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What happened on December 09, 2011

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What happened on December 09, 2011

NEWS

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Nice SUV, foolish economy By Warren Brown

ENTERTAINMENT

The best audio books of 2011 By Katherine A. Powers

Abraham Verghese, author of ‘Cutting for Stone,’ describes his writing life By Abraham Verghese

In Jack Abramoff’s memoir, ‘Capitol Punishment,’ an unrepentant reformer? By R. Jeffrey Smith

“Van Gogh: The Life,” by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith By Julia Frey

‘West by West’ by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman By Steven V. Roberts

“The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit,” by Michael Cannell By Charlotte Hays

“Man Seeks God” by Eric Weiner By Brian Frazer

“The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes,” by Scott Wallace By Dennis Drabelle

Major events in the world of books in 2011 By Timothy R. Smith

“The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics,” by Kathryn J. McGarr By Stephen Hess

3 books on public disgrace By Laura Kipnis

Year-end picks By Jonathan Yardley

Rozan s Ghost Hero takes Lydia Chin and Bill Smith into China s art world By Maureen Corrigan

LOCAL

Ofield Dukes, prominent D.C. public relations figure, dies at 79 By Matt Schudel

Leggett announces Percontee firm as builder of $3 billion science center in Montgomery By Jonathan O'connell

Living Nativity scene, living Christmas tree, a festival of song and Scripture By — Andy Smith and — Hamil R. Harris

Is the D.C. Council in malaise mode? By Tim Craig

Virginia Tech: Shooter was not a student at university By Daniel De Vise and Anita Kumar

Calloused hands soothe cathedral’s quake-damaged stone By Michael E. Ruane

Leslie Johnson gets one-year sentence By Miranda S. Spivack and Ovetta Wiggins

Hinckley can leave D.C. area for first time as judge allows Va. visits By Karlyn Barker and Susan Levine

In this season, remember humility By Rev. Thomas Bowen

Police piece together latest tragedy at Virginia Tech By Justin Jouvenal

Reagan Wounded by Assailant’s Bullet; Prognosis Is ‘Excellent’; 3 Others Shot By David S. Broder

Deriek Wayne Crouse, slain Virginia Tech police officer, had a ‘can-do’ attitude By T. Rees Shapiro

The canvas of Tom Green’s life is almost complete By Michael E. Ruane

Walter Reed’s closure affects walk-in traffic of nearby D.C. businesses By Luz Lazo

Maryland regents reject U-Md., UMB merger By Daniel De Vise

BUSINESS

How AT&T fumbled its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile By Cecilia Kang and Jia Lynn Yang

Apple names Instagram top app of the year By Hayley Tsukayama

“Ben-Gurion” by Shimon Peres By Justin Moyer

Ten billionaires on the best advice and opportunities By Matthew G. Miller and Peter Newcomb

Verizon’s Xyboard tablets now available By Joanna Stern | The Verge

Justice Dept. is about to pull rug out from under AT&T By Cecilia Kang

HP decides fate of webOS By Chris Ziegler | The Verge

Google chairman calls Carrier IQ a ‘keylogger’ By Hayley Tsukayama

12 ways to whittle your 2011 tax bill By Karen Hube

Analyst: ‘iPad 3’ coming in February By Hayley Tsukayama

European debt crisis is about much more than debt By Ezra Klein

Samsung may announce HD tablet, wins appeal against Apple By Hayley Tsukayama

Apple opens the doors in Grand Central store By Hayley Tsukayama

European crisis: Banks’ hesitance to lend has ripple effects in the U.S. By Steven Mufson

SEC may charge Falcone and Harbinger Capital By David S. Hilzenrath

Google updates movie search for mobile phones By Dante D’orazio | The Verge

Google releases opt-in ‘Find My Face’ facial recognition tool By Hayley Tsukayama

U.S.: No plans to join IMF euro fund By Howard Schneider

How webOS could live on By Hayley Tsukayama

OPINIONS

Obama’s Iran policy shifts to containment By Michael Makovsky and Blaise Misztal

Joe Robert’s legacy By Sally Sachar

Obama administration’s bad call on Plan B By Editorial Board

Meet the likely architect of the new Libya By Marc Fisher

Hillary Clinton takes the right tone with Vladimir Putin By Editorial Board

With the Plan B decision, the Obama administration broke its promise By Susan F. Wood

Why Iran remains defiant on the nuclear bomb By Ray Takeyh

Will the 2012 election be a contest of Whole Foods vs. Cracker Barrel shoppers? By David Wasserman

A bleak look at America’s future By David Ignatius

Who had the worst week in Washington? Former Pr. George’s executive Jack Johnson. By Chris Cillizza

The GOP’s death wish By Kathleen Parker

Ethics woes in the D.C. government By Colbert I. King

Newt’s nastiness comes back to haunt him By Dana Milbank

A recipe for making witness intimidation worse By Ronald C. Machen Jr

How Virginia can make ‘devolution’ work By John Cook

What Bob Ehrlich could teach Mitt Romney By John Wagner

Ron Paul, spoiler? By George F. Will

A misguided approach to preserving Chincoteague’s refuge By Timothy Saasta

Our new relationship with the date which will live in infamy By David Kreutzer

Property theft on the Web is no less wrong By Floyd Abrams

Getting ahead of the facts on Iran By Patrick B. Pexton

Five myths about Ron Paul By Nick Gillespie

LIFESTYLE

American Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker” at the Kennedy Center By Sarah Kaufman

The Impulsive Traveler: Walking New York City’s shorelines By Lea Winerman

On Love: Melissa Smith weds Trey Evans By — Janet Bennett Kelly