Post
What happened on December 05, 2011
WORLD
National Guard deployment on U.S.-Mexico border has unclear results By William Booth
Iraq kidnapping threat threatens U.S. civilian effort By Liz Sly
Drone belonged to CIA, officials say By Greg Miller
Clinton: Afghans ‘have more work to do’ By Karen Deyoung
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to continue extradition fight By Karla Adam
We’re past due on handling the finances of war By Walter Pincus
Monitors find Russian elections flawed By Kathy Lally and Will Englund
Sarkozy, Merkel call for new E.U. treaty to address debt crisis By Edward Cody
Missile component damaged in accident By Craig Whitlock and Greg Jaffe
LIFESTYLE
Assessing the art of the Occupy movement By Mark Jenkins
‘Bust’ brings an L.A. story to Studio Theatre By Peter Marks
The Roots’ ‘undun’ is filled with evocative hip-hop By Chris Richards
G-Side’s ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova bring hot Southern rap By Rhome Anderson
Quick Spins: T-Pain’s ‘rEVOLVEr’ By — Sarah Godfrey
The essential Iestyn Davies By Stephen Brookes
Quick Spins: Amy Winehouse’s ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’ By Allison Stewart
Pacifica Quartet defines Beethoven By Joe Banno
District teens disagree with Newt Gingrich: They are ready to work By David Montgomery and Lonnae O’neal Parker
Sample Citizenship Test
Boston Camerata adds Muslim dimension By Joan Reinthaler
The Black Keys: ‘El Camino’ By Timothy Bracy
Music review: William Parker’s Organ Quartet By Michael J. West
Violinist Caroline Goulding offers pleasing, polished performance at Rockville By Robert Battey
2011 Capital Irish Film Festival has international, and dark, tone By Mark Jenkins
Ask Amy: Daughter cooks up a storm, leaves devastation in wake By Amy Dickinson
Hints From Heloise: Label this a timesaver By Heloise
Siberian tigers gets root canal By — Associated Press
Miss Manners: Gifts to relatives and gifts to charity shouldn’t be linked By Miss Manners
23 kids adopted from other countries become U.S. citizens at a ceremony By — Margaret Webb Pressler
NSO comes out of the gate strong with ‘Sidereus’ By Robert Battey
POLITICS
In 2011, fewer bills, fewer laws and plenty of blame By Ben Pershing
Battle over military health-care premiums slows — for now By Lisa Rein
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama By T.w. Farnam
Supreme Court to decide whether man arrested for confronting Cheney can sue By Robert Barnes
Senate Democrats’ plan would tax those making more than $1 million By Rosalind S. Helderman and Paul Kane
Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records By Mark Hosenball
Searching for habitable Earth-size planets in the Milky Way By The Partnership For Public Service
Rick Santorum’s daughter’s illness stirs up controversy about whether he should campaign By Beth Marlowe
Jennifer Palmieri back to White House By Anne E. Kornblut
Opinion: The Gingrich who stole Christmas By Mary C. Curtis
NATIONAL
Bark beetles, aided by climate change, are devastating U.S. pine forests By Andrew Nikiforuk
Bishop Eddie Long announces sabbatical amid divorce proceedings
Primatologist Jane Goodall, 77, talks about how chimps and humans age By Laura Hambleton
Antidepressant drugs may help adults who have an autism spectrum disorder By Linda Searing
Employers consider cutting health-insurance premiums for lower-paid workers By Michelle Andrews
FDA weighs putting Plan B morning-after pill on drugstore shelves By Rob Stein
Endangered salamanders known as Ozark hellbenders are bred in captivity By Nancy Szokan
Medicare penalizes people who don’t enroll when they become eligible By Caroline E. Mayer
Readers’ views on Mars, migrating geese, Medigap, carbon dioxide emissions
Influenza vaccination rates up in children By David Brown
Book provides a month-by-month sightseeing list for backyard astronomers By Aaron Leitko
Why tech firms make a mistake by not catering to seniors By Liddy Manson
Telescope images present a history of the universe at the Smithsonian By Brian Vastag
Wasp queens that share their nests can recognize faces, researchers discover By Wendy Zukerman
Consumer Reports: Adult children can get help caring for aging parents
Strong arms make for better runners; parents can guard kids from allergenic foods By Whitney Fetterhoff
BUSINESS
OECD report cites rising income inequality By Michael A. Fletcher
Tremors from a euro collapse would be global, with U.S. recession likely By Howard Schneider
Germany’s calm in the face of Europe’s debt crisis By Ezra Klein
Threat to European ratings deflates a stock rally By Daniel Wagner
One-on-one with Carrier IQ By Sean Hollister | The Verge
European regulators ask about Carrier IQ By Hayley Tsukayama
Facebook to acquire Gowalla By Hayley Tsukayama
S&P puts 15 euro zone countries on credit watch By Gabriele Steinhauser and Greg Keller
Congress sees shipping-certification firms as tool to tighten Iran noose By Steven Mufson
What does the future hold for Mozilla Firefox? By Thomas Houston | The Verge
The Download: New firewall could limit how you use Facebook at work By Steven Overly
Xbox 360 updates its dashboard with more Kinect control By Hayley Tsukayama
Xbox Live update to launch with Netflix, Hulu Plus Dec. 6 By Ross Miller | The Verge
JBG unveils plans for White Flint By Jonathan O'connell
OPINIONS
Righting a wrongful conviction in Virginia By Editorial
How Barney Frank’s staff really feels about him
China faces a series of daunting internal challenges By Eugene Robinson
In the midst of an ethics probe, the D.C. Council must speak up By Editorial
Occupy movement searches for the right notes By Dana Milbank
Time for Mitt Romney to take the mitts off? By Marc A. Thiessen
Obama’s luck holds with GOP contenders By Richard Cohen
Complaints to Metro fall on deaf ears
What George Will didn’t say about race research
Put Caitlin Halligan and others on the D.C. Circuit
Obama is giving Republicans more of a battle than expected By Michael Gerson
Montgomery council needs to approve a curfew
The wrong answer to the Afghan problem
A clear message of Russian dissatisfaction with Mr. Putin By Editorial
GM should buy back U.S. taxpayers’ shares By Charles Lane
LOCAL
Socrates, former Brazilian soccer star and TV commentator, dies at 57 By Tales Azzoni
Patricia Dunn, controversial former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman, dies at 58 By Jordan Robertson
Friends, neighbors pay tribute to Ace Rosner By John Kelly
Loudoun County development projects
Park Police must provide Occupy D.C. notice before eviction, judge says By Tim Craig
Police maintain professionalism in Occupy D.C. confrontation By Petula Dvorak
Montgomery County needs better oversight of its vehicles, inspector’s report says By Victor Zapana
Jury begins deliberations in Maryland robocall case By John Wagner
Fairfax County executive: Budget gap could hurt school funding By Fredrick Kunkle
Prince William County news in brief
Prince William County health calendar
Issa addresses Perry’s comments about federal workers By Ed O’keefe
Patricia Waller, school volunteer in Silver Spring, dies
Police report thefts of holiday decorations in Loudoun County By Martin Weil
Loudoun County community calendar, Dec. 4-11, 2011
Allen, Kaine debate could be preview of Senate race in Virginia By Anita Kumar and Ben Pershing
Eugene T. ‘Toddy’ Lyddane, U.S. Supreme Court clerk, dies at 100
Robber shows sawed-off shotgun in 4 Montgomery County incidents By Martin Weil
Dale Vincent, Army colonel and Information Systems office chief, dies
Escaped zebras returned to Leesburg zoo By Sylvia Carignan
Thomas D. Bowie, Foreign Service officer, dies
Federal officials reject latest appeal to move HHS offices to Prince George’s By Ovetta Wiggins
Manassas development’s fate to be decided soon By Jeremy Borden
Civilians gather before dawn to grunt, sweat and train like SEALs By Annys Shin
Most D.C. Council members say Harry Thomas Jr. should take leave during probe By Mike Debonis
Schwab, suspect in crime spree, was on downward spiral, family and friends say By Justin Jouvenal
Jim Rathmann, winner of historic 1960 Indianapolis 500, dies By Associated Press
Fed Faces: Roger Hunter By — From The Partnership For Public Service
Prince William County school notes
Hubert Sumlin, legendary blues guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf, who influenced Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, has died By T. Rees Shapiro
ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS
BCS Bowl Schedule 2012: Alabama gets second crack at LSU in national championship By Washington Post Sports Editors
Capitals vs. Panthers: Washington digs too big a hole and falls, 5-4 By Tarik El-bashir
John Wall back to basketball after learning more about business By Michael Lee
Miami Marlins signs Jose Reyes from Mets, add closer Heath Bell
Alabama edges Oklahoma State to force rematch against LSU in BCS National Championship
Redskins await word on Fred Davis, Trent Williams suspensions By Rick Maese
Tiger Woods wins at Chevron World Challenge; will good form spark a comeback?
Bryce Harper factors into Nationals’ pursuit of center fielder By Adam Kilgore
Redskins suspensions: Another season up in smoke? By Tracee Hamilton
Ex-Wizards coach Eddie Jordan takes over freshman team at Carroll By Josh Barr
Tim Tebow leads Broncos over Vikings as improbable win streak continues
Navy’s Alexander Teich aims for win over Army to seal his football career By Gene Wang
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